Joe Mafela

South African actor, film director and singer
Person human Q6211073
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Joe Mafela

Summary

Joe Mafela is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sibasa[2]. He was born on January 1, 1942[3]. He passed away in Johannesburg[4]. He died on March 18, 2017[5]. He worked as a film actor[6], television actor[7], film producer[8], film director[9], and singer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sibasa[2], Joe Mafela…
  • Joe Mafela died in Johannesburg[4].
  • Joe Mafela was born on January 1, 1942[3].
  • Joe Mafela died on March 18, 2017[5].
  • Joe Mafela held citizenship in South Africa[12].
  • Joe Mafela worked as a film actor[6].
  • Joe Mafela's professions included television actor[7].
  • Joe Mafela's professions included film producer[8].
  • Joe Mafela worked as a film director[9].
  • Joe Mafela's professions included singer[10].
  • Joe Mafela worked as an entrepreneur[13].
  • Joe Mafela is recorded as male[14].
  • Joe Mafela's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[16].
  • Joe Mafela's family name is recorded as Mafela[17].
  • Joe Mafela's given name is recorded as Joe[18].
  • Joe Mafela's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Joe Mafela's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Joe Mafela's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Zulu[21].
  • Joe Mafela's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sdumo'}[22].
  • Joe Mafela's start of work period is recorded as 1962[23].

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[24]

  • Country: ZA[25]

  • Began / founded: 1942[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-03-18[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 42899eed-710e-440a-85cf-04bd207bd14f[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Joe Mafela's place of birth was Sibasa[2]. He was born on January 1, 1942[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film actor[6], television actor[7], film producer[8], film director[9], singer[10], and entrepreneur[13].

Death and Burial

Joe Mafela died on March 18, 2017[5]. He passed away in Johannesburg[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[16].

Why It Matters

Joe Mafela ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Joe Mafela born?

Born in Sibasa[2], Joe Mafela…

Where did Joe Mafela die?

Joe Mafela passed away in Johannesburg[4].

What did Joe Mafela do for work?

Joe Mafela worked as film actor[6], television actor[7], film producer[8], film director[9], and singer[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Primedia Broadcasting. Retrieved . ewn.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Primedia Broadcasting. Retrieved . ewn.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Primedia Broadcasting. Retrieved . ewn.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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