Johnny Kitagawa

Japanese businessman and talent manager (1931–2019)
Person human Q1321093
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Johnny Kitagawa

Summary

Johnny Kitagawa is a human[1]. Born in Los Angeles[2], he… he was born on October 23, 1931[3]. He died in Tokyo[4]. He died on July 9, 2019[5]. He worked as an entrepreneur[6], businessperson[7], and record producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,309 views/month, #6,697 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Johnny Kitagawa was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Johnny Kitagawa passed away in Tokyo[4].
  • Johnny Kitagawa was born on October 23, 1931[3].
  • Johnny Kitagawa died on July 9, 2019[5].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's father was Taidō Kitagawa[10].
  • Johnny Kitagawa held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Johnny Kitagawa held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Johnny Kitagawa worked as an entrepreneur[6].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's professions included businessperson[7].
  • Johnny Kitagawa worked as a record producer[8].
  • Among Johnny Kitagawa's employers was Smile-Up[13].
  • Johnny Kitagawa was educated at Sophia University[14].
  • Johnny Kitagawa was educated at Los Angeles City College[15].
  • Johnny Kitagawa is recorded as male[16].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's genre is pop music[18].
  • The cause of death was subarachnoid hemorrhage[19].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's family name is recorded as Kitagawa[20].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's given name is recorded as Johnny[21].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's given name is recorded as Hiromu[22].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's significant event is recorded as Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal[23].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[25].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Johnny Kitagawa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[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: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1931-10-23[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-07-09[31]

  • Genre(s): idol kayō, j-pop[32]

  • Community tags: idol kayō, j-pop, producer[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4ba26995-c8e3-4045-b4f9-507ddb34eeb6[34]

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Origins and Family

Johnny Kitagawa's place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on October 23, 1931[3]. His father was Taidō Kitagawa[10].

Education

Educated at Sophia University[14], a private university[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1913[37], headquartered in Chiyoda[38] and Los Angeles City College[15], a community college[39], in United States[40], founded in 1929[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur[6], businessperson[7], and record producer[8]. Johnny Kitagawa was employed by Smile-Up[13].

Death and Burial

Johnny Kitagawa died on July 9, 2019[5]. He died in Tokyo[4]. The cause of death was subarachnoid hemorrhage[19].

Why It Matters

Johnny Kitagawa ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,309 views/month, #6,697 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Johnny Kitagawa born?

Born in Los Angeles[2], Johnny Kitagawa…

Where did Johnny Kitagawa die?

Johnny Kitagawa passed away in Tokyo[4].

Who were Johnny Kitagawa's parents?

Johnny Kitagawa's father was Taidō Kitagawa[10].

What did Johnny Kitagawa do for work?

Johnny Kitagawa worked as entrepreneur[6], businessperson[7], and record producer[8].

Where did Johnny Kitagawa go to school?

Johnny Kitagawa was educated at Sophia University[14] and Los Angeles City College[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . sponichi.co.jp. sponichi.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . sponichi.co.jp. sponichi.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . sponichi.co.jp. sponichi.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . sponichi.co.jp. sponichi.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . sponichi.co.jp. sponichi.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . sponichi.co.jp. sponichi.co.jp. Provenance: 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.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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