Jerry Harrison

American musician
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Jerry Harrison

Summary

Jerry Harrison is a human[1]. Born in Milwaukee[2], he… he was born on February 21, 1949[3]. He worked as a record producer[4], guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,439 views/month, #6,613 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jerry Harrison was born in Milwaukee[2].
  • Jerry Harrison was born on February 21, 1949[3].
  • Jerry Harrison held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Jerry Harrison's professions included record producer[4].
  • Jerry Harrison's professions included guitarist[5].
  • Jerry Harrison's professions included songwriter[6].
  • Jerry Harrison's professions included musician[7].
  • Jerry Harrison was educated at Harvard University[10].
  • Jerry Harrison's education included a stint at Shorewood High School[11].
  • Jerry Harrison is recorded as male[12].
  • Jerry Harrison's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jerry Harrison's genre is new wave[14].
  • Jerry Harrison's genre is post-punk[15].
  • Jerry Harrison's genre is garage rock[16].
  • Jerry Harrison's genre is proto-punk[17].
  • Jerry Harrison's genre is art rock[18].
  • Jerry Harrison's record label is recorded as EMI[19].
  • Jerry Harrison's Commons category is recorded as Jerry Harrison[20].
  • Jerry Harrison's family name is recorded as Harrison[21].
  • Jerry Harrison's given name is recorded as Jeremiah[22].
  • Jerry Harrison's given name is recorded as Griffin[23].
  • Jerry Harrison's instrument is recorded as guitar[24].
  • Jerry Harrison's instrument is recorded as voice[25].
  • Jerry Harrison's instrument is recorded as musical keyboard[26].
  • Jerry Harrison's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1949-02-21[30]

  • Genre(s): new wave, pop[31]

  • Community tags: guitar, keyboards, new wave, pop[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 675f9fe6-7e2c-4ce7-b3dc-147169c64d31[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Jerry Harrison's place of birth was Milwaukee[2]. He was born on February 21, 1949[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[10], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1636[36], headquartered in Cambridge[37] and Shorewood High School[11], a public school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1925[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[4], guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and musician[7].

Why It Matters

Jerry Harrison ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,439 views/month, #6,613 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Jerry Harrison born?

Jerry Harrison was born in Milwaukee[2].

What did Jerry Harrison do for work?

Jerry Harrison worked as record producer[4], guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and musician[7].

Where did Jerry Harrison go to school?

Jerry Harrison was educated at Harvard University[10] and Shorewood High School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Port person id → 358320
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  2. 18d ago · Hinshelwood90 · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Jerry Harrison Talking Heads Atmos Teaser 2023 (cropped&brig
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  3. 19d ago · Hinshelwood90 · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → ECC7-1F5F-963F-71F9-7759
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  4. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 54001
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  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0353625-Harrison-Jerry-1949
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  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → guitar, voice, musical keyboard
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    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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