Roy Porter

American musician (1923-1998)
Person human Q2058633
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Roy Porter

Summary

Roy Porter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Colorado[2]. He was born on July 30, 1923[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on January 25, 1998[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], bandleader[7], and composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Roy Porter was born in Colorado[2].
  • Roy Porter passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • Roy Porter was born on July 30, 1923[3].
  • Roy Porter died on January 25, 1998[5].
  • Roy Porter held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Roy Porter's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Roy Porter worked as a bandleader[7].
  • Roy Porter worked as a composer[8].
  • Roy Porter was educated at Wiley College[11].
  • Roy Porter is recorded as male[12].
  • Roy Porter's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Roy Porter's genre is jazz[14].
  • Roy Porter's family name is recorded as Porter[15].
  • Roy Porter's given name is recorded as Roy[16].
  • Roy Porter's instrument is recorded as drum kit[17].

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[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1923-07-30[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1998-01-25[21]

  • Genre(s): jazz[22]

  • Community tags: jazz[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: eb69dd28-2c83-4e86-be56-c2af87c06ff1[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Roy Porter's place of birth was Colorado[2]. He was born on July 30, 1923[3].

Education

Roy Porter was educated at Wiley College[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], bandleader[7], and composer[8].

Death and Burial

Roy Porter died on January 25, 1998[5]. He died in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

Roy Porter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

FAQs

Where was Roy Porter born?

Roy Porter's place of birth was Colorado[2].

Where did Roy Porter die?

Roy Porter died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Roy Porter do for work?

Roy Porter worked as jazz musician[6], bandleader[7], and composer[8].

Where did Roy Porter go to school?

Roy Porter was educated at Wiley College[11].

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

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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