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Gloria Gaynor

American singer
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Summary

Gloria Gaynor was born on September 7, 1949[1], in Newark[2]. She has worked as a singer[3], television actor[4], and composer[5]. She ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,549 views/month, #6,072 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: September 7, 1943[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Ethnic group: African Americans[9]
  • Educated at: Malcolm X Shabazz High School[10]
  • Award received: New Jersey Hall of Fame[11], Kennedy Center Honors[12]
  • Religion or worldview: Evangelicalism[13]
  • Sex or gender: female[14]
  • Genre: disco[15], rhythm and blues[16], soul[17], gospel music[18], dance-pop[19]
  • Discography: Gloria Gaynor discography[20]
  • Commons category: Gloria Gaynor[21]
  • Voice type: mezzo-soprano[22]
  • Family name: Gaynor[23], Fowles[24]
  • Given name: Gloria[25]
  • Official website: https://www.gloriagaynor.com/[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gloria Gaynor[27]
  • Instrument: voice[28]
  • Eye color: brown[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Topic has template: Template:Gloria Gaynor[31]
  • Birth name: Gloria Fowles[32]
  • Name in native language: Gloria Gaynor[33]
  • Hair color: black hair[34]
  • Start of work period: 1965[35]

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[36]

  • Country: US[37]

  • Began / founded: 1943-09-07[38]

  • Genre(s): dance-pop, disco, philly soul, pop soul, soul[39]

  • Community tags: dance-pop, disco, philly soul, pop soul, soul[40]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d5c51c36-ac67-4727-91ed-ee9f0df81a2d[41]

Why It Matters

Gloria Gaynor has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Gloria Gaynor born?

Gloria Gaynor's place of birth was Newark[2].

What did Gloria Gaynor do for work?

Gloria Gaynor worked as a singer[3], television actor[4], and composer[5].

Where did Gloria Gaynor go to school?

Gloria Gaynor was educated at Malcolm X Shabazz High School[10].

What awards did Gloria Gaynor receive?

Honors received include New Jersey Hall of Fame[11] and Kennedy Center Honors[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 12w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Gloria Gaynor
    Svkkl authority id → 0324945-Gaynor-Gloria-1949
    Official website → https://www.gloriagaynor.com/
    Ethnic group → African Americans
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