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William Onyeabor

Nigerian funk musician
Person human Q8016354

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 26, 1946
Date of death
January 16, 2017
Place of birth
Nigeria
Place of death
Nigeria, Enugu[7]
Country of citizenship
Nigeria[8]
Occupation
singer, composer
Religion or worldview
Christianity[9]
Genre
funk[11]
Given name
William[12]
P14750
6EA4-F7DC-4EC4-D5A6-0980[14]
Start of work period
1977[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Ezechukwu Onyeabor en William Onyeabor de William Ezechukwu Onyeabor
🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
11975497
Library of Congress authority ID
no2002059751
GND ID
1203574495
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000683943
BBC Things ID
53cf2b87-2bdd-415e-af8f-0a56d941a5aa
Deezer artist ID
4932
Discogs artist ID
289162
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Onyeabor
Europeana entity
agent/base/30635
Facebook username
WilliamOnyeabor
Freebase ID
/m/01v78rf
Genius artist ID
William-onyeabor
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Genius artist numeric ID
373637
IMDb ID
nm6307102
Last.fm ID
William+Onyeabor
MusicBrainz artist ID
53dd0229-8a42-4bd7-8ffb-29bdec25e9c6
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000211812
Pitchfork artist ID
31843-william-onyeabor
Radio France person ID
william-onyeabor
Songkick artist ID
2128105
Spotify artist ID
755pQSGUy6rtPrUCbnJTvi
Tidal artist ID
3614056
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkXr8J3pMXQpk8bRC8jYP

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
composer, singer
Country of citizenship 1
Nigeria
Genre 1
funk
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Mb:parent 1
Charles Onyeabor
Mb:performer of 1
Who is William Onyeabor?
Place of birth 1
Nigeria
Place of death 1
Nigeria
Religion or worldview 1
Christianity
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Onyeabor was born on March 26, 1946[1], in Nigeria[2]. He died on January 16, 2017[3], in Nigeria[4]. He worked as a singer[5] and composer[6].

FAQs

Where was William Onyeabor born?

William Onyeabor's place of birth was Nigeria[2].

Where did William Onyeabor die?

William Onyeabor passed away in Nigeria[4].

What did William Onyeabor do for work?

William Onyeabor worked as a singer[5] and composer[6].

Related Entities

Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . luakabop.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . residentadvisor.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 4932
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63224|batch #63224]]: Import Deezer artist ID from MusicBrainz via its artist ID in Wikidata. Also matched on name. Part1: imp"
  2. 2d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3614056
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63220|batch #63220]]: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  3. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 6EA4-F7DC-4EC4-D5A6-0980
    Place of birth → Nigeria
    Start of work period → +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID → biography/William-Onyeabor
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
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