Jim Pepper

American Kaw-Muscogee Creek jazz musician (1941-1992)
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Summary

Jim Pepper was born on June 18, 1941[1], in Salem[2]. He died on February 10, 1992[3], in Portland[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], saxophonist[6], singer[7], composer[8], and musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (839 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Ethnic group: Kaw people[12], Muscogee (Creek) Nation[13]
  • Educated at: Madison High School[14], Parkrose High School[15]
  • Member of: The Free Spirits[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Genre: jazz[18]
  • Cause of death: lymphoma[19]
  • Family name: Pepper[20]
  • Given name: Jim[21], Gilbert[22]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[23]
  • Instrument: saxophone[24], tenor saxophone[25], soprano saxophone[26], voice[27]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names[28]

Why It Matters

Jim Pepper has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Jim Pepper born?

Jim Pepper's place of birth was Salem[2].

Where did Jim Pepper die?

Jim Pepper passed away in Portland[4].

What did Jim Pepper do for work?

Jim Pepper worked as a jazz musician[5], saxophonist[6], singer[7], composer[8], and musician[9].

Where did Jim Pepper go to school?

Jim Pepper was educated at Madison High School[14] and Parkrose High School[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved . oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved . oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved . oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved . oregonencyclopedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → The Free Spirits
    Wikipedia languages → ['da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fi', 'it', 'nl', 'nn', 'pl']
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Madison High School, Parkrose High School
    Place of birth → Salem
    Manner of death → natural causes
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Smithsonian Names
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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