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Don Cornelius

American TV host and producer (1936–2012)
Person human Q1239072

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
September 27, 1936
Date of death
February 1, 2012
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Sherman Oaks
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
television presenter, television producer
Educated at
DuSable High School[8]
Award received
Grammy Trustees Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[10][11][12]
Notable work
Soul Train[9]
Cause of death
gunshot wound[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
American English[22]
Birth name
Donald Cortez Cornelius[23]
Catchphrase
"We Wish You Love, Peace & Soul!"
End of work period
2012
Eye color
dark brown[21]
Family name
Cornelius[16]
Given name
Don, Donald[17][18]
Hair color
black hair
Height
+1.93
Manner of death
suicide[20]
Name in native language
Don Cornelius
P14750
B43C-E805-0345-6C50-3C1F
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Pseudonym
The World's Coolest Uncle[19]
Residence
Chicago[15]
Start of work period
1966
Wears
glasses
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000355134797
VIAF cluster ID
80406660
Library of Congress authority ID
n2008015898
GND ID
135984645
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Don Cornelius (32841370748).jpg ↗
Africultures person ID
31278
American National Biography ID
00727
Awards & Winners artist ID
02vswx
C-SPAN person numeric ID
93531
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
93531
CINE21 person ID
86608
Discogs artist ID
223592
Show all 35 identifiers +23
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Don-Cornelius
FAST ID
1924602
FamilySearch person ID
LBG8-TGH
Film.ru person ID
don-kornelius
Find a Grave memorial ID
84308646
Freebase ID
/m/02vswx
Geni.com profile ID
6000000015412349164
IMDb ID
nm0004843
JRC Names ID
369406
Kinobox person ID
830744
MusicBrainz artist ID
25017bf5-0263-4894-b155-921735447469
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX6010966
Notable Names Database ID
206/000168699
Plex person key
5d77684f6f4521001eaa0e5f
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ID
don-cornelius
Sinemalar person ID
145749
TCM Movie Database person ID
39264
TMDB person ID
141368
TV.com ID
people/don-cornelius
WikiTree person ID
Cornelius-1825
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpTYmrjyT9PRqMVWmVcT3
Yale LUX ID
person/a54e755f-81a1-492b-a878-47340408a281
ČSFD person ID
557505

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Grammy Trustees Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
← Cast member 3
Cleopatra Jones, Tapeheads, Roadie
Given name 2
Donald, Don
Occupation 2
television presenter, television producer
Cause of death 1
gunshot wound
Compositions 1
Dolemite
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Hair color 1
black hair
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
American English
Manner of death 1
suicide
Notable work 1
Soul Train
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Place of death 1
Sherman Oaks
Residence 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
Wears 1
glasses
← Creator 1
Soul Train
← Presenter 1
Soul Train
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Summary

Don Cornelius's place of birth was Chicago[1]. He was born on September 27, 1936[2]. He died in Sherman Oaks[3]. He died on February 1, 2012[4]. He worked as a television presenter[5] and television producer[6].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1936-09-27[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-02-01[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 25017bf5-0263-4894-b155-921735447469[28]

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Trustees Award[10], an award[29]; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[11], a commemorative plaque[30], in United States[31]; and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[12], a music museum[32], in United States[33], founded in 1983[34].

FAQs

Where was Don Cornelius born?

Don Cornelius's place of birth was Chicago[1].

Where did Don Cornelius die?

Don Cornelius died in Sherman Oaks[3].

What did Don Cornelius do for work?

Don Cornelius worked as television presenter[5] and television producer[6].

Where did Don Cornelius go to school?

Don Cornelius was educated at DuSable High School[8].

What awards did Don Cornelius receive?

Honors received include Grammy Trustees Award[10], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[11], and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B43C-E805-0345-6C50-3C1F
    Wikidata description → American TV host and producer (1936–2012)
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  3. 20w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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