Bunny Wailer

Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and percussionist (1947–2021)
Person human Q441203
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Bunny Wailer

Summary

Bunny Wailer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kingston[2]. He was born on April 10, 1947[3]. He died in Kingston[4]. He died on March 2, 2021[5]. He worked as a reggae singer[6], percussionist[7], singer-songwriter[8], recording artist[9], and singer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,413 views/month, #6,701 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Bunny Wailer's place of birth was Kingston[2].
  • Bunny Wailer passed away in Kingston[4].
  • Bunny Wailer was born on April 10, 1947[3].
  • Bunny Wailer died on March 2, 2021[5].
  • Bunny Wailer held citizenship in Jamaica[12].
  • Bunny Wailer worked as a reggae singer[6].
  • Bunny Wailer's professions included percussionist[7].
  • Bunny Wailer's professions included singer-songwriter[8].
  • Bunny Wailer's professions included recording artist[9].
  • Bunny Wailer's professions included singer[10].
  • Bunny Wailer's professions included composer[13].
  • Bunny Wailer's field of work was reggae[14].
  • Bunny Wailer's field of work was singing[15].
  • Bunny Wailer's field of work was percussion performance[16].
  • Bunny Wailer's field of work was music composing[17].
  • Bunny Wailer's field of work was composed musical work[18].
  • Bunny Wailer's field of work was music composition[19].
  • Bunny Wailer was a member of The Wailers[20].
  • Bunny Wailer is recorded as male[21].
  • Bunny Wailer's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Bunny Wailer's genre is reggae[23].
  • Bunny Wailer's record label is recorded as Island Records[24].
  • Bunny Wailer's record label is recorded as Solomonic[25].
  • Bunny Wailer's discography is recorded as Bunny Wailer discography[26].
  • Bunny Wailer's Commons category is recorded as Bunny Wailer[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JM[29]

  • Began / founded: 1947-04-10[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-03-02[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 783d4dee-7f08-4f18-820f-e133aea06182[32]

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Origins and Family

Bunny Wailer's place of birth was Kingston[2]. He was born on April 10, 1947[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include reggae singer[6], percussionist[7], singer-songwriter[8], recording artist[9], singer[10], and composer[13]. Fields of work include reggae[14], a music genre[33], founded in 1961[34]; singing[15], a type of activity[35]; percussion performance[16]; music composing[17], a type of arts[36]; composed musical work[18], a type of work of art[37]; and music composition[19], an academic discipline[38].

Death and Burial

Bunny Wailer died on March 2, 2021[5]. He passed away in Kingston[4].

Why It Matters

Bunny Wailer ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,413 views/month, #6,701 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

He has been cited as an influence by Mad Professor[41], a composer[42], b. 1955[43], of United Kingdom[44].

FAQs

Where was Bunny Wailer born?

Bunny Wailer's place of birth was Kingston[2].

Where did Bunny Wailer die?

Bunny Wailer passed away in Kingston[4].

What did Bunny Wailer do for work?

Bunny Wailer worked as reggae singer[6], percussionist[7], singer-songwriter[8], recording artist[9], and singer[10].

Who did Bunny Wailer influence?

Bunny Wailer has been cited as an influence by Mad Professor[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 511337
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  2. 6w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9D10-2DF1-E449-2AC7-BE34
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  3. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → reggae singer, percussionist, singer-songwriter +5
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  4. 20w ago · Mafia4Life · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Grammy awards artist id → bunny-wailer, bunny-wailer/14242
    Genre → reggae
    Field of work → reggae, singing, percussion performance +3
    Occupation → —
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