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Max Bygraves

British singer, comedian, actor (1922–2012)
Person Human Q2477019

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
October 16, 1922
Date of death
August 31, 2012
Place of birth
Rotherhithe
Place of death
Hope Island
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10][11]
Occupation
actor, film actor, singer, comedian, television actor
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12]
Cause of death
Alzheimer's disease[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Given name
Max[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Medical condition
Alzheimer's disease[18]
Military branch
Royal Air Force[14]
Record label
Pye Records[15]
Start of work period
1943[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Max Bygraves en Walter William Bygraves fr Walter William Bygraves ja マックス・バイグレイヴス ja マックス・バイグレイブス nl Walter William Bygraves ru Байгрейвс ru Байгрейвс Макс ru Макс Байгрейвс
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88132378
GND ID
1035298449
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
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AllMovie person ID
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American Film Institute person ID
110066
AusStage person ID
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BBC Things ID
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DAHR artist ID
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Deezer artist ID
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Discogs artist ID
199785
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Douban movie celebrity ID
1071209
Douban personage ID
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Elonet person ID
939187
Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Fandango person ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
nm0125880
J9U entity ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NE.se ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1577946
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
096749571
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
105524
Oxford Reference overview ID
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Plex person key
5d77687b103a2d001f572f90
SNAC ARK ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
156369
TMDB person ID
996619
Te Papa agent ID
18726
WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/f3a9b09f-ec97-450a-984d-38d07fc4197c
ČSFD person ID
883083

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
actor, singer, comedian, film actor, television actor
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
← Performer 2
We're Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line, Run Rabbit Run
Award received 1
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Cause of death 1
Alzheimer's disease
Given name 1
Max
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:performer of 1
SingaLongaWarYears!
Medical condition 1
Alzheimer's disease
Military branch 1
Royal Air Force
Place of birth 1
Rotherhithe
Place of death 1
Hope Island
Record label 1
Pye Records
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Max Bygraves was born on October 16, 1922[1], in Rotherhithe[2]. He died on August 31, 2012[3], in Hope Island[4]. He worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], singer[7], comedian[8], and television actor[9].

FAQs

Where was Max Bygraves born?

Max Bygraves was born in Rotherhithe[2].

Where did Max Bygraves die?

Max Bygraves died in Hope Island[4].

What did Max Bygraves do for work?

Max Bygraves worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], singer[7], comedian[8], and television actor[9].

What awards did Max Bygraves receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[12].

Related Entities

United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 147597
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    HAND ID → 7049-D370-B27A-8913-176B
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