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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
- Born
- August 29, 1958
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-09
- 2.Stated in SNAC“Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009”Retrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in Find a Grave“Michael Jackson”Retrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in BabelioRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Nederlandse Top 40Retrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie“Michael Joseph Jackson”brockhaus.de/ecs/julex/article/jackson-michael-josephRetrieved 2017-10-09
- August 29, 1958
- Died
- June 25, 2009
13
Sources- 1.“Michael Jackson Artist Biography by Steve Huey”allmusic.com/artist/michael-jackson-mn0000467203/biographyRetrieved 2015-07-14
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-13
- 3.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 4.Stated in SNAC“Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009”Retrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in BabelioRetrieved 2017-10-09
- June 25, 2009
- Birthplace
- St. Mary's Mercy Hospital
2
Sources- 1.“Michael Jackson’s Birth place abandoned”mjvibe.com/michael-jacksons-birth-place-abandoned/Retrieved 2026-08-30
- 2.“Inside the Abandoned Hospital Where Michael Jackson Was Born”99wfmk.com/michael-jackson-hospital/Retrieved 2026-09-20
- , Gary
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Sources- 1.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2025-07-12
- 2.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- St. Mary's Mercy Hospital
- Place of death
- UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
1
Sources- 1.“Michael Jackson's Death Caps Years of Ill Health”abcnews.com/amp/Health/MichaelJackson/story?id=7934491&page=1Retrieved 2026-09-05
- , Los Angeles
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Sources- 1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-30
- 2.“Michael Jackson Artist Biography by Steve Huey”allmusic.com/artist/michael-jackson-mn0000467203/biographyRetrieved 2015-07-14
- 3.Stated in BlackPast.orgRetrieved 2025-07-12
- 4.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- songwriter
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
- , musician
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
- , dancer
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
- +6 more
- songwriter
- Education
- Spouse
- Lisa Marie Presley(1994–1996)
- , Debbie Rowe(1996–2000)
Overview
Life at a glance
Positions, education, employers and awards over time
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624 statements · 16% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Father
- Joe Jackson (talent manager)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- Joe Jackson (talent manager)
- Website
- michaeljackson.com language: English
- Awards
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award(2010)
- Grammy Legend Award(1993)
- International Artist Award of Excellence
- Genesis Award
- Johnny Mercer Award(2002)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame(2001)
- Grammy Award for Best Music Video(1996) for work: Scream / Childhood · together with: Janet Jackson
- Echo Pop Award for the Best International Rock/Pop Male Artist(1993)
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- Officer of the National Order of Merit(February 1992)
- Grammy Award for Best Music Video(1990) for work: Leave Me Alone
- Medal of the City of Paris(June 1988) conferred by: Jacques Chirac · subject named as: médaille grand vermeil
1
Sources- 1.premiere.fr/Cinema/Michael-Jackson-et-ses-amisRetrieved 2022-07-02
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year(1986) for work: We Are the World · together with: Lionel Richie
- Grammy Award for Best Music Film(1985) for work: Michael Jackson's Thriller
- Grammy Award for Record of the Year(February 28, 1984) together with: Quincy Jones · for work: Beat It · statement is subject of: 26th Annual Grammy Awards
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- Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance(February 28, 1984) for work: Beat It · statement is subject of: 26th Annual Grammy Awards
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- Grammy Award for Best R&B Song(February 28, 1984) statement is subject of: 26th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Billie Jean
1
- Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance(February 28, 1984) statement is subject of: 26th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Billie Jean
