Karen Tanaka

Japanese composer
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Karen Tanaka

Summary

Karen Tanaka is a human[1]. Born in Tokyo[2], she… she was born on April 7, 1961[3]. She worked as a composer[4], music educator[5], and pianist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Karen Tanaka's place of birth was Tokyo[2].
  • Karen Tanaka was born on April 7, 1961[3].
  • Karen Tanaka held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Karen Tanaka's professions included composer[4].
  • Karen Tanaka worked as a music educator[5].
  • Karen Tanaka's professions included pianist[6].
  • Karen Tanaka's field of work was music[9].
  • Karen Tanaka's field of work was educational system[10].
  • Karen Tanaka was employed by University of Michigan[11].
  • Karen Tanaka was employed by California Institute of the Arts[12].
  • Karen Tanaka was educated at Toho Gakuen School of Music[13].
  • Karen Tanaka is recorded as female[14].
  • Karen Tanaka's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Karen Tanaka's Commons category is recorded as Karen Tanaka[16].
  • Karen Tanaka's family name is recorded as Tanaka[17].
  • Karen Tanaka's given name is recorded as Karen[18].
  • Karen Tanaka's instrument is recorded as piano[19].
  • Karen Tanaka's described by source is recorded as Grove Music Online[20].
  • Karen Tanaka's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[21].
  • Karen Tanaka's name in kana is recorded as たなか かれん[22].
  • Karen Tanaka's start of work period is recorded as 1984[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1961-04-07[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 56250729-a675-4cbc-815b-dbf95d74e697[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Karen Tanaka's place of birth was Tokyo[2]. She was born on April 7, 1961[3].

Education

Karen Tanaka's education included a stint at Toho Gakuen School of Music[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], music educator[5], and pianist[6]. Fields of work include music[9], a type of arts[28] and educational system[10], an industry[29]. Employers include University of Michigan[11], a public research university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1817[32], headquartered in Ann Arbor[33] and California Institute of the Arts[12], an art academy[34], in United States[35], founded in 1961[36].

Why It Matters

Karen Tanaka ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Karen Tanaka born?

Born in Tokyo[2], Karen Tanaka…

What did Karen Tanaka do for work?

Karen Tanaka worked as composer[4], music educator[5], and pianist[6].

Where did Karen Tanaka go to school?

Karen Tanaka was educated at Toho Gakuen School of Music[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation composer, music educator, pianist
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  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Karen
    Field of work music, educational system
    Family name Tanaka
    Employer
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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