John Chilton

British musician (1932-2016)
Person human Q426431
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John Chilton

Summary

John Chilton is a human[1]. Born in London[2], he… he was born on July 16, 1932[3]. He died on February 25, 2016[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], author[6], trumpeter[7], and musicologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Chilton's place of birth was London[2].
  • John Chilton was born on July 16, 1932[3].
  • John Chilton died on February 25, 2016[4].
  • John Chilton held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • John Chilton's professions included jazz musician[5].
  • John Chilton worked as an author[6].
  • John Chilton worked as a trumpeter[7].
  • John Chilton worked as a musicologist[8].
  • John Chilton's field of work was jazz[11].
  • John Chilton's field of work was music[12].
  • John Chilton's field of work was trumpet performance[13].
  • John Chilton's field of work was musicology[14].
  • John Chilton is recorded as male[15].
  • John Chilton's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Chilton's genre is jazz[17].
  • John Chilton's archives at is recorded as National Jazz Archive[18].
  • John Chilton's family name is recorded as Chilton[19].
  • John Chilton's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Chilton's instrument is recorded as trumpet[21].
  • John Chilton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John Chilton's start of work period is recorded as 1944[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], John Chilton… he was born on July 16, 1932[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[5], author[6], trumpeter[7], and musicologist[8]. Fields of work include jazz[11], a music genre[24], founded in 1917[25]; music[12], a type of arts[26]; trumpet performance[13]; and musicology[14], an academic discipline[27].

Death and Burial

John Chilton died on February 25, 2016[4].

Why It Matters

John Chilton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was John Chilton born?

John Chilton's place of birth was London[2].

What did John Chilton do for work?

John Chilton worked as jazz musician[5], author[6], trumpeter[7], and musicologist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . nationaljazzarchive.org.uk. nationaljazzarchive.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation jazz musician, author, trumpeter +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
  2. 15d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Work period start
    Grammy awards artist id john-chilton/8772
    Aliases
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981058615680906706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
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