Dar Williams

American singer-songwriter
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Dar Williams

Summary

Dar Williams is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Mount Kisco[2]. She was born on April 19, 1967[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter[4], writer[5], singer[6], composer[7], and songwriter[8]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #6,893 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Dar Williams was born in Mount Kisco[2].
  • Dar Williams was born on April 19, 1967[3].
  • Dar Williams held citizenship in United States[10].
  • American English was Dar Williams's native language[11].
  • Dar Williams's professions included singer-songwriter[4].
  • Dar Williams worked as a writer[5].
  • Dar Williams worked as a singer[6].
  • Dar Williams worked as a composer[7].
  • Dar Williams worked as a songwriter[8].
  • Dar Williams's professions included guitarist[12].
  • Dar Williams's field of work was music composing[13].
  • Dar Williams was educated at Wesleyan University[14].
  • Dar Williams's education included a stint at Horace Greeley High School[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Dar Williams is Promised Land[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Dar Williams is Emerald[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Dar Williams is The Green World[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Dar Williams is In the Time of Gods[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Dar Williams is The Beauty of the Rain[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Dar Williams is My Better Self[21].
  • Dar Williams is recorded as female[22].
  • Dar Williams's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Dar Williams's genre is traditional folk music[24].
  • Dar Williams's genre is country music[25].
  • Dar Williams's genre is folk music[26].
  • Dar Williams's record label is recorded as Waterbug Records[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: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1967-04-19[30]

  • Genre(s): folk, singer-songwriter[31]

  • Community tags: folk, pop folk, singer-songwriter[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f9908eb1-30ac-4fc9-929c-81fe2dcf2266[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Dar Williams was born in Mount Kisco[2]. She was born on April 19, 1967[3]. American English was her native language[11].

Education

Educated at Wesleyan University[14], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1831[36] and Horace Greeley High School[15], a high school[37], in United States[38], founded in 1928[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], writer[5], singer[6], composer[7], songwriter[8], and guitarist[12]. Dar Williams's field of work was music composing[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Promised Land[16], an album[40]; Emerald[17], an album[41]; The Green World[18], an album[42]; In the Time of Gods[19], an album[43]; The Beauty of the Rain[20], an album[44]; and My Better Self[21], an album[45].

Why It Matters

Dar Williams ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #6,893 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Dar Williams born?

Dar Williams's place of birth was Mount Kisco[2].

What did Dar Williams do for work?

Dar Williams worked as singer-songwriter[4], writer[5], singer[6], composer[7], and songwriter[8].

Where did Dar Williams go to school?

Dar Williams was educated at Wesleyan University[14] and Horace Greeley High School[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . wikidata.org.
  25. [21] . 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer-songwriter, writer, singer +3
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  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Mount Kisco
    Educated at Wesleyan University, Horace Greeley High School
    Work period start
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