Johnny Young

Australian singer (1945/7–2026)
Person human Q6267945
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Summary

Johnny Young was born on March 12, 1947[1], in Rotterdam[2]. He died on August 2026[3] in Perth[4]. He worked as a singer[5], television presenter[6], radio personality[7], songwriter[8], and record producer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,087 views/month, #7,094 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: March 12, 1945[11]
  • Date of death: August 13, 2026[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Australia[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Johnny Young[15]
  • Cause of death: pancreatic cancer[16]
  • Family name: Young[17]
  • Given name: Johnny[18]
  • Medical condition: pancreatic cancer[19]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[20]
  • Instrument: voice[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Birth name: Johnny Benjamin Arthur de Jong[23]
  • Name in native language: Johnny Young[24]
  • Different from: Ruby Andrews[25]
  • Start of work period: 1961[26]
  • End of work period: 2026[27]
  • Copyright representative: reproduction right represented by CISAC-member[28]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[29]
  • P14750: 5656-B7B2-AF38-AC6C-EB0C[30]

Why It Matters

Johnny Young is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Johnny Young born?

Johnny Young was born in Rotterdam[2].

Where did Johnny Young die?

Johnny Young passed away in Perth[4].

What did Johnny Young do for work?

Johnny Young worked as a singer[5], television presenter[6], radio personality[7], songwriter[8], and record producer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . abc.net.au. Retrieved . abc.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . abc.net.au. Retrieved . abc.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . abc.net.au. abc.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Samoasambia · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Ruby Andrews
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Different from: Ruby Andrews, #quickstatements"
  2. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 7
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'azb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'hu', 'vo']
    Date of death → +2026-08-00T00:00:00Z, +2026-08-13T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57411|batch #57411]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  3. 9w ago · ScottDavis · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Johnny Young'}
    Place of death → Perth
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Wikitree person id: De_Jong-8112"
  4. 9w ago · باسم · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Johnny Young (6724823221).jpg
    Wikidata description → Australian singer (1945/7–2026)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Johnny Young (6724823221).jpg"
  5. 9w ago · Csurla · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Medical condition → pancreatic cancer
    Cause of death → pancreatic cancer
    Birth name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Johnny Benjamin Arthur de Jong'}
    Wikidata description → Australian singer (1945/7–2026)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Date of birth: 12 March 1947"
  6. 9w ago · P858snake · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +2026-08-00T00:00:00Z, +2026-08-13T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Date of death: August 2026"
  7. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 5656-B7B2-AF38-AC6C-EB0C
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46458|batch #46458]]: HAND ID (5)"
  8. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Young
    Copyright representative → reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
    Citizenship → —
    Instance of → human
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0342515-Young-Johnny-1945, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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