1
- Grammy Award for Album of the Year(1984) for work: Thriller
- Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance(1984) for work: Thriller
- Grammy Award for Best Album for Children(1984) for work: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · together with: Quincy Jones
- Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical(1984) for work: Thriller · together with: Quincy Jones
- Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance(1980) for work: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- American Choreography Awards
- Sibling
- Rebbie Jackson
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- Janet Jackson
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- La Toya Jackson
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- Jermaine Jackson
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- Marlon Jackson
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- Randy Jackson
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- Jackie Jackson
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
- Tito Jackson
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-07-12
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- Rebbie Jackson
- Instrument
- voice
- piano
3
Sources- 1.Stated in YouTube video
- 2.Stated in YouTube video
- 3.Stated in AllMusic
- drum kit
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Montreux Jazz Festival DatabaseRetrieved 2020-09-27
- 2.Stated in AllMusic
- guitar
1
Sources- 1.“MJ and Musical Instruments - True Michael Jackson - Webnode”truemichaeljackson.webnode.cz/art/on-music/mj-and-musical-instruments/Retrieved 2026-09-24
- electronic keyboard
1
Sources- 1.“MJ and Musical Instruments - True Michael Jackson - Webnode”truemichaeljackson.webnode.cz/art/on-music/mj-and-musical-instruments/Retrieved 2026-09-24
- percussion instrument
- Birth name
- Michael Joseph Jackson
- Place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park coordinates: 34.1247°N, 118.2514°W
- Cause of death
- cardiac arrest
1
Sources- 1.“Michael Jackson's Death Underscores the Tragedy of Sudden Cardiac Arrest”dicardiology.com/content/michael-jacksons-death-underscores-tragedy-sudden-cardiac-arrestRetrieved 2026-09-23
- cardiac arrest
- Sex or gender
- male
2
Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-05
- male
- Related category
- Category:Films directed by Michael Jackson category contains: film directed by this person
- Category:Films produced by Michael Jackson category contains: film produced by this person
- Different from
- Michael Jackson criterion used: personal name refers to multiple people
- Social media followers
- 32.5M(March 15, 2025) youtube channel id: UC5OrDvL9DscpcAstz7JnQGA
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- 31,840(May 23, 2023) subreddit: michaeljackson
- 2,352,283(February 7, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 54387680
- 29.7M(February 25, 2024) youtube channel id: UC5OrDvL9DscpcAstz7JnQGA
1
- 27.3M(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UC5OrDvL9DscpcAstz7JnQGA
- 24.6M(March 18, 2022) youtube channel id: UC5OrDvL9DscpcAstz7JnQGA
- 2,340,828(February 25, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 54387680
- 22M(July 3, 2021) youtube channel id: UC5OrDvL9DscpcAstz7JnQGA
- 32.5M(March 15, 2025) youtube channel id: UC5OrDvL9DscpcAstz7JnQGA
- Significant event
- Super Bowl XXVII halftime show(January 31, 1993) location: Rose Bowl
- Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
- Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
- death of Michael Jackson(June 25, 2009)
- Michael Jackson: Live At The Apollo 2002(April 24, 2002) location: Apollo Theater
- Michael Jackson memorial service
- Nominations
- Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals(1985) statement is subject of: 27th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year(1984) statement is subject of: 26th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Beat It
1
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year(1984) statement is subject of: 26th Annual Grammy Awards · for work: Billie Jean
1
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
- Hashtag
- michaeljackson
- Relative
- Stevanna Jackson kinship to subject: niece
1
- Jaafar Jackson kinship to subject: nephew
1
Sources- 1.“Meet Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson's Nephew and Star of 'Michael'”people.com/what-to-know-about-jaafar-jackson-11956143Retrieved 2026-08-30
- Stevanna Jackson kinship to subject: niece
- Nickname
- King of Pop
2
Sources- 1.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-29-et-jackson-tribute29-story.htmlRetrieved 2026-10-09
