John Trudell

Native American rights activist, musician, poet, and actor (1946-2015)
Person Human Q1701970
John Trudell

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
February 15, 1946
Date of death
December 8, 2015
Place of birth
Omaha
Place of death
Santa Clara
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Ethnic group
Dakota people[14]
Member of political party
American Indian Movement[18]
Official website
www.johntrudell.com[23]
Cause of death
cancer[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Given name
John[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Native language
English[13]
Unmarried partner
Marcheline Bertrand (?–2007)[20]
Writing language
English[26]
🏷️ Also known as
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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AllMovie person ID
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AllMusic artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CineMagia person ID
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Cultureel Woordenboek ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Douban movie celebrity ID
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Douban personage ID
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Encyclopedia of the Great Plains ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Genius artist ID
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Genius artist numeric ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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LdiF person ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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Nebraska Authors author ID
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Open Library ID
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Open Media Database person ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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Poetry Foundation ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Songkick artist ID
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TMDB person ID
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Tidal artist ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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ČSFD person ID
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Educated at 1
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Genre 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
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Member of political party 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
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Sex or gender 1
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Summary

John Trudell was born on February 15, 1946[1], in Omaha[2]. He died on December 8, 2015[3], in Santa Clara[4]. He worked as an actor[5], singer-songwriter[6], social activist[7], musician[8], and poet[9].

FAQs

Where was John Trudell born?

John Trudell's place of birth was Omaha[2].

Where did John Trudell die?

John Trudell passed away in Santa Clara[4].

Who was John Trudell married to?

John Trudell's spouses include Tina Manning[11].

What did John Trudell do for work?

John Trudell worked as an actor[5], singer-songwriter[6], social activist[7], musician[8], and poet[9].

Where did John Trudell go to school?

John Trudell was educated at San Bernardino Valley College[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . abcnews.go.com. abcnews.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . musik-sammler.de. musik-sammler.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 16615
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    Sinemalar person ID → 81409
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