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Ken Kutaragi

Japanese businessman
Person human Q557018

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
August 2, 1950, August 8, 1950[7]
Place of birth
Tokyo
Country of citizenship
Japan[8]
Occupation
computer scientist, inventor, university teacher, businessperson
Employer
Ritsumeikan University[9]
Educated at
University of Electro-Communications[10]
Award received
CEDEC Awards - Special Award, Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement[11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[17]
Described by source
Lentapedia[16]
Family name
Kutaragi[14]
Given name
Ken[15]
Name in kana
くたらぎ けん[19]
Name in native language
久夛良木 健[18]
P14470
People/Ken_Kutaragi[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ken Kutaragi en Kutaragi Ken ar كين كوتارجي de Kutaragi el Κεν Κουταράγκι es "Padre de la Playstation" fa کن کوتاراگی ja 久夛良木健 ja 久多良木健 ko 쿠타라기 켄 ru Ken Kutaragi ru Кутараги, Кэн ru Кэн Кутараги sv Kutaragi th เคน คุตารากิ zh 久多良木健
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000039303974
VIAF cluster ID
68472666
Library of Congress authority ID
no00037753
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ken kutaragi.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
4019005
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
KutaragiKen1950-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16668301c
DBLP author ID
266/8908
FAST ID
448283
Fandom article ID
gamicus:Ken_Kutaragi, video-games:Ken_Kutaragi
Freebase ID
/m/02jzjr
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3040-48015
Show all 24 identifiers +12
IEEE Xplore author ID
37354344100
IdRef ID
171512332
JRC Names ID
6879
Justia Patents inventor ID
ken-kutaragi
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810583309105606
NicoNicoPedia ID
久夛良木健
Notable Names Database ID
267/000132868
Pixiv Encyclopedia ID
久夛良木健
Prabook ID
619129
Scopus author ID
6506166279
VGC people ID
3932
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJckVxd6gfy9XRGJvgDcyd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
inventor, businessperson, computer scientist, university teacher
Founded entities 2
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Cellius
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Educated at 1
University of Electro-Communications
Employer 1
Ritsumeikan University
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Place of birth 1
Tokyo
Sex or gender 1
male
← Designed by 1
SPC700
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Summary

Ken Kutaragi was born on August 2, 1950[1], in Tokyo[2]. He has worked as a computer scientist[3], inventor[4], university teacher[5], and businessperson[6].

FAQs

Where was Ken Kutaragi born?

Ken Kutaragi's place of birth was Tokyo[2].

What did Ken Kutaragi do for work?

Ken Kutaragi worked as a computer scientist[3], inventor[4], university teacher[5], and businessperson[6].

Where did Ken Kutaragi go to school?

Ken Kutaragi was educated at University of Electro-Communications[10].

What awards did Ken Kutaragi receive?

Honors received include CEDEC Awards - Special Award[11] and Game Developers Choice Award - Lifetime Achievement[12].

Related Entities

Cellius computer scientist Japan Ritsumeikan University Sony Interactive Entertainment SPC700

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . gamechoiceawards.com. gamechoiceawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 0000000039303974
    Described by source → —
    VGC people ID → 3932
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
    + 78 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: People/Ken_Kutaragi, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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