Ken Jones

British composer, born 1927
Person human Q17309218
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Ken Jones

Summary

Ken Jones is a human[1]. His place of birth was Manchester[2]. He was born on October 2, 1927[3]. He passed away in Switzerland[4]. He died on April 25, 1988[5]. He worked as a conductor[6] and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Manchester[2], Ken Jones…
  • Ken Jones passed away in Switzerland[4].
  • Ken Jones was born on October 2, 1927[3].
  • Ken Jones died on April 25, 1988[5].
  • Ken Jones held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • English was Ken Jones's native language[10].
  • Ken Jones's professions included conductor[6].
  • Ken Jones's professions included composer[7].
  • Ken Jones held the position of Eurovision Song Contest conductor[11].
  • Ken Jones was employed by British Broadcasting Corporation[12].
  • Ken Jones is recorded as male[13].
  • Ken Jones's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ken Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[15].
  • Ken Jones's given name is recorded as Ken[16].
  • Ken Jones's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

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[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1927-10-02[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1988-04-25[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 81c55d17-207f-493d-9944-63541e4bc445[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Manchester[2], Ken Jones… he was born on October 2, 1927[3]. English was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6] and composer[7]. Among Ken Jones's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation[12]. He held the position of Eurovision Song Contest conductor[11].

Death and Burial

Ken Jones died on April 25, 1988[5]. He died in Switzerland[4].

Why It Matters

Ken Jones ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Ken Jones born?

Born in Manchester[2], Ken Jones…

Where did Ken Jones die?

Ken Jones passed away in Switzerland[4].

What did Ken Jones do for work?

Ken Jones worked as conductor[6] and composer[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Manchester
    Freebase id /m/0kymd1p
    Kinobox person id 872408
    Date of birth +1927-10-02T00:00:00Z
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