Johnny Claes

Belgian racing driver
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Johnny Claes

Summary

Johnny Claes is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on August 11, 1916[3]. He died in Brussels metropolitan area[4]. He died on February 3, 1956[5]. He worked as a Formula One driver[6], trumpeter[7], jazz musician[8], racing automobile driver[9], and rally driver[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Johnny Claes's place of birth was London[2].
  • Johnny Claes died in Brussels metropolitan area[4].
  • Johnny Claes was born on August 11, 1916[3].
  • Johnny Claes died on February 3, 1956[5].
  • Johnny Claes held citizenship in Belgium[12].
  • Johnny Claes's professions included Formula One driver[6].
  • Johnny Claes worked as a trumpeter[7].
  • Johnny Claes's professions included jazz musician[8].
  • Johnny Claes worked as a racing automobile driver[9].
  • Johnny Claes worked as a rally driver[10].
  • Johnny Claes's education included a stint at Lord Williams's School[13].
  • Johnny Claes received the Belgian National Sports Merit Award[14].
  • Johnny Claes is recorded as male[15].
  • Johnny Claes's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Johnny Claes's genre is jazz[17].
  • Johnny Claes's Commons category is recorded as Johnny Claes[18].
  • The cause of death was tuberculosis[19].
  • Johnny Claes's sport is recorded as rallying[20].
  • Johnny Claes's family name is recorded as Claes[21].
  • Johnny Claes's given name is recorded as Johnny[22].
  • Johnny Claes's medical condition is recorded as tuberculosis[23].
  • Johnny Claes's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Johnny Claes's instrument is recorded as trumpet[25].
  • Johnny Claes's participant in is recorded as 24 Hours of Le Mans[26].
  • Johnny Claes's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+23'}[27].

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[28]

  • Country: BE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1916-08-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1956-02-03[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 395ae1fc-cc7b-442f-aaf9-b1adbbaaf7ce[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], Johnny Claes… he was born on August 11, 1916[3].

Education

Johnny Claes was educated at Lord Williams's School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Formula One driver[6], trumpeter[7], jazz musician[8], racing automobile driver[9], and rally driver[10].

Recognition

Johnny Claes received the Belgian National Sports Merit Award[14].

Death and Burial

Johnny Claes died on February 3, 1956[5]. He died in Brussels metropolitan area[4]. The cause of death was tuberculosis[19].

Why It Matters

Johnny Claes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Johnny Claes born?

Born in London[2], Johnny Claes…

Where did Johnny Claes die?

Johnny Claes passed away in Brussels metropolitan area[4].

What did Johnny Claes do for work?

Johnny Claes worked as Formula One driver[6], trumpeter[7], jazz musician[8], racing automobile driver[9], and rally driver[10].

Where did Johnny Claes go to school?

Johnny Claes was educated at Lord Williams's School[13].

What awards did Johnny Claes receive?

Honors received include Belgian National Sports Merit Award[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Driver Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . dhnet.be. dhnet.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Statsf1.com. wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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