Johnny Marvin

American ukulele musician (1897-1944)
Person human Q15456289
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Johnny Marvin

Summary

Johnny Marvin is a human[1]. He was born in Butler[2]. He was born on July 11, 1897[3]. He died on December 20, 1944[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], singer[6], composer[7], and ukulelist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Johnny Marvin's place of birth was Butler[2].
  • Johnny Marvin was born on July 11, 1897[3].
  • Johnny Marvin died on December 20, 1944[4].
  • Johnny Marvin held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Johnny Marvin's professions included jazz musician[5].
  • Johnny Marvin's professions included singer[6].
  • Johnny Marvin's professions included composer[7].
  • Johnny Marvin's professions included ukulelist[8].
  • Johnny Marvin is recorded as male[11].
  • Johnny Marvin's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Johnny Marvin's genre is jazz[13].
  • Johnny Marvin's Commons category is recorded as Johnny Marvin[14].
  • Johnny Marvin's family name is recorded as Marvin[15].
  • Johnny Marvin's given name is recorded as Johnny[16].
  • Johnny Marvin's instrument is recorded as ukulele[17].
  • Johnny Marvin's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Johnny Marvin's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[19].
  • Johnny Marvin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Johnny Marvin's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'John Senator Marvin'}[21].
  • Johnny Marvin's start of work period is recorded as 1924[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1887-07-11[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1944-12-20[26]

  • Genre(s): jazz[27]

  • Community tags: jazz[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 19748c3e-6452-498a-b88d-33a180277519[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Johnny Marvin was born in Butler[2]. He was born on July 11, 1897[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[5], singer[6], composer[7], and ukulelist[8].

Death and Burial

Johnny Marvin died on December 20, 1944[4].

Why It Matters

Johnny Marvin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Johnny Marvin born?

Johnny Marvin's place of birth was Butler[2].

What did Johnny Marvin do for work?

Johnny Marvin worked as jazz musician[5], singer[6], composer[7], and ukulelist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Occupation jazz musician, singer, composer +1
    Sex or gender male
    Genre jazz
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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