Peter Horton

Austrian singer, musician, composer and writer (1941–2023)
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Peter Horton

Summary

Peter Horton is a human[1]. He was born in Valtice[2]. He was born on September 19, 1941[3]. He died on September 22, 2023[4]. He worked as a singer[5], musician[6], composer[7], writer[8], and guitarist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Peter Horton was born in Valtice[2].
  • Peter Horton was born on September 19, 1941[3].
  • Peter Horton died on September 22, 2023[4].
  • Peter Horton held citizenship in Austria[11].
  • Peter Horton's professions included singer[5].
  • Peter Horton's professions included musician[6].
  • Peter Horton worked as a composer[7].
  • Peter Horton worked as a writer[8].
  • Peter Horton's professions included guitarist[9].
  • Peter Horton's professions included string player[12].
  • Peter Horton's field of work was music[13].
  • Peter Horton's field of work was composed musical work[14].
  • Peter Horton's field of work was guitar performance[15].
  • Peter Horton's field of work was singing[16].
  • Peter Horton's field of work was lyrics[17].
  • Peter Horton's field of work was creative and professional writing[18].
  • Peter Horton was educated at Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna[19].
  • Peter Horton is recorded as male[20].
  • Peter Horton's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Peter Horton's genre is pop music[22].
  • Peter Horton's record label is recorded as Polydor[23].
  • Peter Horton's Commons category is recorded as Peter Horton (Singer)[24].
  • The cause of death was Parkinson's disease[25].
  • Peter Horton's family name is recorded as Horton[26].
  • Peter Horton's given name is recorded as Peter[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: AT[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-09-19[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-09-22[31]

  • Genre(s): easy listening[32]

  • Community tags: easy listening, guitarist[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ed2e9cc4-6725-489e-9b64-3c7eb443e8c0[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Horton was born in Valtice[2]. He was born on September 19, 1941[3].

Education

Peter Horton was educated at Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[5], musician[6], composer[7], writer[8], guitarist[9], and string player[12]. Fields of work include music[13], a type of arts[35]; composed musical work[14], a type of work of art[36]; guitar performance[15]; singing[16], a type of activity[37]; lyrics[17], a song component[38]; and creative and professional writing[18], an academic discipline[39].

Death and Burial

Peter Horton died on September 22, 2023[4]. The cause of death was Parkinson's disease[25].

Why It Matters

Peter Horton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Peter Horton born?

Peter Horton was born in Valtice[2].

What did Peter Horton do for work?

Peter Horton worked as singer[5], musician[6], composer[7], writer[8], and guitarist[9].

Where did Peter Horton go to school?

Peter Horton was educated at Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna[19].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . br.de. Retrieved . br.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . br.de. Retrieved . br.de. Provenance: 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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