Kimiya Yui

Japanese astronaut
Person human Q5975489
Kimiya Yui
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Kimiya Yui

Summary

Kimiya Yui is a human[1]. Born in Kawakami[2], he… he was born on +1970-01-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an astronaut[4] and Air Self-defense Official[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kawakami[2], Kimiya Yui…
  • Kimiya Yui was born on +1970-01-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kimiya Yui held citizenship in Japan[7].
  • Kimiya Yui worked as an astronaut[4].
  • Kimiya Yui worked as an Air Self-defense Official[5].
  • Kimiya Yui was educated at National Defense Academy of Japan[8].
  • Kimiya Yui's image is recorded as Kimiya Yui NASA official portrait.jpg[9].
  • Kimiya Yui is recorded as male[10].
  • Kimiya Yui's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Kimiya Yui's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6137157583862933970003[12].
  • Kimiya Yui's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001335498[13].
  • Kimiya Yui's part of is recorded as NASA Astronaut Group 20[14].
  • Kimiya Yui's Commons category is recorded as Kimiya Yui[15].
  • Kimiya Yui's military, police or special rank is recorded as lieutenant colonel[16].
  • Kimiya Yui's astronaut mission is recorded as Soyuz TMA-17M[17].
  • Kimiya Yui's astronaut mission is recorded as SpaceX Crew-11[18].
  • Kimiya Yui's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mwt1p[19].
  • Kimiya Yui's family name is recorded as Yui[20].
  • Kimiya Yui's given name is recorded as Kimiya[21].
  • Kimiya Yui's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[22].
  • Kimiya Yui's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '油井亀美也'}[23].
  • Kimiya Yui's name in kana is recorded as ゆい きみや[24].
  • Kimiya Yui's X is recorded as Astro_Kimiya[25].
  • Kimiya Yui's time in space is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+444066'}[26].
  • Kimiya Yui's WikiTree person ID is recorded as 油井-1[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Kimiya Yui was born in Kawakami[2]. He was born on +1970-01-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Kimiya Yui's education included a stint at National Defense Academy of Japan[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronaut[4] and Air Self-defense Official[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Kimiya Yui include 213255 Kimiyayui[28], an asteroid[29].

Why It Matters

Kimiya Yui ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Entities named for him include 213255 Kimiyayui[28], an asteroid[29].

FAQs

Where was Kimiya Yui born?

Kimiya Yui's place of birth was Kawakami[2].

What did Kimiya Yui do for work?

Kimiya Yui worked as astronaut[4] and Air Self-defense Official[5].

Where did Kimiya Yui go to school?

Kimiya Yui was educated at National Defense Academy of Japan[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . spaceflight101.com. spaceflight101.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of human
    Social media followers {'amount': '+185399'}, {'amount': '+184032'}, {'amount': '+187089'} +1
    Place of birth Kawakami
    Given name Kimiya
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P450]]: [[Q4308431]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257207|batch #257207]]"
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