Morris Day

American singer
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Summary

Morris Day is a human[1]. He was born in Minneapolis[2]. He was born on December 13, 1957[3]. He worked as a composer[4], actor[5], songwriter[6], singer[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,605 views/month, #6,352 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Minneapolis[2].
  • Morris Day was born on December 13, 1957[3].
  • Morris Day held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Morris Day's native language[11].
  • Morris Day worked as a composer[4].
  • Morris Day's professions included actor[5].
  • Morris Day worked as a songwriter[6].
  • Morris Day's professions included singer[7].
  • Morris Day worked as a musician[8].
  • Morris Day was educated at North Community High School[12].
  • Morris Day was a member of The Time[13].
  • Morris Day is recorded as male[14].
  • Morris Day's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Morris Day's genre is funk rock[16].
  • Morris Day's genre is funk[17].
  • Morris Day's genre is new wave[18].
  • Morris Day's genre is soul[19].
  • Morris Day's genre is pop music[20].
  • Morris Day's record label is recorded as Paisley Park Records[21].
  • Morris Day's Commons category is recorded as Morris Day[22].
  • Morris Day's family name is recorded as Day[23].
  • Morris Day's given name is recorded as Morris[24].
  • Morris Day's official website is recorded as http://www.morrisdayandthetime.com/[25].
  • Morris Day's instrument is recorded as drum[26].
  • Morris Day's nominated for is recorded as MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1956-12-13[30]

  • Genre(s): dance, funk, funk metal, funk rock, hip hop, new wave, pop, rock, soul[31]

  • Community tags: dance, funk, funk metal, funk rock, hip hop, new wave, pop, rhythm and blues, rock, soul[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4bfe54b0-0a68-4c35-b1a5-17725131f979[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Morris Day was born in Minneapolis[2]. He was born on December 13, 1957[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Morris Day's education included a stint at North Community High School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], actor[5], songwriter[6], singer[7], and musician[8].

Why It Matters

Morris Day ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,605 views/month, #6,352 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Morris Day born?

Morris Day was born in Minneapolis[2].

What did Morris Day do for work?

Morris Day worked as composer[4], actor[5], songwriter[6], singer[7], and musician[8].

Where did Morris Day go to school?

Morris Day was educated at North Community High School[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → A24B-08F0-463A-D43B-BEB4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:mzn:موریس دی]]"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Morris
    Family name → Day
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Writing language → English
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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