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Leroy Williams

American jazz drummer
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Leroy Williams

Summary

Leroy Williams is a human[1]. Born in Chicago[2], he… he was born on February 3, 1937[3]. He died on June 1, 2022[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], Leroy Williams…
  • Leroy Williams was born on February 3, 1937[3].
  • Leroy Williams died on June 1, 2022[4].
  • Leroy Williams held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Leroy Williams worked as a jazz musician[5].
  • Leroy Williams is recorded as male[8].
  • Leroy Williams's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Leroy Williams's genre is jazz[10].
  • Leroy Williams's genre is new wave[11].
  • Leroy Williams's family name is recorded as Williams[12].
  • Leroy Williams's given name is recorded as Leroy[13].
  • Leroy Williams's instrument is recorded as drum kit[14].
  • Leroy Williams's instrument is recorded as percussion instrument[15].

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.

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  • Type: Person[16]

  • Country: US[17]

  • Began / founded: 1937-02-03[18]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2022-06-01[19]

  • Genre(s): jazz[20]

  • Community tags: jazz[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d7e2ec9d-bb8e-4cc8-87c5-2278bc0c8bd4[22]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chicago[2], Leroy Williams… he was born on February 3, 1937[3].

Career and Affiliations

Leroy Williams worked as a jazz musician[5].

Death and Burial

Leroy Williams died on June 1, 2022[4].

Why It Matters

Leroy Williams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

Where was Leroy Williams born?

Leroy Williams was born in Chicago[2].

What did Leroy Williams do for work?

Leroy Williams worked as jazz musician[5].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → drum kit, percussion instrument
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Chicago
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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