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Jean Knight

American singer (1943-2023)
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Jean Knight
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Jean Knight

Summary

Jean Knight is a human[1]. Born in New Orleans[2], she… she was born on January 26, 1943[3]. She passed away in Tampa[4]. She died on November 22, 2023[5]. She worked as a singer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jean Knight's place of birth was New Orleans[2].
  • Jean Knight died in Tampa[4].
  • Jean Knight was born on January 26, 1943[3].
  • Jean Knight died on November 22, 2023[5].
  • Jean Knight held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jean Knight worked as a singer[6].
  • Jean Knight is recorded as female[9].
  • Jean Knight's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Jean Knight's genre is soul[11].
  • Jean Knight's genre is rhythm and blues[12].
  • Jean Knight's genre is funk[13].
  • Jean Knight's record label is recorded as Stax Records[14].
  • Jean Knight's Commons category is recorded as Jean Knight[15].
  • Jean Knight's family name is recorded as Knight[16].
  • Jean Knight's given name is recorded as Jean[17].
  • Jean Knight's official website is recorded as http://www.1jeanknight.com/[18].
  • Jean Knight's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Jean Knight's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Jean Knight's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jean Caliste'}[21].
  • Jean Knight's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jean Knight'}[22].
  • Jean Knight's start of work period is recorded as 1965[23].
  • Jean Knight's end of work period is recorded as 2023[24].
  • Jean Knight's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1943-01-26[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-11-22[29]

  • Genre(s): r&b, soul[30]

  • Community tags: classic pop and rock, r&b, soul[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4a8d9623-4d6c-4b7c-8dc5-5d5319ab8a20[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Jean Knight was born in New Orleans[2]. She was born on January 26, 1943[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jean Knight's professions included singer[6].

Death and Burial

Jean Knight died on November 22, 2023[5]. She passed away in Tampa[4].

Why It Matters

Jean Knight ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Jean Knight born?

Jean Knight was born in New Orleans[2].

Where did Jean Knight die?

Jean Knight died in Tampa[4].

What did Jean Knight do for work?

Jean Knight worked as singer[6].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . apnews.com. apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . books.google.fr. Retrieved . books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved . dailymail.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . musik-sammler.de. musik-sammler.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Tampa
    Record label → —
    Official website → http://www.1jeanknight.com/
    Instance of → human
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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