THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

John Cage has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists September 5, 1912 in Los Angeles, United States.

Born

September 5, 1912

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: August 12, 1992

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Birthplace: Los Angeles, United States, United States
Birthplace detail: Born at Good Samaritan Hospital
Professions: musician, composer, writer, pianist, music theorist, mycologist, philosopher, illustrator, painter, draftsperson, visual artist, university teacher, graphic artist, musicologist, conceptual artist, poet, author
Citizenship: United States

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: September 5, 1912 (The Fine Art Archive; Nationalencyklopedin; filmportal.de; Munzinger Personen; Le Delarge; Internet Broadway Database; SNAC; Great Norwegian Encyclopedia; compArt database Digital Art; Cage, John; Babelio; Musicalics; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Find a Grave; Integrated Authority File; Proleksis Encyclopedia; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; BnF authorities) or October 5, 1912 (RKDartists).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

October 5, 1912

Precision: day · Rank: normal

Source: RKDartists

More about John Cage

Pseudonyms: Cage, Jr., John Milton

Family

Partner: Merce Cunningham

Official links & social profiles

johncage.org

All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was John Cage born?

John Cage was born in Los Angeles, United States; United States.