Rosalind Ashford

American singer
Person human Q2535333
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Summary

Rosalind Ashford was born on September 2, 1943[1], in Detroit[2]. She died on September 15, 2026[3], in Detroit[4]. She worked as a singer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,547 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Educated at: Murray-Wright High School[8]
  • Sex or gender: female[9]
  • Genre: soul[10], rhythm and blues[11], doo-wop[12], rock and roll[13]
  • Record label: Chess Records[14]
  • Voice type: soprano[15]
  • Family name: Ashford[16]
  • Given name: Rosalind[17]
  • Instrument: voice[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Name in native language: Rosalind Ashford[20]
  • Start of work period: 1957[21]

Why It Matters

Rosalind Ashford is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Rosalind Ashford born?

Rosalind Ashford's place of birth was Detroit[2].

Where did Rosalind Ashford die?

Rosalind Ashford passed away in Detroit[4].

What did Rosalind Ashford do for work?

Rosalind Ashford worked as a singer[5].

Where did Rosalind Ashford go to school?

Rosalind Ashford was educated at Murray-Wright High School[8].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · باسم · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Ashford
    Place of death → Detroit
    Name in native language → Rosalind Ashford
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Place of death: Detroit"
  2. 4w ago · باسم · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Historymakers maker directory id → rosalind-ashford-holmes
    Given name → Rosalind
    Wikitree person id → Ashford-1678
    Sex or gender → female
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Genre: rhythm and blues"
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