Roy Hamilton

American musician (1929-1969)
Person human Q2083093
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Roy Hamilton

Summary

Roy Hamilton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Leesburg[2]. He was born on April 16, 1929[3]. He died in New Rochelle[4]. He died on July 20, 1969[5]. He worked as a singer[6] and screenwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month, #7,077 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Leesburg[2], Roy Hamilton…
  • Roy Hamilton died in New Rochelle[4].
  • Roy Hamilton was born on April 16, 1929[3].
  • Roy Hamilton died on July 20, 1969[5].
  • Roy Hamilton held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Roy Hamilton's professions included singer[6].
  • Roy Hamilton's professions included screenwriter[7].
  • Roy Hamilton is recorded as male[10].
  • Roy Hamilton's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Roy Hamilton's genre is pop music[12].
  • Roy Hamilton's record label is recorded as Epic Records[13].
  • Roy Hamilton's discography is recorded as Roy Hamilton discography[14].
  • Roy Hamilton's voice type is recorded as baritone[15].
  • Roy Hamilton's family name is recorded as Hamilton[16].
  • Roy Hamilton's given name is recorded as Rodothas[17].
  • Roy Hamilton's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Roy Hamilton's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rodothas Hamilton'}[19].
  • Roy Hamilton's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roy Hamilton'}[20].
  • Roy Hamilton's start of work period is recorded as 1947[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1929-04-16[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1969-07-20[25]

  • Community tags: death by stroke, golden boy of song, mr. rock and soul, the gentle giant[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7cc68ae2-30ed-404d-8438-2ac36785f69b[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Roy Hamilton's place of birth was Leesburg[2]. He was born on April 16, 1929[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6] and screenwriter[7].

Death and Burial

Roy Hamilton died on July 20, 1969[5]. He passed away in New Rochelle[4].

Why It Matters

Roy Hamilton ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (271 views/month, #7,077 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Roy Hamilton born?

Roy Hamilton was born in Leesburg[2].

Where did Roy Hamilton die?

Roy Hamilton passed away in New Rochelle[4].

What did Roy Hamilton do for work?

Roy Hamilton worked as singer[6] and screenwriter[7].

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. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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