Don Costa

American recording artist, conductor, record producer, music arranger, jazz guitarist (1925–1983)
Person human Q705356
Don Costa
Jules Alexander · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Don Costa

Summary

Don Costa is a human[1]. His place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on July 10, 1925[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on January 19, 1983[5]. He worked as a composer[6], jazz guitarist[7], conductor[8], songwriter[9], and film score composer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Boston[2], Don Costa…
  • Don Costa died in New York City[4].
  • Don Costa died in Lenox Hill Hospital[12].
  • Don Costa was born on July 10, 1925[3].
  • Don Costa died on January 19, 1983[5].
  • Don Costa was married to Terry Ray Costa[13].
  • A child of Don Costa was Nikka Costa[14].
  • A child of Don Costa was Nancy Costa[15].
  • Don Costa held citizenship in United States[16].
  • Don Costa worked as a composer[6].
  • Don Costa worked as a jazz guitarist[7].
  • Don Costa worked as a conductor[8].
  • Don Costa worked as a songwriter[9].
  • Don Costa worked as a film score composer[10].
  • Don Costa worked as a record producer[17].
  • Don Costa's field of work was music[18].
  • Don Costa is recorded as male[19].
  • Don Costa's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Don Costa's genre is pop music[21].
  • Don Costa's genre is jazz[22].
  • Don Costa's genre is stage and screen[23].
  • Don Costa's record label is recorded as Durium Marche Estere[24].
  • Don Costa's record label is recorded as London Records[25].
  • Don Costa's record label is recorded as United Artists Records[26].
  • Don Costa's record label is recorded as Verve 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: 1925-06-10[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1983-01-19[31]

  • Genre(s): traditional pop[32]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, conductor, producer, traditional pop[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1f9e4aed-ab31-4d61-a1d0-b524bceb9172[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Don Costa's place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on July 10, 1925[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], jazz guitarist[7], conductor[8], songwriter[9], film score composer[10], and record producer[17]. Don Costa's field of work was music[18].

Personal Life

Don Costa was married to Terry Ray Costa[13]. Children include Nikka Costa[14], a child singer[35], b. 1972[36], of United States[37], specialised in singing[38] and Nancy Costa[15], a singer[39], b. 1959[40].

Death and Burial

Don Costa died on January 19, 1983[5]. Recorded place of death include New York City[4], a global city[41], in United States[42], founded in 1624[43] and Lenox Hill Hospital[12], a hospital[44], in United States[45], founded in 1857[46]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[47].

Why It Matters

Don Costa ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Don Costa born?

Don Costa's place of birth was Boston[2].

Where did Don Costa die?

Don Costa died in New York City[4].

Who was Don Costa married to?

Don Costa's spouses include Terry Ray Costa[13].

What did Don Costa do for work?

Don Costa worked as composer[6], jazz guitarist[7], conductor[8], songwriter[9], and film score composer[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [47] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . 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.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . 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. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Don Costa. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/don-costa
MLA “Don Costa.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/don-costa.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_don-costa_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Don Costa}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/don-costa}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Don Costa — https://4ort.xyz/entity/don-costa (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/don-costa · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · ~2026-29117-52 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Related category Category:Films scored by Don Costa
    Genre
    Country of citizenship United States
    Field of work
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P569]]: 10 June 1925"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.