Kazuo Hirai

Japanese businessman
Person human Q1275691
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Kazuo Hirai

Summary

Kazuo Hirai is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tokyo[2]. He was born on +1960-12-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an entrepreneur[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Kazuo Hirai was born in Tokyo[2].
  • Kazuo Hirai was born on +1960-12-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kazuo Hirai held citizenship in Japan[6].
  • Kazuo Hirai's professions included entrepreneur[4].
  • Kazuo Hirai held the position of board member[7].
  • Kazuo Hirai was educated at International Christian University[8].
  • Kazuo Hirai was educated at American School in Japan[9].
  • Kazuo Hirai's image is recorded as Kazuo Hirai, Sony President - Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona.jpg[10].
  • Kazuo Hirai is recorded as male[11].
  • Kazuo Hirai's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Kazuo Hirai's signature is recorded as Kazuo Hirai signature.svg[13].
  • Kazuo Hirai's Commons category is recorded as Kazuo Hirai[14].
  • Kazuo Hirai's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0584m1[15].
  • Kazuo Hirai's family name is recorded as Hirai[16].
  • Kazuo Hirai's given name is recorded as Kazuo[17].
  • Kazuo Hirai's official website is recorded as http://www.sony.com/SCA/who-we-are/leadershipteam/kazuo-hirai.shtml[18].
  • Kazuo Hirai's Munzinger person ID is recorded as 00000029074[19].
  • Kazuo Hirai's described by source is recorded as Lentapedia[20].
  • Kazuo Hirai's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015[21].
  • Kazuo Hirai's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016[22].
  • Kazuo Hirai's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017[23].
  • Kazuo Hirai's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018[24].
  • Kazuo Hirai's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019[25].
  • Kazuo Hirai's affiliation is recorded as Sony Group[26].
  • Kazuo Hirai's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '平井 一夫'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Kazuo Hirai was born in Tokyo[2]. He was born on +1960-12-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at International Christian University[8], a private university[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1949[30], headquartered in Ōsawa[31] and American School in Japan[9], a foreigners' school[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1902[34].

Career and Affiliations

Kazuo Hirai's professions included entrepreneur[4]. He held the position of board member[7].

Why It Matters

Kazuo Hirai ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Kazuo Hirai born?

Kazuo Hirai was born in Tokyo[2].

What did Kazuo Hirai do for work?

Kazuo Hirai worked as entrepreneur[4].

Where did Kazuo Hirai go to school?

Kazuo Hirai was educated at International Christian University[8] and American School in Japan[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Davos 2015 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Davos 2017 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Davos 2018 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Davos 2019 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Davos 2015 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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