Jake Shimabukuro

American ukulele player and composer
Person human Q933904
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Jake Shimabukuro

Summary

Jake Shimabukuro is a human[1]. His place of birth was Honolulu[2]. He was born on November 3, 1976[3]. He worked as a composer[4], guitarist[5], jazz musician[6], ukulelist[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (587 views/month, #7,029 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jake Shimabukuro was born in Honolulu[2].
  • Jake Shimabukuro was born on November 3, 1976[3].
  • Jake Shimabukuro held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's professions included composer[4].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's professions included guitarist[5].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Jake Shimabukuro worked as an ukulelist[7].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's professions included musician[8].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's field of work was music[11].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's education included a stint at Kaimuki High School[12].
  • Jake Shimabukuro is recorded as male[13].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's genre is J-pop[15].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's record label is recorded as Sony Music Entertainment Japan[16].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's Commons category is recorded as Jake Shimabukuro[17].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's given name is recorded as Jake[18].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's official website is recorded as https://jakeshimabukuro.com/[19].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's instrument is recorded as ukulele[20].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's start of work period is recorded as 1998[22].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29422'}[23].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+102000'}[24].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29026'}[25].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+28691'}[26].
  • Jake Shimabukuro's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+115000'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1976-11-03[30]

  • Genre(s): folk[31]

  • Community tags: folk, hawaiian, ukulele[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f6c6ff48-5198-47dc-a7c5-fd733dc379a2[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Jake Shimabukuro was born in Honolulu[2]. He was born on November 3, 1976[3].

Education

Jake Shimabukuro was educated at Kaimuki High School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], guitarist[5], jazz musician[6], ukulelist[7], and musician[8]. Jake Shimabukuro's field of work was music[11].

Why It Matters

Jake Shimabukuro ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (587 views/month, #7,029 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Jake Shimabukuro born?

Jake Shimabukuro's place of birth was Honolulu[2].

What did Jake Shimabukuro do for work?

Jake Shimabukuro worked as composer[4], guitarist[5], jazz musician[6], ukulelist[7], and musician[8].

Where did Jake Shimabukuro go to school?

Jake Shimabukuro was educated at Kaimuki High School[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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