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William Onyeabor

Nigerian funk musician
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Summary

William Onyeabor was born on March 26, 1946[1], in Nigeria[2]. He died on January 16, 2017[3], in Nigeria[4]. He worked as a singer[5] and composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month, #7,129 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Enugu[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Nigeria[9]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Genre: funk[12]
  • Given name: William[13]
  • Start of work period: 1977[14]
  • P14750: 6EA4-F7DC-4EC4-D5A6-0980[15]

Why It Matters

William Onyeabor has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was William Onyeabor born?

William Onyeabor's place of birth was Nigeria[2].

Where did William Onyeabor die?

William Onyeabor passed away in Nigeria[4].

What did William Onyeabor do for work?

William Onyeabor worked as a singer[5] and composer[6].

Related Entities

Nigeria

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . luakabop.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . residentadvisor.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 6EA4-F7DC-4EC4-D5A6-0980
    Place of birth → Nigeria
    Start of work period → +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → biography/William-Onyeabor
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
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