Willie Lewis

American bandleader, conductor and jazz musician (1905–1971)
Person human Q461198
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Summary

Willie Lewis was born on June 10, 1905[1], in Cleburne[2]. He died on January 13, 1971[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a bandleader[5], conductor[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Genre: jazz[13]
  • Family name: Lewis[14]
  • Given name: Willie[15]
  • Instrument: saxophone[16], clarinet[17]

Why It Matters

Willie Lewis has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Willie Lewis born?

Willie Lewis was born in Cleburne[2].

Where did Willie Lewis die?

Willie Lewis died in New York City[4].

What did Willie Lewis do for work?

Willie Lewis worked as a bandleader[5], conductor[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Willie
    Family name → Lewis
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Instance of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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