James Pankow

American musician, member of Chicago
Person human Q2012318
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James Pankow

Summary

James Pankow is a human[1]. His place of birth was St. Louis[2]. He was born on August 20, 1947[3]. He worked as a songwriter[4], composer[5], and musician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,847 views/month, #6,435 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • James Pankow's place of birth was St. Louis[2].
  • James Pankow was born on August 20, 1947[3].
  • James Pankow held citizenship in United States[8].
  • James Pankow worked as a songwriter[4].
  • James Pankow worked as a composer[5].
  • James Pankow's professions included musician[6].
  • James Pankow was educated at DePaul University[9].
  • James Pankow's education included a stint at Notre Dame College Prep[10].
  • James Pankow was a member of Chicago[11].
  • James Pankow is recorded as male[12].
  • James Pankow's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • James Pankow's genre is jazz[14].
  • James Pankow's Commons category is recorded as James Pankow[15].
  • James Pankow's family name is recorded as Pankow[16].
  • James Pankow's given name is recorded as James[17].
  • James Pankow's instrument is recorded as trombone[18].
  • James Pankow's start of work period is recorded as 1967[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1947-08-20[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 70cdb7b1-e9e3-4bf9-b993-3ae3c048f3f7[23]

Body

Origins and Family

James Pankow's place of birth was St. Louis[2]. He was born on August 20, 1947[3].

Education

Educated at DePaul University[9], a university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1898[26], headquartered in Chicago[27] and Notre Dame College Prep[10], a school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1955[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter[4], composer[5], and musician[6].

Why It Matters

James Pankow ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,847 views/month, #6,435 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was James Pankow born?

Born in St. Louis[2], James Pankow…

What did James Pankow do for work?

James Pankow worked as songwriter[4], composer[5], and musician[6].

Where did James Pankow go to school?

James Pankow was educated at DePaul University[9] and Notre Dame College Prep[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument trombone
    Place of birth St. Louis
    Genre
    Member of
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