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Don Cornelius

American TV host and producer (1936–2012)

Provider: Wikidata. These recorded connections are observations, not Counterpedia claims. They do not establish source support.

Data and provenance

Provider: Wikidata · Entity ID: Q1239072

Release: sha256:f33228901a35b0683356002a46df9ceb11f399d05f17abb5c7c78256cbf38ba7

Graph membership is not truth. Each relation below is an observed typed edge the local Wikimedia graph bundle already materialized — not a corroborated, verified, or admitted claim. Bounded to 40 relations via an offset-index lookup (offset_index_binary_search), never a full scan of the bundle.Serving a published subset: joined entities + 1-hop neighborhood of 35,994 exact Wikipedia–Wikidata title matches. A subject that is not itself in that subset carries only the relations the subset recorded for it, so a small count here is the published scope and not a complete relationship inventory.

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1-hop relations (35)

Observed adjacency only. Each spoke is a typed edge already materialized in the graph, labeled by its recorded predicate — graph proximity is not support, corroboration, or admission. The links below are the accessible, no-JavaScript path to the same neighbors.

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Identity & relations (6)

→ sex or gender (P21)maleObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P21 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q6581097
→ birth name (P1477)Donald Cortez Cornelius (en)Observed
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P1477 · Direction: outgoing
→ given name (P735)DonaldObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P735 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q13422248
→ instance of (P31)humanObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P31 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q5
→ given name (P735)DonObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P735 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q16275555
→ family name (P734)CorneliusObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P734 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q18536476

Dates & events (2)

→ date of birth (P569)27 September 1936Observed
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P569 · Direction: outgoing
→ date of death (P570)1 February 2012Observed
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P570 · Direction: outgoing

Occupation & roles (2)

→ occupation (P106)television presenterObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P106 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q947873
→ occupation (P106)television producerObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P106 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q578109

Notable works (2)

→ notable work (P800)Soul TrainObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P800 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q195732
← creator (P170)Soul TrainObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P170 · Direction: incoming · Entity ID: Q195732

Places (3)

→ country of citizenship (P27)United StatesObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P27 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q30
→ place of birth (P19)ChicagoObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P19 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q1297
→ place of death (P20)Sherman OaksObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P20 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q1015874

Organizations & affiliations (1)

→ educated at (P69)DuSable High SchoolObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P69 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q5310022

Other connections (17)

→ Relationship name unavailable (P742)The World's Coolest UncleObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P742 · Direction: outgoing
→ Relationship name unavailable (P1884)black hairObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P1884 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q1922956
→ award received (P166)star on Hollywood Walk of FameObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q17985761
→ Relationship name unavailable (P1340)dark brownObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P1340 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q17244894
→ award received (P166)Grammy Trustees AwardObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q5593916
→ height (P2048)1.93 metresObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P2048 · Direction: outgoing
→ Relationship name unavailable (P3828)glassesObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P3828 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q37501
→ award received (P166)Rock and Roll Hall of FameObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P166 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q179191
→ cause of death (P509)gunshot woundObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P509 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q2140674
→ Relationship name unavailable (P6251)"We Wish You Love, Peace & Soul!" (en)Observed
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P6251 · Direction: outgoing
→ Relationship name unavailable (P1412)American EnglishObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P1412 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q7976
→ Relationship name unavailable (P2032)2012Observed
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P2032 · Direction: outgoing
→ Relationship name unavailable (P2031)1966Observed
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P2031 · Direction: outgoing
→ Relationship name unavailable (P1559)Don Cornelius (en)Observed
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P1559 · Direction: outgoing
→ manner of death (P1196)suicideObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P1196 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q10737
→ Relationship name unavailable (P551)ChicagoObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P551 · Direction: outgoing · Entity ID: Q1297
← Relationship name unavailable (P371)Soul TrainObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P371 · Direction: incoming · Entity ID: Q195732

External identifiers (2)

→ Commons category (P373)Don CorneliusObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P373 · Direction: outgoing
→ image (P18)Don Cornelius (32841370748).jpgObserved
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Provider: Wikidata · Property: P18 · Direction: outgoing

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