William Guest

American soul singer (1941–2015)
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William Guest

Summary

William Guest is a human[1]. His place of birth was Atlanta[2]. He was born on July 2, 1941[3]. He died in Detroit[4]. He died on December 24, 2015[5]. He worked as a singer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Guest was born in Atlanta[2].
  • William Guest passed away in Detroit[4].
  • William Guest was born on July 2, 1941[3].
  • William Guest was born on June 2, 1941[8].
  • William Guest died on December 24, 2015[5].
  • William Guest is buried at South-View Cemetery[9].
  • William Guest held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William Guest worked as a singer[6].
  • William Guest was a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips[11].
  • William Guest is recorded as male[12].
  • William Guest's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Guest's genre is rhythm and blues[14].
  • William Guest's Commons category is recorded as William Guest (singer)[15].
  • William Guest's family name is recorded as Guest[16].
  • William Guest's given name is recorded as William[17].
  • William Guest's given name is recorded as Franklin[18].
  • William Guest's instrument is recorded as voice[19].

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[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1941-07-02[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-12-24[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 02786d84-8c04-4976-bc1a-bbe232dec48d[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Atlanta[2], William Guest… Recorded date of birth include July 2, 1941[3] and June 2, 1941[8].

Career and Affiliations

William Guest worked as a singer[6].

Death and Burial

William Guest died on December 24, 2015[5]. He died in Detroit[4]. Burial took place at South-View Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

William Guest ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (304 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Guest born?

Born in Atlanta[2], William Guest…

Where did William Guest die?

William Guest died in Detroit[4].

What did William Guest do for work?

William Guest worked as singer[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . ctvnews.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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