Michael Leitch

New Zealand-Japanese rugby union footballer
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Michael Leitch

Summary

Michael Leitch is a human[1]. His place of birth was Christchurch[2]. He was born on +1988-10-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a rugby union player[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Michael Leitch was born in Christchurch[2].
  • Michael Leitch was born on +1988-10-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Michael Leitch held citizenship in Japan[6].
  • Michael Leitch held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Michael Leitch worked as a rugby union player[4].
  • Michael Leitch's education included a stint at Tokai University[8].
  • Michael Leitch's education included a stint at St Bede's College[9].
  • Michael Leitch's image is recorded as Michael Leitch 2019.jpg[10].
  • Michael Leitch is recorded as male[11].
  • Michael Leitch's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Michael Leitch's member of sports team is recorded as Chiefs[13].
  • Michael Leitch's member of sports team is recorded as Japan national rugby union team[14].
  • Michael Leitch's member of sports team is recorded as Toshiba Brave Lupus[15].
  • Michael Leitch's Commons category is recorded as Michael Leitch[16].
  • Michael Leitch's position played on team / speciality is recorded as flanker[17].
  • Michael Leitch's sport is recorded as rugby union[18].
  • Michael Leitch's sport is recorded as rugby sevens[19].
  • Michael Leitch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ch0y54[20].
  • Michael Leitch's family name is recorded as Leitch[21].
  • Michael Leitch's given name is recorded as Michael[22].
  • Michael Leitch's ESPNscrum player ID is recorded as 86181[23].
  • Michael Leitch's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Michael Leitch's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[25].
  • Michael Leitch's X is recorded as g_leitch[26].
  • Michael Leitch's Instagram username is recorded as michael_leitch[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Christchurch[2], Michael Leitch… he was born on +1988-10-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Tokai University[8], a private university[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1942[30] and St Bede's College[9], a secondary school[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 1911[33].

Career and Affiliations

Michael Leitch worked as a rugby union player[4].

Why It Matters

Michael Leitch ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Michael Leitch born?

Michael Leitch's place of birth was Christchurch[2].

What did Michael Leitch do for work?

Michael Leitch worked as rugby union player[4].

Where did Michael Leitch go to school?

Michael Leitch was educated at Tokai University[8] and St Bede's College[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Google Knowledge Graph. 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.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_michael-leitch_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Michael Leitch}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/michael-leitch}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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