Oliver

American singer (1945–2000)
Person human Q443281
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Oliver

Summary

Oliver is a human[1]. His place of birth was North Wilkesboro[2]. He was born on February 22, 1945[3]. He died in Shreveport[4]. He died on February 12, 2000[5]. He worked as a singer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month, #7,055 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Oliver's place of birth was North Wilkesboro[2].
  • Oliver died in Shreveport[4].
  • Oliver was born on February 22, 1945[3].
  • Oliver died on February 12, 2000[5].
  • Burial took place at Laurel Land Memorial Park[8].
  • Oliver held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Oliver's native language[10].
  • Oliver's professions included singer[6].
  • Oliver was educated at Wilkes Central High School[11].
  • Oliver was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[12].
  • Oliver is recorded as male[13].
  • Oliver's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Oliver's genre is pop music[15].
  • Oliver's record label is recorded as Jubilee Records[16].
  • Oliver's discography is recorded as Oliver discography[17].
  • Oliver's Commons category is recorded as Oliver (singer)[18].
  • Oliver's family name is recorded as Swofford[19].
  • Oliver's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • Oliver's given name is recorded as Oliver[21].
  • Oliver's pseudonym is recorded as Oliver[22].
  • Oliver's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Oliver's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Artist[24].
  • Oliver's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Oliver's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Oliver Swofford'}[26].
  • Oliver's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bill Swofford'}[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1945-02-22[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2000-02-12[31]

  • Genre(s): pop[32]

  • Community tags: pop[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a3ce2ff1-db41-4337-9c3c-6e19667ca5ac[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in North Wilkesboro[2], Oliver… he was born on February 22, 1945[3]. English was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at Wilkes Central High School[11], a high school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1953[37] and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[12], a public research university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1789[40].

Career and Affiliations

Oliver worked as a singer[6].

Death and Burial

Oliver died on February 12, 2000[5]. He passed away in Shreveport[4]. He is buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park[8].

Why It Matters

Oliver ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month, #7,055 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Oliver born?

Born in North Wilkesboro[2], Oliver…

Where did Oliver die?

Oliver died in Shreveport[4].

What did Oliver do for work?

Oliver worked as singer[6].

Where did Oliver go to school?

Oliver was educated at Wilkes Central High School[11] and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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