Whiteman

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Whiteman is a surname most famously associated with Paul Whiteman, the influential early 20th-century American bandleader and orchestral jazz pioneer.

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Label Occurrences
Whiteman canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz orchestra
surname
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1910s
citizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
United States of America
countryOfOrigin United States of America
dateOfBirth 1890-03-28
dateOfDeath 1967-12-29
employer Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra NERFINISHED
genre jazz
orchestral jazz
orchestral jazz
hasLeader Paul Whiteman NERFINISHED
hasNotableBearer Alfred Whiteman NERFINISHED
Buddy Whiteman NERFINISHED
David Whiteman NERFINISHED
Ed Whiteman NERFINISHED
George Whiteman NERFINISHED
John Whiteman NERFINISHED
Marjorie Whiteman NERFINISHED
Paul Whiteman NERFINISHED
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra NERFINISHED
Peter Whiteman NERFINISHED
Stephen Whiteman NERFINISHED
Tony Whiteman NERFINISHED
languageOfOrigin English
notableFor popularizing symphonic jazz in the early 20th century
notableWork commissioning George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"
occupation bandleader
composer
international law scholar
middle-distance runner
orchestra leader
violinist
placeOfBirth Denver, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED

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Paul Whiteman familyName Whiteman
Dave Whiteman familyName Whiteman