Rubén González

Cuban pianist (1919-2003)
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Summary

Rubén González was born on May 26, 1919[1], in Santa Clara[2]. He died on December 8, 2003[3], in Havana[4]. He worked as a pianist[5], composer[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,146 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Colón Cemetery, Havana[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Cuba[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Genre: son cubano[12]
  • Record label: Nonesuch Records[13], RCA Records[14]
  • Family name: González[15]
  • Given name: Rubén[16]
  • Instrument: piano[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[18]
  • Birth name: Rubén González Fontanills[19]
  • Different from: Rubén González[20]
  • Second family name in Spanish name: Fontanills[21]
  • Start of work period: 1937[22]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[23]
  • P14750: CB76-857B-EF55-C15A-8DD0[24]

Why It Matters

Rubén González has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Rubén González born?

Rubén González's place of birth was Santa Clara[2].

Where did Rubén González die?

Rubén González died in Havana[4].

What did Rubén González do for work?

Rubén González worked as a pianist[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · AlphaLemur · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es',
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  2. 21d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Port person id → 193018
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 177284
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  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → CB76-857B-EF55-C15A-8DD0
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook numeric id → 23325904848
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  6. 24w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Havana
    Facebook page id → —
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    Start of work period → +1937-00-00T00:00:00Z
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