Katsunori Hirai

Japanese baseball player (1991-)
Person human Q28689631
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Katsunori Hirai

Summary

Katsunori Hirai is a human[1]. Born in Ichinomiya[2], he… he was born on December 20, 1991[3]. He worked as a baseball player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ichinomiya[2], Katsunori Hirai…
  • Katsunori Hirai was born on December 20, 1991[3].
  • Katsunori Hirai held citizenship in Japan[6].
  • Japanese was Katsunori Hirai's native language[7].
  • Katsunori Hirai worked as a baseball player[4].
  • Katsunori Hirai was educated at Q11352570[8].
  • Katsunori Hirai was educated at Q11352554[9].
  • Katsunori Hirai's education included a stint at Hiryū High School[10].
  • Katsunori Hirai's education included a stint at Aichi Sangyo University[11].
  • Katsunori Hirai is recorded as male[12].
  • Katsunori Hirai's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Katsunori Hirai's member of sports team is recorded as Saitama Seibu Lions[14].
  • Katsunori Hirai's Commons category is recorded as Katsunori Hirai[15].
  • Katsunori Hirai's position played on team / speciality is recorded as pitcher[16].
  • Katsunori Hirai's sport is recorded as baseball[17].
  • Katsunori Hirai's family name is recorded as Hirai[18].
  • Katsunori Hirai's given name is recorded as Katsunori[19].
  • Katsunori Hirai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[20].
  • Katsunori Hirai's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '平井 克典'}[21].
  • Katsunori Hirai's name in kana is recorded as ひらい かつのり[22].
  • Katsunori Hirai's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+180'}[23].
  • Katsunori Hirai's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+83'}[24].
  • Katsunori Hirai's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+84'}[25].

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Origins and Family

Katsunori Hirai's place of birth was Ichinomiya[2]. He was born on December 20, 1991[3]. Japanese was his native language[7].

Education

Educated at Q11352570[8], an elementary school in Japan[26], in Japan[27], founded in 1873[28]; Q11352554[9], a lower secondary school in Japan[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1947[31]; Hiryū High School[10], a Japanese high school[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1942[34]; and Aichi Sangyo University[11], a university[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1948[37].

Career and Affiliations

Katsunori Hirai worked as a baseball player[4].

Why It Matters

Katsunori Hirai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Katsunori Hirai born?

Katsunori Hirai's place of birth was Ichinomiya[2].

What did Katsunori Hirai do for work?

Katsunori Hirai worked as baseball player[4].

Where did Katsunori Hirai go to school?

Katsunori Hirai was educated at Q11352570[8], Q11352554[9], Hiryū High School[10], and Aichi Sangyo University[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . seibulions.jp. seibulions.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . hiryu.ed.jp. hiryu.ed.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . npb.jp. Retrieved . npb.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . npb.jp. Retrieved . npb.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . npb.jp. Retrieved . npb.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Eugo · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed Japanese
    Place of birth Ichinomiya
    Position played on team / speciality pitcher
    Occupation baseball player
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