John Collins

American jazz guitarist (1913-2001)
Person human Q1699643
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John Collins

Summary

John Collins is a human[1]. His place of birth was Montgomery[2]. He was born on September 20, 1913[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on October 4, 2001[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6] and jazz guitarist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Collins was born in Montgomery[2].
  • John Collins died in Los Angeles[4].
  • John Collins was born on September 20, 1913[3].
  • John Collins died on October 4, 2001[5].
  • Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[9].
  • John Collins held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Collins worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • John Collins worked as a jazz guitarist[7].
  • John Collins is recorded as male[11].
  • John Collins's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Collins's genre is jazz[13].
  • The cause of death was cancer[14].
  • John Collins's family name is recorded as Collins[15].
  • John Collins's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John Collins's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].
  • John Collins's instrument is recorded as guitar[18].
  • John Collins's different from is recorded as John W. Collins[19].

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[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1913-09-20[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-10-04[23]

  • Genre(s): jazz[24]

  • Community tags: jazz[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e4303e9c-e35d-4b91-acb2-d88cd0861881[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Montgomery[2], John Collins… he was born on September 20, 1913[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6] and jazz guitarist[7].

Death and Burial

John Collins died on October 4, 2001[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was cancer[14]. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[9].

Why It Matters

John Collins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Collins born?

John Collins was born in Montgomery[2].

Where did John Collins die?

John Collins passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did John Collins do for work?

John Collins worked as jazz musician[6] and jazz guitarist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument guitar
    Place of birth Montgomery
    Genre
    Citizenship
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