Bob Howard

American musician and pianist (1906-1986)
Person human Q888000
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Summary

Bob Howard was born on June 20, 1906[1], in Newton[2]. He died on December 3, 1986[3], in The Bronx[4]. He worked as a pianist[5], singer[6], jazz musician[7], and jazz singer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Genre: jazz[12]
  • Record label: Abbey Records[13]
  • Archives at: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[14]
  • Family name: Howard[15]
  • Given name: Bob[16]
  • Instrument: piano[17], voice[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New York Public Library[19]
  • P14750: 2CAC-58F6-C187-8D0D-840E[20]

Why It Matters

Bob Howard is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Bob Howard born?

Bob Howard was born in Newton[2].

Where did Bob Howard die?

Bob Howard passed away in The Bronx[4].

What did Bob Howard do for work?

Bob Howard worked as a pianist[5], singer[6], jazz musician[7], and jazz singer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 5
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'mzn']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 25d ago · Rhudson · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Carnegie hall agent id → 50557
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 341899
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  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2CAC-58F6-C187-8D0D-840E
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Freebase id → /m/0qb4zqq
    Occupation → pianist, singer, jazz musician +1
    Secondhandsongs artist id → 35705
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: musician, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258354|batch #258354]]"
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