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William King

American founding member of the Commodores
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William King

Summary

William King is a human[1]. He was born in Birmingham[2]. He was born on January 30, 1949[3]. He worked as a singer[4] and trumpeter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,644 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • William King's place of birth was Birmingham[2].
  • William King was born on January 30, 1949[3].
  • William King held citizenship in United States[7].
  • William King worked as a singer[4].
  • William King's professions included trumpeter[5].
  • William King is recorded as male[8].
  • William King's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • William King's family name is recorded as King[10].
  • William King's given name is recorded as William[11].
  • William King's instrument is recorded as trumpet[12].
  • William King's instrument is recorded as voice[13].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Birmingham[2], William King… he was born on January 30, 1949[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4] and trumpeter[5].

Why It Matters

William King ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,644 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was William King born?

William King was born in Birmingham[2].

What did William King do for work?

William King worked as singer[4] and trumpeter[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nutimees · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1949-01-30T00:00:00Z
    Kallías id → PE00117938
    Occupation → singer, trumpeter
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 140457449
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P172]]: [[Q49085]], The Distributed Game (31): African Americans #distributed-game"
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