Ted Lewis

American singer and bandleader (1890-1971)
Person human Q447255
Ted Lewis
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Ted Lewis

Summary

Ted Lewis is a human[1]. He was born in Circleville[2]. He was born on June 6, 1890[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on August 25, 1971[5]. He worked as an actor[6], bandleader[7], conductor[8], clarinetist[9], and jazz musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Ted Lewis was born in Circleville[2].
  • Ted Lewis passed away in New York City[4].
  • Ted Lewis was born on June 6, 1890[3].
  • Ted Lewis was born on January 1, 1890[12].
  • Ted Lewis died on August 25, 1971[5].
  • Ted Lewis died on January 1, 1971[13].
  • Burial took place at Forest Cemetery[14].
  • Ted Lewis held citizenship in United States[15].
  • English was Ted Lewis's native language[16].
  • Ted Lewis's professions included actor[6].
  • Ted Lewis worked as a bandleader[7].
  • Ted Lewis worked as a conductor[8].
  • Ted Lewis worked as a clarinetist[9].
  • Ted Lewis worked as a jazz musician[10].
  • Ted Lewis worked as a singer[17].
  • Ted Lewis's field of work was music[18].
  • Ted Lewis's field of work was jazz[19].
  • Ted Lewis's field of work was singing[20].
  • Ted Lewis is recorded as male[21].
  • Ted Lewis's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Ted Lewis's genre is jazz[23].
  • Ted Lewis's Commons category is recorded as Ted Lewis[24].
  • Ted Lewis's family name is recorded as Lewis[25].
  • Ted Lewis's given name is recorded as Ted[26].
  • Ted Lewis's instrument is recorded as clarinet[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: 1890-07-06[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1971-08-25[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ae1bba72-7bf8-4d14-ad8f-17f5bcad8d57[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Ted Lewis's place of birth was Circleville[2]. Recorded date of birth include June 6, 1890[3] and January 1, 1890[12]. English was his native language[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], bandleader[7], conductor[8], clarinetist[9], jazz musician[10], and singer[17]. Fields of work include music[18], a type of arts[35]; jazz[19], a music genre[36], founded in 1917[37]; and singing[20], a type of activity[38].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 25, 1971[5] and January 1, 1971[13]. Ted Lewis died in New York City[4]. He is buried at Forest Cemetery[14].

Why It Matters

Ted Lewis ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #7,197 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Ted Lewis born?

Born in Circleville[2], Ted Lewis…

Where did Ted Lewis die?

Ted Lewis passed away in New York City[4].

What did Ted Lewis do for work?

Ted Lewis worked as actor[6], bandleader[7], conductor[8], clarinetist[9], and jazz musician[10].

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. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Lewis, Ted (06 June 1890–25 August 1971), entertainer, musician, and bandleader. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Ted
    Field of work music, jazz, singing
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender male
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