George Floyd

Summary

George Floyd is a human^[1]. Born in Fayetteville^[2], he… he was born on October 14, 1973^[3]. He passed away in Minneapolis^[4]. He died on May 25, 2020^[5]. He worked as a security guard^[6], rapper^[7], truck driver^[8], basketball player^[9], and pornographic actor^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.3% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,295 views/month, #3,023 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• George Floyd was born in Fayetteville^[2].
• George Floyd passed away in Minneapolis^[4].
• George Floyd was born on October 14, 1973^[3].
• George Floyd died on May 25, 2020^[5].
• Burial took place at Houston Memorial Gardens^[12].
• George Floyd held citizenship in United States^[13].
• English was George Floyd's native language^[14].
• George Floyd is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[15].
• George Floyd worked as a security guard^[6].
• George Floyd worked as a rapper^[7].
• George Floyd worked as a truck driver^[8].
• George Floyd worked as a basketball player^[9].
• George Floyd's professions included pornographic actor^[10].
• George Floyd's professions included driver^[16].
• George Floyd's field of work was security agency^[17].
• George Floyd's field of work was rapping^[18].
• George Floyd was educated at Jack Yates High School^[19].
• George Floyd was educated at Ryan Middle School^[20].
• George Floyd's education included a stint at Texas A&M University–Kingsville^[21].
• George Floyd was a member of Screwed Up Click^[22].
• George Floyd is recorded as male^[23].
• George Floyd's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• George Floyd's member of sports team is recorded as Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas men's basketball^[25].
• George Floyd's genre is rapping^[26].
• George Floyd's genre is hip-hop^[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: 1973-10-14^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2020-05-25^[31]

• Genre(s): hip hop^[32]

• Community tags: death by police, death by police violence, hip hop^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: edda1926-cd04-4f49-b9a0-db70f8745aa7^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

George Floyd was born in Fayetteville^[2]. He was born on October 14, 1973^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[15]. English was his native language^[14].

Education

Educated at Jack Yates High School^[19], a high school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1926^[37]; Ryan Middle School^[20], a middle school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1958^[40]; and Texas A&M University–Kingsville^[21], a university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1925^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include security guard^[6], rapper^[7], truck driver^[8], basketball player^[9], pornographic actor^[10], and driver^[16]. Fields of work include security agency^[17] and rapping^[18], a singing style^[44], founded in 1970^[45].

Death and Burial

George Floyd died on May 25, 2020^[5]. He passed away in Minneapolis^[4]. The cause of death was asphyxia^[46]. He is buried at Houston Memorial Gardens^[12].

Why It Matters

George Floyd ranks in the top 0.3% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,295 views/month, #3,023 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

Where was George Floyd born?

Born in Fayetteville^[2], George Floyd…

Where did George Floyd die?

George Floyd passed away in Minneapolis^[4].

What did George Floyd do for work?

George Floyd worked as security guard^[6], rapper^[7], truck driver^[8], basketball player^[9], and pornographic actor^[10].

Where did George Floyd go to school?

George Floyd was educated at Jack Yates High School^[19], Ryan Middle School^[20], and Texas A&M University–Kingsville^[21].