Will Bradley

American trombonist (1912–1989)
Person human Q364003
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Summary

Will Bradley was born on July 12, 1912[1], in Newton[2]. He died on July 15, 1989[3], in Flemington[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], bandleader[6], conductor[7], composer[8], and trombonist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Occupation: musician[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Genre: jazz[14]
  • Record label: Bell Records[15]
  • Family name: Bradley[16]
  • Given name: Will[17]
  • Instrument: trombone[18]

Why It Matters

Will Bradley has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Will Bradley born?

Will Bradley was born in Newton[2].

Where did Will Bradley die?

Will Bradley died in Flemington[4].

What did Will Bradley do for work?

Will Bradley worked as a jazz musician[5], bandleader[6], conductor[7], composer[8], and trombonist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Newton
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'nl', 'pt']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Will
    Family name → Bradley
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Instance of → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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