John Berry

American guitarist (1963–2016)
Person human Q6467756
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Summary

John Berry was born on August 29, 1963[1], in New York City[2]. He died on May 19, 2016[3], in Danvers[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,099 views/month, #6,523 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Member of: Beastie Boys[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Cause of death: frontotemporal dementia[10]
  • Family name: Berry[11]
  • Given name: John[12]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[13]
  • Instrument: guitar[14]
  • Different from: John Berry[15]
  • Start of work period: 1979[16]
  • P14750: 45CC-0B1B-2161-1DCF-19F7[17]

Why It Matters

John Berry has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was John Berry born?

John Berry's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did John Berry die?

John Berry passed away in Danvers[4].

What did John Berry do for work?

John Berry worked as a guitarist[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [1] ↑ . Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved . rollingstone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'en', 'fr', 'pl', 'simple', 'sr', 'tr']
    Member of → Beastie Boys
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Cause of death → frontotemporal dementia
    Citizenship → —
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