Jimmie Smith

American jazz drummer
Person human Q1689295
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Jimmie Smith

Summary

Jimmie Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Newark[2]. He was born on January 27, 1938[3]. He died on September 17, 2024[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jimmie Smith was born in Newark[2].
  • Jimmie Smith was born on January 27, 1938[3].
  • Jimmie Smith died on September 17, 2024[4].
  • Jimmie Smith held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Jimmie Smith's professions included jazz musician[5].
  • Jimmie Smith is recorded as male[8].
  • Jimmie Smith's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Jimmie Smith's genre is jazz[10].
  • Jimmie Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[11].
  • Jimmie Smith's given name is recorded as Jimmie[12].
  • Jimmie Smith's instrument is recorded as drum kit[13].

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.

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  • Type: Person[14]

  • Country: US[15]

  • Began / founded: 1938-01-27[16]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-09-17[17]

  • Genre(s): jazz[18]

  • Community tags: jazz[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 435053b4-7c6a-4c91-b3e7-ab7a7f91ea5a[20]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Newark[2], Jimmie Smith… he was born on January 27, 1938[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jimmie Smith's professions included jazz musician[5].

Death and Burial

Jimmie Smith died on September 17, 2024[4].

Why It Matters

Jimmie Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

Where was Jimmie Smith born?

Jimmie Smith was born in Newark[2].

What did Jimmie Smith do for work?

Jimmie Smith worked as jazz musician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument drum kit
    Genre
    Citizenship
    Place of birth Newark
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