Milt Buckner

American jazz pianist and organist (1915–1977)
Person human Q1727308
Milt Buckner
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Milt Buckner

Summary

Milt Buckner is a human[1]. His place of birth was St. Louis[2]. He was born on July 10, 1915[3]. He died in Chicago[4]. He died on July 27, 1977[5]. He worked as a pianist[6] and jazz musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in St. Louis[2], Milt Buckner…
  • Milt Buckner passed away in Chicago[4].
  • Milt Buckner was born on July 10, 1915[3].
  • Milt Buckner died on July 27, 1977[5].
  • Milt Buckner held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Milt Buckner is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Milt Buckner worked as a pianist[6].
  • Milt Buckner worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Milt Buckner is recorded as male[11].
  • Milt Buckner's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Milt Buckner's genre is jazz[13].
  • Milt Buckner's record label is recorded as MPS Records[14].
  • Milt Buckner's Commons category is recorded as Milt Buckner[15].
  • Milt Buckner's family name is recorded as Buckner[16].
  • Milt Buckner's given name is recorded as Milt[17].
  • Milt Buckner's instrument is recorded as piano[18].
  • Milt Buckner's instrument is recorded as organ[19].
  • Milt Buckner's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20].
  • Milt Buckner's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Milt Buckner's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Milt Brent Buckner'}[22].
  • Milt Buckner's start of work period is recorded as 1975[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: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1915-07-10[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1977-07-27[27]

  • Genre(s): jazz, swing[28]

  • Community tags: jazz, swing[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d8165438-12b3-4ba2-8f32-0f08a6670906[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Milt Buckner was born in St. Louis[2]. He was born on July 10, 1915[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6] and jazz musician[7].

Death and Burial

Milt Buckner died on July 27, 1977[5]. He died in Chicago[4].

Why It Matters

Milt Buckner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Milt Buckner born?

Milt Buckner was born in St. Louis[2].

Where did Milt Buckner die?

Milt Buckner passed away in Chicago[4].

What did Milt Buckner do for work?

Milt Buckner worked as pianist[6] and jazz musician[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CONOR.SI. 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.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument piano, organ
    Place of birth St. Louis
    Genre
    Citizenship
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