Anthony Ortega

American musician and clarinetist (1928–2022)
Person human Q573725
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Summary

Anthony Ortega was born on June 7, 1928[1], in Los Angeles[2]. He died on October 30, 2022[3], in Encinitas[4]. He worked as a clarinetist[5], saxophonist[6], flautist[7], jazz musician[8], and composer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Occupation: musician[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Genre: jazz[14]
  • Family name: Ortega[15]
  • Given name: Anthony[16]
  • Instrument: saxophone[17], clarinet[18], flute[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Name in native language: Anthony Ortega[21]
  • Different from: Anthony Ortega[22]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/UCLA[23]
  • Oral history at: UCLA Library Special Collections[24], UCLA Center for Oral History Research[25]
  • P14750: F9B3-C64B-25D4-4234-E856[26]

Why It Matters

Anthony Ortega is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Anthony Ortega born?

Anthony Ortega's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

Where did Anthony Ortega die?

Anthony Ortega died in Encinitas[4].

What did Anthony Ortega do for work?

Anthony Ortega worked as a clarinetist[5], saxophonist[6], flautist[7], jazz musician[8], and composer[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . oralhistory.library.ucla.edu. Retrieved . oralhistory.library.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'it']
    Occupation → clarinetist, saxophonist, flautist +3
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F9B3-C64B-25D4-4234-E856
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → clarinetist, saxophonist, flautist +3
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: musician, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258353|batch #258353]]"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → DDSV168373
    Given name → Anthony
    Family name → Ortega
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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