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Alberta Hunter

American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984)
Person Human Q267951
Alberta Hunter
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
April 1, 1895
Date of death
October 17, 1984
Place of birth
Memphis
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Ethnic group
African Americans[11]
Occupation
nurse, singer, jazz musician, musician
Award received
Blues Hall of Fame, Memphis Music Hall of Fame[12][13]
Genre
blues[18]
Student of
Tony Jackson[24]
Archives at
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[21]
Described by source
Notable Black American Women, Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians, Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era[26][27][28]
Family name
Hunter[22]
Given name
Alberta[23]
Instrument
voice[25]
Member of
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[14]
Movement
Harlem Renaissance[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[29]
Place of burial
Ferncliff Cemetery[9]
Record label
Black Swan Records, Columbia Records[19][20]
Sexual orientation
lesbianism[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alberta Hunter ar ألبرتا هنتر fa آلبرتا هانتر he אלברטה הנטר ja アルバータ・ハンター ko 앨버타 헌터 ru Альберта Хантер ru Хантер, Альберта uk Альберта Гантер zh 阿爾伯塔·杭特
🔖 Identifiers · 70
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
10035744
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80158642
GND ID
134147014
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000935212
American Film Institute person ID
251545
American National Biography ID
1801341
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Billboard artist ID
alberta-hunter
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/hunter-alberta-1895-1984
British Comedy Guide person ID
alberta-hunter
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
hunter-alberta
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10172037
Carnegie Hall agent ID
31806
CiNii Research ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
93669
Collective Biographies of Women ID
21092
DAHR artist ID
102977
DDB person (GND) ID
134147014
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134147014
Discogs artist ID
265678
ELNET ID
a12783006
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0590
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Alberta-Hunter
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
alberta-hunter
Europeana entity
agent/base/71459
FAST ID
64976
Fandango person ID
308712
FemBio ID
14118
Find a Grave memorial ID
2983
Freebase ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Alberta_Hunter
Grove Music Online ID
41295
HAND ID
8112-1CEA-9303-B77C-15CE
IMDb ID
nm0402700
IdRef ID
250660989
Internet Broadway Database person ID
45990
IxTheo authority ID
561359288
J9U entity ID
987007349779305171
Kinobox person ID
1337704
LdiF person ID
53578
Lex ID
Alberta_Hunter
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
6102
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000061772
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09407539
NDL Authority ID
00620847
NNDB people ID
260/000086999
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:+fj;=Bq
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813167954805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1069442
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
098014633
OpenMLOL author ID
272881
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095951486
RERO ID (legacy)
A010992003
RILM ID
1515
RISM ID
people/51015619
RPO poet ID
hunter-alberta
Rate Your Music artist ID
alberta_hunter
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/alberta_hunter
SBN author ID
UBOV354609
SNAC ARK ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
12399
TMDB person ID
1249789
Treccani ID
alberta-hunter
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10569242
WikiTree person ID
Hunter-30475
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/6f81ee7f-6a12-43a3-899e-514486d633e0

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
singer, nurse, jazz musician
Mb:lyricist 2
Downhearted Blues, Downhearted Blues
Record label 2
Columbia Records, Black Swan Records
Archives at 1
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Award received 1
Blues Hall of Fame
Compositions 1
Remember My Name
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Hunter
Genre 1
blues
Given name 1
Alberta
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Mb:member of band 1
Red Onion Jazz Babies
Place of birth 1
Memphis
Place of burial 1
Ferncliff Cemetery
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
Sexual orientation 1
lesbianism
Student of 1
Tony Jackson
Teachers 1
Tony Jackson
← EU Knowledge Graph item ID 1
Letino
← Mb:teacher 1
Tony Jackson
← Performer 1
Downhearted Blues
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Summary

Alberta Hunter was born on April 1, 1895[1], in Memphis[2]. She died on October 17, 1984[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a nurse[5], singer[6], jazz musician[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Alberta Hunter born?

Alberta Hunter was born in Memphis[2].

Where did Alberta Hunter die?

Alberta Hunter died in New York City[4].

What did Alberta Hunter do for work?

Alberta Hunter worked as a nurse[5], singer[6], jazz musician[7], and musician[8].

What awards did Alberta Hunter receive?

Honors received include Blues Hall of Fame[12] and Memphis Music Hall of Fame[13].

Related Entities

Columbia Records Letino New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . Black Female Sexualities. books.google.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for date of birth, source for date of death from Lex (Den Store Danske) (OKA bot…"
  2. 2d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID → hunter-alberta
    "Created claim: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: hunter-alberta, batch #294799"
  3. 28d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 8112-1CEA-9303-B77C-15CE
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  5. 22w ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → —
    "Removed claim: Start of work period: 1914"
  6. 27w ago · YULdigitalpreservation · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    RILM ID → 1515
    Movement → Harlem Renaissance
    ELNET ID → a12783006
    National Library of Lithuania ID → LNB:+fj;=Bq
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    "Changed claim: Occupation: singer"
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