Moses Olaiya

Nigerian comedian, writer and actor (1936-2018)
Person human Q3510640
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Moses Olaiya

Summary

Moses Olaiya is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ilesa[2]. He was born on +1936-05-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Ilesa[4]. He died on +2018-10-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a stage actor[6], actor[7], and film director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Moses Olaiya was born in Ilesa[2].
  • Moses Olaiya died in Ilesa[4].
  • Moses Olaiya was born on +1936-05-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Moses Olaiya died on +2018-10-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Moses Olaiya held citizenship in Nigeria[10].
  • Yoruba was Moses Olaiya's native language[11].
  • Moses Olaiya is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group[12].
  • Moses Olaiya worked as a stage actor[6].
  • Moses Olaiya's professions included actor[7].
  • Moses Olaiya's professions included film director[8].
  • Moses Olaiya is recorded as male[13].
  • Moses Olaiya's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Moses Olaiya's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0647550[15].
  • The cause of death was cerebrovascular disease[16].
  • Moses Olaiya's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gq64g[17].
  • Moses Olaiya's given name is recorded as Moses[18].
  • Moses Olaiya's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Moses Olaiya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Moses Olaiya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Yoruba[21].
  • Moses Olaiya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Nigerian Pidgin[22].
  • Moses Olaiya's Treccani ID is recorded as moses-olaiya-adejumo[23].
  • Moses Olaiya's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Nollywood[24].
  • Moses Olaiya's Europeana entity is recorded as agent/base/3258[25].
  • Moses Olaiya's Google Arts & Culture entity ID is recorded as m0gq64g[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Moses Olaiya was born in Ilesa[2]. He was born on +1936-05-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group[12]. Yoruba was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include stage actor[6], actor[7], and film director[8].

Death and Burial

Moses Olaiya died on +2018-10-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Ilesa[4]. The cause of death was cerebrovascular disease[16].

Why It Matters

Moses Olaiya ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Moses Olaiya born?

Moses Olaiya was born in Ilesa[2].

Where did Moses Olaiya die?

Moses Olaiya died in Ilesa[4].

What did Moses Olaiya do for work?

Moses Olaiya worked as stage actor[6], actor[7], and film director[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . WorldCat. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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