John York

American musician
Person human Q1702240
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Summary

John York is a human[1]. Born in White Plains[2], he… he was born on August 3, 1946[3]. He worked as a musician[4], singer[5], songwriter[6], and guitarist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in White Plains[2].
  • John York was born on August 3, 1946[3].
  • John York was born on 1949[9].
  • John York held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John York's professions included musician[4].
  • John York worked as a singer[5].
  • John York worked as a songwriter[6].
  • John York's professions included guitarist[7].
  • John York was a member of The Lamp of Childhood[11].
  • John York was a member of The Byrds[12].
  • John York is recorded as male[13].
  • John York's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John York's genre is country music[15].
  • John York's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[16].
  • John York's family name is recorded as York[17].
  • John York's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • John York's given name is recorded as Foley[19].
  • John York's official website is recorded as http://www.johnyorkmusic.com[20].
  • John York's instrument is recorded as bass guitar[21].
  • John York's instrument is recorded as guitar[22].
  • John York's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • John York's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • John York's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Foley York'}[25].
  • John York's start of work period is recorded as 1965[26].
  • John York's writing language is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

John York's place of birth was White Plains[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 3, 1946[3] and 1949[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4], singer[5], songwriter[6], and guitarist[7].

Why It Matters

John York ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was John York born?

Born in White Plains[2].

What did John York do for work?

John York worked as musician[4], singer[5], songwriter[6], and guitarist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . 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.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Jmax · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Q133681973
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Date of birth: 3 August 1946"
  2. 19w ago · Kolja21 · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1946-08-03T00:00:00Z, +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Gnd id → 128792639, 128792655
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Gnd id: 128792639"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → bass guitar, guitar, voice
    Genre → —
    Member of → —
    Citizenship → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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