Mel Wakabayashi

Canadian ice hockey player (1943-2023)
Person human Q6810897
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Mel Wakabayashi

Summary

Mel Wakabayashi is a human[1]. Born in Slocan[2], he… he was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Tokyo[4]. He died on +2023-07-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an ice hockey player[6] and baseball player[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Mel Wakabayashi's place of birth was Slocan[2].
  • Mel Wakabayashi passed away in Tokyo[4].
  • Mel Wakabayashi was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mel Wakabayashi died on +2023-07-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Mel Wakabayashi held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's professions included ice hockey player[6].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's professions included baseball player[7].
  • Mel Wakabayashi was educated at University of Michigan[10].
  • Mel Wakabayashi is recorded as male[11].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's member of sports team is recorded as Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey[13].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's member of sports team is recorded as Michigan Wolverines baseball[14].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's position played on team / speciality is recorded as centre[15].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's sport is recorded as ice hockey[16].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05h3_r_[17].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's family name is recorded as Wakabayashi[18].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's given name is recorded as Q4563684[19].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's birth name is recorded as Hitoshi Wakabayashi[21].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's name in native language is recorded as Mel Wakabayashi[22].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174728', 'amount': '+168'}[23].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q100995', 'amount': '+165'}[24].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's HockeyDB player ID is recorded as 10032[25].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Wakabayashi-15[26].
  • Mel Wakabayashi's sibling is recorded as Herb Wakabayashi[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Mel Wakabayashi was born in Slocan[2]. He was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Mel Wakabayashi's education included a stint at University of Michigan[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ice hockey player[6] and baseball player[7].

Death and Burial

Mel Wakabayashi died on +2023-07-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Tokyo[4].

Why It Matters

Mel Wakabayashi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Mel Wakabayashi born?

Mel Wakabayashi was born in Slocan[2].

Where did Mel Wakabayashi die?

Mel Wakabayashi died in Tokyo[4].

What did Mel Wakabayashi do for work?

Mel Wakabayashi worked as ice hockey player[6] and baseball player[7].

Where did Mel Wakabayashi go to school?

Mel Wakabayashi was educated at University of Michigan[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . mainichi.jp. mainichi.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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