- 2.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2009-07-08/family-fans-mourn-jackson-at-site-of-final-rehearsalRetrieved 2026-10-09
- King of Pop
- Noble title
- titular prince(1992–2009) applies to jurisdiction: Kingdom of Sanwi
- Residence
- Michael Jackson Childhood Home(1958–1969)
1
Sources- 1.“Michael Jackson’s Childhood Home in Gary, Indiana”iamnotastalker.com/2011/08/31/michael-jacksons-childhood-home-in-gary-indianaRetrieved 2026-09-05
- Hayvenhurst(1971–1988)
1
Sources- 1.“Hayvenhurst – Jackson Dynasty”jacksondynasty.net/2024/12/31/hayvenhurst-2/Retrieved 2026-09-05
- Neverland Ranch(1988–2005)
1
Sources- 1.“What Happened to Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch?”people.com/what-happened-to-neverland-ranch-11785469Retrieved 2026-09-05
- Holmby Hills(2008–2009)
1
Sources- 1.“Inside Michael Jackson's Final Home”people.com/inside-michael-jackson-final-home-11961103Retrieved 2026-09-05
- Michael Jackson Childhood Home(1958–1969)
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On other databases
431 identifiers linking Michael Jackson across the web's reference databases
- 1905.com star ID1001389
- 7 Days person IDmichael-jackson
- AbART person ID79015
- Academia.edu topic IDMichael_Jackson
- Academy Collection persons and institutions ID18208
- Acharts.co artist IDmichael_jackson
- AdoroCinema person ID36308
- Afisha person ID275401
- Africultures person ID20483
- Album of the Year artist ID3422
- Alexander Turnbull Library ID179605
- All About Jazz musician ID18693
- All the Tropes article IDMichael_Jackson
- Allcinema person ID32085
- AllMovie person IDp95684
- AllMusic artist IDmn0000467203
- AlloCiné person ID36308
- Amazon Music artist IDB000QJK2YE
- American Film Institute person ID112756
- American National Biography ID1803933
- Anghami artist ID1278
- Apple Music artist ID32940
- Apple TV person IDumc.cpc.4bsdhsq5jtwsg53njiait56o1
- Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID151060195
- Archive of Our Own tagMichael Jackson (Musician)
- ArtBrokerage artist IDMichael--Jackson
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlinemichael-jackson
- Artnet artist IDmichael-jackson
- AskArt person ID120410
- Awards & Winners artist ID09889g
- AZLyrics artist IDj/jackson
- Babelio author ID75665
- BabelNet ID00047836n
- Baidu Tieba name迈克尔杰克逊
- BAnQ authority ID0000000897
- BBC News topic IDcy0njmygkryt
- BBC Things ID0e942f31-28fd-4f19-897e-a3e26178a7cc
- Behind The Voice Actors person IDMichael-Jackson
- BFI Films, TV and people ID4ce2ba0abeb35
- Bgm.tv person ID16283
- Biblioteca Nacional de México ID000098273
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID12088047p
- BIBSYS ID90702688
- Billboard artist IDmichael-jackson
- BillionGraves grave ID99641024
- BlackPast.org IDafrican-american-history/jackson-michael-1958
- BMLO IDj0406
- Boomplay artist ID1845320
- Booru tagmichael_jackson_(cosplay)
- British Museum person or institution ID169908
- Broadway World person IDMichael-Jackson
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDjackson-michael-joseph
- Bugs! artist ID8009999
- C-SPAN person numeric ID37446
- C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)michaeljackson
- Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)0053E0730
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10187700
- CANTIC ID981058517530906706
- Carnegie Hall agent ID19508
- CBDB.cz author ID2757
- CCAB ID000054135
- CINE21 person ID3396
- CineFanRo person ID14145-michael-jackson
- Cinema.de ID1576838
- CineMagia person ID23162
- Cinematografo.it name or company ID59906
- Cinematografo.it name or company ID (new)michael-jackson-gd04qpnn
- CiNii Research ID1140282266777736576
- CITWF person ID (archived)228146
- Classical Archives composer ID60885
- Comic Vine ID4005-20183
- ComingSoon.it person ID48611
- CONOR.BG ID1863013
- CONOR.SI ID60055907
- Courrier international topic IDmichael-jackson
- Crunchbase person IDmichael-jackson-b90f
- ČSFD person ID24336
- Cultureel Woordenboek IDpopulaire-muziek/michael-jackson
- Curlie IDArts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/J/Jackson,_Michael/
- DAM artist ID2717
- Danish National Filmography person ID38138
- Databazeknih.cz author ID8771
- Daum Encyclopedia IDb19j0043n9
- DBC author ID87097969529925
- DDB person (GND) ID118711083
- De Agostini IDJackson,+Michael
- Decine21 person ID16855
- Deezer artist ID259
- Der Spiegel topic IDmichael_jackson
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID118711083
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