John Stafford Smith

British composer, church organist, and early musicologist (1750–1836)

Person human Q563098

Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[14]
Date of birth: March 30, 1750
Date of death: September 21, 1836
Place of birth: Gloucester
Place of death: London
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[11]
Occupation: composer, musicologist, singer, musician, organist
Educated at: The King's School, Gloucester^[12]
Notable work: The Star-Spangled Banner^[13]
Work location: England^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[24]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Riemann's Music Dictionary^[22]^[23]
Different from: John Smith^[26]
Family name: Smith^[16]
Given name: John, Stafford^[17]^[18]
Instrument: organ, pipe organ^[20]^[21]
Name in native language: John Stafford Smith^[25]
P14750: 405B-8EB6-EC6A-FD1B-6849
Place of burial: Gloucester Cathedral^[10]
Voice type: tenor^[15]
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 85

ISNI: 0000000115562442
VIAF cluster ID: 7575484
Library of Congress authority ID: n81126823
GND ID: 119006960
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Stafford Smith.png ↗
Academic Tree ID: 158098
Alexander Turnbull Library ID: 261251
AllMusic artist ID: mn0001694662
American Academy in Rome ID: 12464858
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/94248
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13899871q
British Museum person or institution ID: 162762

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CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01433429
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme): 0002L5283
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10066536
Carnegie Hall agent ID: 1001443
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791586183936
Classical Archives composer ID: 3371
Clergy of the Church of England database ID: 122442
DAHR artist ID: 103337
DDB person (GND) ID: 119006960
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119006960
Dezède person ID: 26016
Discogs artist ID: 706431
ELNET ID: a11559238
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/John-Stafford-Smith
Europeana entity: agent/base/149024
FAST ID: 81634
FactGrid item ID: Korigad
Find a Grave memorial ID: 10216
Freebase ID: /m/028k07
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000015025440497
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID: 10690
Grove Music Online ID: 26008
Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID: john_stafford_smith
Hymnary author ID: Smith_JohnStafford
Hyperion Records person ID: C558
IMDb ID: nm2397901
IMSLP ID: Category:Smith,_John_Stafford
IPI name number: 00028993442
Internet Broadway Database person ID: 84115
KANTO ID: 000200528
KBR person ID: 14411944
Libraries Australia ID: 36339908
LibraryThing author ID: smithjohnstafford
LiederNet composer ID: 5781
MMB ID: 122194
MuseScore artist ID: 138k (22k–138k, n=3)
MusicBrainz artist ID: 8559b6be-dc18-4df1-9a20-7e84487f4013
Musicalics composer ID: 80645
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000269076
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA08144489
NLA Trove people ID: 1248453
NLP ID: a0000001650698
NUKAT ID: n2017211788
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls001259973
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007283527105171
National Library of Latvia ID: 000047425
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:V*144297;=BN
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810663261705606
National Library of Portugal ID: 207050
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX4756289
National Library of Wales Authority ID: smith-john-stafford-1750-1836
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp63685
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 175764026
Open Library ID: OL5680756A
OpenMLOL author ID: 54037, 365744
Operissimo artist ID: ffcyoieagxaaaaabfuck
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 25866
Project Gutenberg author ID: 40492
RERO ID (legacy): A022773835
RILM ID: 16809
RISM ID: people/30004075
Rate Your Music artist ID: john_stafford_smith
SBN author ID: MUSV061299
SNAC ARK ID: w61836pg
SNARC ID: Tokyo Skytree
Shakeosphere person ID: 57995
Spotify artist ID: 2aNSLswil0DmMEtpKyAQV9
UK National Archives ID: F66618
VGMdb artist ID: 20509
WhoSampled artist ID: John-Stafford-Smith
WikiTree person ID: Smith-155293
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJcKKFdXpYbYQpBd6j3YT3
Yale LUX ID: person/6c33571b-dca1-43f8-a9af-333fbf5581f0

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🔗 Connections

Mb:composer 8

The Star-Spangled Banner, The Star-Spangled Banner, To Anacreon in Heaven, To Anacreon in Heaven, Star Spangled Banner, Star Spangled Banner, The Star-Spangled Banner (Stravinsky), The Star-Spangled Banner (Stravinsky)

Compositions 3

The Star-Spangled Banner, The Pilot, To Anacreon in Heaven

Instrument 2

pipe organ, organ

Occupation 2

composer, musicologist

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Family name 1

Smith

Given name 1

John

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Notable work 1

The Star-Spangled Banner

Place of birth 1

Gloucester

Place of burial 1

Gloucester Cathedral

Place of death 1

London

SNARC ID 1

Tokyo Skytree

Sex or gender 1

male

Voice type 1

tenor

Work location 1

England

Writing language 1

English

← FactGrid item ID 1

Skarżyce, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

← Lyricist 1

To Anacreon in Heaven

← Mb:teacher 1

William Boyce

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Summary

John Stafford Smith was born on March 30, 1750^[1], in Gloucester^[2]. He died on September 21, 1836^[3], in London^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], musicologist^[6], singer^[7], musician^[8], and organist^[9].

FAQs

Where was John Stafford Smith born?

John Stafford Smith's place of birth was Gloucester^[2].

Where did John Stafford Smith die?

John Stafford Smith passed away in London^[4].

What did John Stafford Smith do for work?

John Stafford Smith worked as a composer^[5], musicologist^[6], singer^[7], musician^[8], and organist^[9].

Where did John Stafford Smith go to school?

John Stafford Smith was educated at The King's School, Gloucester^[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ John Stafford Smith — place of birth (P19): Gloucester. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ John Stafford Smith — place of death (P20): London. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ John Stafford Smith — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ John Stafford Smith — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ John Stafford Smith — educated at (P69): The King's School, Gloucester. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ John Stafford Smith — occupation (P106): composer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ John Stafford Smith — occupation (P106): musicologist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ John Stafford Smith — occupation (P106): singer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ John Stafford Smith — occupation (P106): musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ John Stafford Smith — occupation (P106): organist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ John Stafford Smith — place of burial (P119): Gloucester Cathedral. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ John Stafford Smith — voice type (P412): tenor. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ John Stafford Smith — date of birth (P569): March 30, 1750. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ John Stafford Smith — date of death (P570): September 21, 1836. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ John Stafford Smith — family name (P734): Smith. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ John Stafford Smith — given name (P735): John. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ John Stafford Smith — given name (P735): Stafford. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ John Stafford Smith — notable work (P800): The Star-Spangled Banner. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ John Stafford Smith — work location (P937): England. Retrieved 2018-02-13. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ John Stafford Smith — instrument (P1303): organ. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ John Stafford Smith — instrument (P1303): pipe organ. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ John Stafford Smith — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ John Stafford Smith — described by source (P1343): Riemann's Music Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ John Stafford Smith — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ John Stafford Smith — name in native language (P1559): John Stafford Smith. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ John Stafford Smith — different from (P1889): John Smith. wikidata.org.

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12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14750 → 405B-8EB6-EC6A-FD1B-6849

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23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Occupation → composer, musicologist, singer +2

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25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Educated at → The King's School, Gloucester

Citizenship → —

Place of death → London

Family name → Smith

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