John Simmons

American jazz bassist (1918–1979)
Person human Q1701758
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John Simmons

Summary

John Simmons is a human[1]. His place of birth was Haskell[2]. He was born on June 14, 1918[3]. He died on September 19, 1979[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Haskell[2], John Simmons…
  • John Simmons was born on June 14, 1918[3].
  • John Simmons died on September 19, 1979[4].
  • John Simmons held citizenship in United States[7].
  • John Simmons's professions included jazz musician[5].
  • John Simmons is recorded as male[8].
  • John Simmons's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • John Simmons's genre is jazz[10].
  • John Simmons's Commons category is recorded as John Simmons[11].
  • John Simmons's family name is recorded as Q21448931[12].
  • John Simmons's given name is recorded as John[13].
  • John Simmons's instrument is recorded as double bass[14].
  • John Simmons's different from is recorded as John Simmons[15].
  • John Simmons's start of work period is recorded as 1937[16].

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[17]

  • Country: US[18]

  • Began / founded: 1918-06-14[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1979-09-19[20]

  • Genre(s): jazz, swing[21]

  • Community tags: jazz, swing[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 16f2846f-3afd-41fc-aaf7-49edc26beadc[23]

Body

Origins and Family

John Simmons was born in Haskell[2]. He was born on June 14, 1918[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Simmons worked as a jazz musician[5].

Death and Burial

John Simmons died on September 19, 1979[4].

Why It Matters

John Simmons ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was John Simmons born?

John Simmons's place of birth was Haskell[2].

What did John Simmons do for work?

John Simmons worked as jazz musician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument double bass
    Place of birth Haskell
    Genre
    Citizenship
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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