James Brown

American film and TV actor (1920-1992)
Person human Q635131
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James Brown

Summary

James Brown is a human[1]. His place of birth was Desdemona[2]. He was born on +1920-03-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Woodland Hills[4]. He died on +1992-04-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an actor[6], singer[7], television actor[8], tennis player[9], and musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month, #7,162 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • James Brown was born in Desdemona[2].
  • James Brown passed away in Woodland Hills[4].
  • James Brown was born on +1920-03-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Brown died on +1992-04-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Brown held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was James Brown's native language[13].
  • James Brown worked as an actor[6].
  • James Brown worked as a singer[7].
  • James Brown's professions included television actor[8].
  • James Brown's professions included tennis player[9].
  • James Brown's professions included musician[10].
  • James Brown worked as a film actor[14].
  • James Brown was educated at Baylor University[15].
  • James Brown's image is recorded as James Brown fan postcard 1955.jpg[16].
  • James Brown is recorded as male[17].
  • James Brown's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • James Brown's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114777708[19].
  • James Brown's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93758045[20].
  • James Brown's GND ID is recorded as 1211411494[21].
  • James Brown's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86138582[22].
  • James Brown's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15041856r[23].
  • James Brown's IdRef ID is recorded as 078810175[24].
  • James Brown's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0113769[25].
  • James Brown's Commons category is recorded as James Brown (actor)[26].
  • James Brown's SBN author ID is recorded as MODV342129[27].

Body

Origins and Family

James Brown was born in Desdemona[2]. He was born on +1920-03-22T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[13].

Education

James Brown was educated at Baylor University[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], singer[7], television actor[8], tennis player[9], musician[10], and film actor[14].

Death and Burial

James Brown died on +1992-04-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Woodland Hills[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[28].

Why It Matters

James Brown ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month, #7,162 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was James Brown born?

James Brown was born in Desdemona[2].

Where did James Brown die?

James Brown died in Woodland Hills[4].

What did James Brown do for work?

James Brown worked as actor[6], singer[7], television actor[8], tennis player[9], and musician[10].

Where did James Brown go to school?

James Brown was educated at Baylor University[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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