Kenneth McKellar

Scottish tenor (1927–2010)
Person human Q1245757
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Kenneth McKellar

Summary

Kenneth McKellar is a human[1]. He was born in Paisley[2]. He was born on June 23, 1927[3]. He died in South Lake Tahoe[4]. He died on April 9, 2010[5]. He worked as a forestry scientist[6], opera singer[7], and recording artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kenneth McKellar's place of birth was Paisley[2].
  • Kenneth McKellar passed away in South Lake Tahoe[4].
  • Kenneth McKellar was born on June 23, 1927[3].
  • Kenneth McKellar died on April 9, 2010[5].
  • Kenneth McKellar held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Kenneth McKellar worked as a forestry scientist[6].
  • Kenneth McKellar's professions included opera singer[7].
  • Kenneth McKellar worked as a recording artist[8].
  • Kenneth McKellar was educated at University of Aberdeen[11].
  • Kenneth McKellar's education included a stint at Royal College of Music[12].
  • Kenneth McKellar is recorded as male[13].
  • Kenneth McKellar's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Kenneth McKellar's record label is recorded as Parlophone[15].
  • Kenneth McKellar's discography is recorded as Kenneth McKellar discography[16].
  • Kenneth McKellar's voice type is recorded as tenor[17].
  • The cause of death was pancreatic cancer[18].
  • Kenneth McKellar's family name is recorded as McKellar[19].
  • Kenneth McKellar's given name is recorded as Kenneth[20].
  • Kenneth McKellar's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Kenneth McKellar's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Kenneth McKellar's participant in is recorded as Eurovision Song Contest 1966[23].
  • Kenneth McKellar's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Kenneth McKellar's different from is recorded as Kenneth McKellar[25].
  • Kenneth McKellar's start of work period is recorded as 1947[26].

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[27]

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1927-06-23[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-04-09[30]

  • Genre(s): classical[31]

  • Community tags: classical, scottish tenor, tenor[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d66a99f5-8dd0-4c25-a141-8850b13cc50a[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Paisley[2], Kenneth McKellar… he was born on June 23, 1927[3].

Education

Educated at University of Aberdeen[11], a public research university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1495[36], headquartered in Aberdeen[37] and Royal College of Music[12], a conservatory[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1882[40], headquartered in London[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include forestry scientist[6], opera singer[7], and recording artist[8].

Death and Burial

Kenneth McKellar died on April 9, 2010[5]. He passed away in South Lake Tahoe[4]. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer[18].

Why It Matters

Kenneth McKellar ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42]

FAQs

Where was Kenneth McKellar born?

Kenneth McKellar was born in Paisley[2].

Where did Kenneth McKellar die?

Kenneth McKellar passed away in South Lake Tahoe[4].

What did Kenneth McKellar do for work?

Kenneth McKellar worked as forestry scientist[6], opera singer[7], and recording artist[8].

Where did Kenneth McKellar go to school?

Kenneth McKellar was educated at University of Aberdeen[11] and Royal College of Music[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation forestry scientist, opera singer, recording artist
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  2. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender male
    Place of birth Paisley
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