Home › Entities › human › Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller

American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944)
Person human Q103651
Glenn Miller
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Glenn Miller was born on March 1, 1904[1], in Clarinda[2]. He died on December 15, 1944[3], in English Channel[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], bandleader[6], composer[7], music arranger[8], and conductor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.53% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,118 views/month, #5,252 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: February 15, 1944[11]
  • Father: Lewis Elmer Miller[12]
  • Mother: Mattie Lou Cavender[13]
  • Spouse: Helen Dorothy Burger Miller[14]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[15]
  • Occupation: aircraft pilot[16], recording artist[17], trombonist[18], musician[19]
  • Educated at: University of Colorado Boulder[20]
  • Award received: Bronze Star Medal[21], Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[22], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[23]
  • Member of: Glenn Miller & His Orchestra[24]
  • Sex or gender: male[25]
  • Genre: jazz[26], swing[27], blues[28], big band music[29]
  • Record label: Bluebird Records[30], RCA Records[31]
  • Discography: Glenn Miller discography[32]
  • Commons category: Glenn Miller[33]
  • Archives at: Library of Congress Music Division[34], University of Colorado Boulder[35]
  • Cause of death: aviation accident[36]
  • Family name: Miller[37]
  • Given name: Alton[38], Glenn[39]
  • Date of disappearance: December 15, 1944[40]
  • Official website: http://www.glennmiller.org[41]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Glenn Miller[42]
  • Commons gallery: Glenn Miller[43]
  • Manner of death: accidental death[44]
  • Instrument: trombone[45]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[46]

Why It Matters

Glenn Miller has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Glenn Miller born?

Glenn Miller was born in Clarinda[2].

Where did Glenn Miller die?

Glenn Miller died in English Channel[4].

Who were Glenn Miller's parents?

Glenn Miller's father was Lewis Elmer Miller[12]. Glenn Miller's mother was Mattie Lou Cavender[13].

Who was Glenn Miller married to?

Glenn Miller's spouses include Helen Dorothy Burger Miller[14].

What did Glenn Miller do for work?

Glenn Miller worked as a jazz musician[5], bandleader[6], composer[7], music arranger[8], and conductor[9].

Where did Glenn Miller go to school?

Glenn Miller was educated at University of Colorado Boulder[20].

What awards did Glenn Miller receive?

Honors received include Bronze Star Medal[21], Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[22], and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[23].

Related Entities

RCA Records United States

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . articles.latimes.com. articles.latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . NNDB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . barnesandnoble.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . news.allaboutjazz.com. news.allaboutjazz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . army.togetherweserved.com. Retrieved . army.togetherweserved.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . hdl.loc.gov. hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [11] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . 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). Glenn Miller. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/glenn-miller
MLA “Glenn Miller.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/glenn-miller.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_glenn-miller_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Glenn Miller}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/glenn-miller}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Glenn Miller — https://4ort.xyz/entity/glenn-miller (retrieved 2026-10-17)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/glenn-miller · 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. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nb */ other names, source for place of birth, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for"
  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 49169
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 49169, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322004873|グレン・ミラー (#322004873)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 76564
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 76564, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  4. 8w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00003155n
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151060767
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  5. 8w ago · Rettinghaus · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a grave memorial id → 4309
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Miller, (Alton) Glenn, Update GMO qualifiers (P1810, P577, P50/P2093)"
  6. 8w ago · ~2026-45187-70 · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9BF8-33EF-4580-48DE-F18A
    Find a grave memorial id → 4309
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Find a grave memorial id: 2575"
  7. 11w ago · Sawe9652 · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → Library of Congress Music Division, University of Colorado Boulder
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Archives at: University of Colorado Boulder"
  8. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → glenn-miller
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: glenn-miller, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289930818|glenn miller (#289930818)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  9. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0080137-Miller-Glenn-19041944
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0080137-Miller-Glenn-19041944, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259473|batch #259473]]"
  10. 18w ago · Birkho · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Signature → Unterschrift Glenn Miller US-amerikanischer Jazz-Posaunist.s
    George eastman museum people id → 41805
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Signature: Unterschrift Glenn Miller US-amerikanischer Jazz-Posaunist.svg"
  11. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → BedfordCornExchangeGlennMillerPlaque.JPG, GlennMillerMonumentGroveStCemeteryNewHavenCT04152008.JPG, Glenn Miller Memorial at RAF Kingscliffe - geograph.org.uk - +2
    Occupation → jazz musician, bandleader, composer +6
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31699|batch #31699]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (1)"
  12. 23w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Educated at → University of Colorado Boulder
    Official website → http://www.glennmiller.org
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Plaque image: BedfordCornExchangeGlennMillerPlaque.JPG"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.