John Rutsey

Canadian drummer (1952–2008)
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John Rutsey

Summary

John Rutsey is a human[1]. He was born in Toronto[2]. He was born on July 23, 1952[3]. He died in Toronto[4]. He died on May 11, 2008[5]. He worked as a musician[6] and drummer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,799 views/month, #6,718 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Toronto[2], John Rutsey…
  • John Rutsey died in Toronto[4].
  • John Rutsey was born on July 23, 1952[3].
  • John Rutsey died on May 11, 2008[5].
  • Burial took place at Mount Pleasant Cemetery[9].
  • John Rutsey held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • John Rutsey worked as a musician[6].
  • John Rutsey worked as a drummer[7].
  • John Rutsey was a member of Rush[11].
  • John Rutsey is recorded as male[12].
  • John Rutsey's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Rutsey's genre is hard rock[14].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[15].
  • The cause of death was diabetes[16].
  • John Rutsey's family name is recorded as Rutsey[17].
  • John Rutsey's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • John Rutsey's official website is recorded as http://www.rush.com[19].
  • John Rutsey's medical condition is recorded as type-1 diabetes[20].
  • John Rutsey's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • John Rutsey's instrument is recorded as drum kit[22].
  • John Rutsey's start of work period is recorded as 1963[23].

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[24]

  • Country: CA[25]

  • Began / founded: 1952-07-23[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2008-05-11[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 942025b3-6c51-4f8f-9763-23de9b4a4aa6[28]

Body

Origins and Family

John Rutsey's place of birth was Toronto[2]. He was born on July 23, 1952[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[6] and drummer[7].

Death and Burial

John Rutsey died on May 11, 2008[5]. He died in Toronto[4]. Recorded cause of death include myocardial infarction[15] and diabetes[16]. He is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

John Rutsey ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,799 views/month, #6,718 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 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 John Rutsey born?

Born in Toronto[2], John Rutsey…

Where did John Rutsey die?

John Rutsey died in Toronto[4].

What did John Rutsey do for work?

John Rutsey worked as musician[6] and drummer[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . canada.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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