Ken Michael

former Governor of Western Australia
Person human Q185788
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Summary

Ken Michael was born on April 12, 1938[1], in Perth[2]. He has worked as a civil engineer[3], civil servant[4], governor[5], and engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Australia[8]
  • Educated at: University of Western Australia[9], Imperial College London[10]
  • Award received: Centenary Medal[11], Companion of the Order of Australia[12], Member of the Order of Australia[13], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[14], Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal[15]
  • Member of: Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Family name: Michael[18]
  • Given name: Ken[19]
  • Hair color: white hair[20]

Why It Matters

Ken Michael has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Ken Michael born?

Ken Michael's place of birth was Perth[2].

What did Ken Michael do for work?

Ken Michael worked as a civil engineer[3], civil servant[4], governor[5], and engineer[6].

Where did Ken Michael go to school?

Ken Michael was educated at University of Western Australia[9] and Imperial College London[10].

What awards did Ken Michael receive?

Honors received include Centenary Medal[11], Companion of the Order of Australia[12], Member of the Order of Australia[13], and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . atse.org.au. Retrieved . atse.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . engineersaustralia.org.au. engineersaustralia.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'mg', 'pl', 'ru', 'simple']
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  2. 21w ago · Mhaining89 · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
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    Given name → Ken
    Wikitree person id → Michael-4983
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