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Gregory Isaacs

Jamaican singer (1951–2010)
Person human Q440898

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
July 15, 1951
Date of death
October 25, 2010
Place of birth
Kingston
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Jamaica[7]
Occupation
singer
Award received
Officer of the Order of Distinction[8]
Genre
reggae[10]
Cause of death
lung cancer[13]
Family name
Isaacs[14]
Given name
Gregory[15]
Instrument
voice[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
P14750
F9E3-6D0F-65CB-28D6-5FBB[19]
Place of burial
Jamaica[6]
Record label
Island Records, Trojan Records[11][12]
Start of work period
1968[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gregory Isaacs en Gregory Anthony Isaacs ar غريغوري إيزاك cs Gregory Anthony Isaacs es Gregory Anthony Isaacs he גריגורי איסאקס hi ग्रेगरी इसहाक hu Gregory Anthony Isaacs ja グレゴリー・アイザックス pl Gregory Anthony Isaacs pt Gregory Anthony Isaacs ru Айзекс, Грегори ru Грегори Айзекс sv Isaacs zh 葛利哥萊·艾莎克
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000110701255
VIAF cluster ID
71578330
Library of Congress authority ID
n91130001
GND ID
134414608
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gregory Isaacs SNWMF 2010 1 - on stage-2.jpg ↗
AZLyrics.com artist ID
g/gregoryisaacs
Africultures person ID
25106
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000160848
Allcinema person ID
289347
BBC Things ID
43b2f387-d5f5-4ade-944b-494d6ba4a970
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13895490x
Deezer artist ID
7065
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134414608
Discogs artist ID
20703
Europeana entity
agent/base/68039
FAST ID
1502837
Fandango person ID
314728
Freebase ID
/m/03zzq_
GTAA ID
260146
Genius artist ID
Gregory-isaacs
Grammy Awards artist ID
gregory-isaacs/16872
Grove Music Online ID
49965
IMDb ID
nm0410544
IdRef ID
077442385
KANTO ID
000184701
Kinobox person ID
260162
LyricsTranslate ID
gregory-isaacs-lyrics.html
MusicBrainz artist ID
9abff216-e204-4dbc-9849-d1dbe1fbbda8
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000098878
NE.se ID
gregory-isaacs
NL CR AUT ID
xx0081881
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007419698705171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX870597
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072024623
Obálky knih ID
xx0081881
Pitchfork artist ID
8438-gregory-isaacs
Rate Your Music artist ID
gregory_isaacs
Rock's Backpages artist ID
gregory-isaacs
Songkick artist ID
505153
Spotify artist ID
6QHu71f8LLeT8n0GzfbYFc
TMDB person ID
78608
The Guardian topic ID
music/gregory-isaacs
Tidal artist ID
16905
Universal Music France artist ID
20000109089
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJt3WWw6Bg4RFHkQDcMwYP
Yale LUX ID
person/bfa5b820-4375-4752-825e-890571b64af0
ČSFD person ID
71424

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 4
Cool Ruler, Night Nurse, Private Beach Party, Red Rose for Gregory
Mb:writer 2
Night Nurse, Night Nurse
Record label 2
Island Records, Trojan Records
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
Jamaica
Family name 1
Isaacs
Genre 1
reggae
Given name 1
Gregory
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
singer
Place of birth 1
Kingston
Place of burial 1
Jamaica
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
Rockers
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Summary

Gregory Isaacs was born on July 15, 1951[1], in Kingston[2]. He died on October 25, 2010[3], in London[4]. He worked as a singer[5].

FAQs

Where was Gregory Isaacs born?

Gregory Isaacs's place of birth was Kingston[2].

Where did Gregory Isaacs die?

Gregory Isaacs passed away in London[4].

What did Gregory Isaacs do for work?

Gregory Isaacs worked as a singer[5].

What awards did Gregory Isaacs receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Distinction[8].

Related Entities

Island Records Jamaica Kingston London

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . jamaicaobserver.com. jamaicaobserver.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 7065
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  2. 4d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 16905
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  3. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hi', '
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  4. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 289347
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  5. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F9E3-6D0F-65CB-28D6-5FBB
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  6. 23w ago · LccnBot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Family name → Isaacs
    Genre → reggae
    Instance of → human
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ Library of Congress authority ID: n91130001, Add authorized heading for P244 Library of Congress LCCN subject named as"
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