Sid Catlett

American musician (1910–1951)
Person human Q720654
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Sid Catlett

Summary

Sid Catlett is a human[1]. His place of birth was Evansville[2]. He was born on January 17, 1910[3]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He died on March 25, 1951[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6] and jazz musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Sid Catlett's place of birth was Evansville[2].
  • Sid Catlett died in Chicago[4].
  • Sid Catlett was born on January 17, 1910[3].
  • Sid Catlett was born on January 10, 1910[9].
  • Sid Catlett died on March 25, 1951[5].
  • Sid Catlett died on February 25, 1951[10].
  • Sid Catlett is buried at Burr Oak Cemetery[11].
  • Sid Catlett held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Sid Catlett's native language[13].
  • Sid Catlett is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].
  • Sid Catlett worked as a basketball player[6].
  • Sid Catlett worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Sid Catlett was educated at University of Notre Dame[15].
  • Sid Catlett is recorded as male[16].
  • Sid Catlett's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Sid Catlett's genre is jazz[18].
  • Sid Catlett's record label is recorded as Manor Records[19].
  • Sid Catlett's Commons category is recorded as Sid Catlett[20].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[21].
  • Sid Catlett's sport is recorded as basketball[22].
  • Sid Catlett's family name is recorded as Catlett[23].
  • Sid Catlett's given name is recorded as Sid[24].
  • Sid Catlett's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • Sid Catlett's instrument is recorded as drum kit[26].
  • Sid Catlett's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[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: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1910-01-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1951-03-25[31]

  • Genre(s): bebop, jazz, swing[32]

  • Community tags: bebop, jazz, swing[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7f35e102-b02b-4e51-a1cf-9586b7f5e904[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Evansville[2], Sid Catlett… Recorded date of birth include January 17, 1910[3] and January 10, 1910[9]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14]. English was his native language[13].

Education

Sid Catlett's education included a stint at University of Notre Dame[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[6] and jazz musician[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 25, 1951[5] and February 25, 1951[10]. Sid Catlett died in Chicago[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[21]. He is buried at Burr Oak Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Sid Catlett ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Sid Catlett born?

Born in Evansville[2], Sid Catlett…

Where did Sid Catlett die?

Sid Catlett passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Sid Catlett do for work?

Sid Catlett worked as basketball player[6] and jazz musician[7].

Where did Sid Catlett go to school?

Sid Catlett was educated at University of Notre Dame[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Described by source Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
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