Ralph Peterson, Jr.

American jazz drummer (1962–2021)
Person human Q2129734
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Summary

Ralph Peterson, Jr. was born on May 20, 1962[1], in Pleasantville[2]. Ralph Peterson, Jr. died on March 1, 2021[3], in Dartmouth[4]. Ralph Peterson, Jr. worked as a jazz musician[5] and musician[6]. Ralph Peterson, Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Native language: English[9]
  • Educated at: Rutgers University[10], Pleasantville High School[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Genre: jazz[13]
  • Record label: Criss Cross Jazz[14], Blue Note[15], CIMP[16]
  • Cause of death: cancer[17]
  • Family name: Peterson[18]
  • Given name: Ralph[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ralph Peterson[20]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[21]
  • Instrument: drum kit[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • Name in native language: Ralph Peterson[24]
  • P14750: 9A7E-838E-9360-BCB2-6F64[25]

Why It Matters

Ralph Peterson, Jr. has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Ralph Peterson, Jr. is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Ralph Peterson, Jr. born?

Ralph Peterson, Jr. was born in Pleasantville[2].

Where did Ralph Peterson, Jr. die?

Ralph Peterson, Jr. died in Dartmouth[4].

What did Ralph Peterson, Jr. do for work?

Ralph Peterson, Jr. worked as a jazz musician[5] and musician[6].

Where did Ralph Peterson, Jr. go to school?

Ralph Peterson, Jr. was educated at Rutgers University[10] and Pleasantville High School[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . jazziz.com. jazziz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . jazziz.com. jazziz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . jazziz.com. jazziz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Moebeus · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ralph Peterson'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Name in native language: Ralph Peterson"
  2. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9A7E-838E-9360-BCB2-6F64
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46381|batch #46381]]: HAND ID (4)"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → drum kit
    Place of birth → Pleasantville
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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