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David Whitfield

British male tenor vocalist (1925-1980)
Person human Q679865

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
February 2, 1925
Date of death
January 15, 1980, January 16, 1980[6]
Place of birth
Kingston upon Hull
Place of death
Melbourne
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
singer
Genre
pop music[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Discography
David Whitfield discography[12]
Family name
Whitfield[14]
Given name
David[15]
Instrument
voice[16]
Military branch
Royal Navy[10]
P14750
A363-F00A-C5A0-C68F-4A86[19]
Participated in conflict
World War II[13]
Record label
Decca[11]
Start of work period
1952[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Whitfield ja デヴィッド・ホイットフィールド ru Дэвид Уитфилд
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000117571174
VIAF cluster ID
32803075
Library of Congress authority ID
n94095052
GND ID
119278073
BBC Things ID
7bf30144-9c4c-43cd-9ca3-ab94c4ca3ef0
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
WhitfieldDavid1925-1980
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
162114613
Deezer artist ID
166568
Discogs artist ID
579173
Europeana entity
agent/base/81172
FAST ID
345867
Freebase ID
/m/01qqmkv
Show all 25 identifiers +13
Genius artist ID
David-whitfield
Genius artist numeric ID
382144
IMDb ID
nm0925918
Kinobox person ID
1301348
LyricsTranslate ID
david-whitfield-lyrics.html
MusicBrainz artist ID
5860f722-3c79-448e-82d9-417f16754b2a
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
39796
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000006592
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
66782
SecondHandSongs artist ID
22913
Union List of Artist Names ID
500191309
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdCvRttKcJktCmMpMYdcP
Yale LUX ID
person/6b0ed740-b357-40df-b4ae-e75a8140368e

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Summary

David Whitfield was born on February 2, 1925[1], in Kingston upon Hull[2]. He died on January 15, 1980[3], in Melbourne[4]. He worked as a singer[5].

FAQs

Where was David Whitfield born?

David Whitfield's place of birth was Kingston upon Hull[2].

Where did David Whitfield die?

David Whitfield died in Melbourne[4].

What did David Whitfield do for work?

David Whitfield worked as a singer[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 166568
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → David
    MusicBrainz artist ID → 5860f722-3c79-448e-82d9-417f16754b2a
    Sex or gender → male
    Europeana entity → agent/base/81172
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