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The Big Bopper

American musician (1930–1959)
Person Human Q366207
The Big Bopper
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 24, 1930
Date of death
February 3, 1959
Place of birth
Port Arthur
Place of death
Clear Lake
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
singer, disc jockey, songwriter, musician
Educated at
Lamar University, Beaumont High School[12][13]
Notable work
Chantilly Lace[14]
Genre
rock and roll[16]
Cause of death
aviation accident[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Birth name
Jiles Perry Richardson Jr.[31]
Family name
Richardson[21]
Given name
Jiles, Perry[22][23]
Instrument
guitar, voice[28][29]
Manner of death
accidental death[27]
Name in native language
J. P. Richardson[32]
Native language
English[11]
Place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park[9]
Pseudonym
Big Bopper, Jape Richardson[24][25]
Record label
Mercury Records, D Records[17][18]
Significant event
The Day the Music Died[26]
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Start of work period
1954[33]
Voice type
baritone[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson Jr, en Big Bopper en Jape Richardson en The Big Bopper en J. P. Richardson Jr, en J. P. Richardson en Jiles Richardson Jr. en Jiles Richardson en Jiles Perry Richardson cs Jape Richardson cs Jiles Perry Richardson cs Big Bopper da Jiles P. Richardson jr. da Jiles Perry Richardson da Big Bopper de Big Bopper de J.P. Richardson de J. P. Richardson de Jiles Perry Richardson es Big Bopper
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000118336221
VIAF cluster ID
89802460, 79579451
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88614904
GND ID
134329252, 1155210824
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000046460
BAnQ authority ID
0000910452
BBC Things ID
e6071ed1-25f4-417f-b2ff-4cf25cf79c1d
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138915055, 17723978w
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10800901
Deezer artist ID
183022
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134329252
Discogs artist ID
229181, 937045
Show all 52 identifiers +40
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/The-Big-Bopper
Europeana entity
agent/base/61023
FAST ID
224693
Find a Grave memorial ID
1705
Freebase ID
/m/01nk_rb
Geni profile ID
6000000083866525822
Genius artist ID
The-big-bopper
Genius artist numeric ID
359554
HAND ID
3736-CAE4-7A01-0455-4F57
Handbook of Texas ID
fri40
IMDb ID
nm2198840
IPI name number
00025976263, 00025975952
KANTO ID
000193838
KBR person ID
14377508
Kinobox person ID
1252717
Last.fm ID
The+Big+Bopper
Libraries Australia ID
61226236
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000032584
NL CR AUT ID
xx0144992
NLA Trove people ID
1822074
NNDB people ID
034/000049884
National Library of Latvia ID
000079338
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Bw8i;=B6
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
18655849X
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095505611
Quora topic ID
J-P-The-Big-Bopper-Richardson
RILM ID
132703
Rate Your Music artist ID
the_big_bopper
Rock's Backpages artist ID
big-bopper-The
SNAC ARK ID
w6t88m49
Songfacts artist ID
the-big-bopper
TMDB person ID
1251730
Topic's main category
Category:J. A. “The Big Bopper” Richardson
Trading Card Database name ID
199164
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10570727
WikiTree person ID
Richardson-23243
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrgCp4dJtpHGP7X9tptrq
Yandex Music artist ID
25292
ČSFD person ID
314914

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 6
Chantilly Lace, Chantilly Lace, Running Bear, Running Bear, White Lightnin', White Lightnin'
Mb:lyricist 6
Chantilly Lace, Chantilly Lace, Running Bear, Running Bear, White Lightnin', White Lightnin'
Occupation 3
singer, disc jockey, songwriter
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Record label 2
Mercury Records, D Records
← Lyricist 2
Chantilly Lace, Running Bear
Cause of death 1
aviation accident
Compositions 1
Chantilly Lace
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Lamar University
Family name 1
Richardson
Genre 1
rock and roll
Given name 1
Perry
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Native language 1
English
Notable work 1
Chantilly Lace
Place of birth 1
Port Arthur
Place of death 1
Clear Lake
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
The Day the Music Died
Voice type 1
baritone
← Cast member 1
Behind the Music
← Performer 1
Chantilly Lace
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Summary

The Big Bopper was born on October 24, 1930[1], in Port Arthur[2]. He died on February 3, 1959[3], in Clear Lake[4]. He worked as a singer[5], disc jockey[6], songwriter[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was The Big Bopper born?

The Big Bopper's place of birth was Port Arthur[2].

Where did The Big Bopper die?

The Big Bopper died in Clear Lake[4].

What did The Big Bopper do for work?

The Big Bopper worked as a singer[5], disc jockey[6], songwriter[7], and musician[8].

Where did The Big Bopper go to school?

The Big Bopper was educated at Lamar University[12] and Beaumont High School[13].

Related Entities

Lamar University Mercury Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Chantilly Lace
    Given name → Jiles, Perry
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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