# Robert Kiyosaki > American finance author and investor (born 1947) **Wikidata**: [Q311147](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311147) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kiyosaki) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-kiyosaki ## Summary Robert Kiyosaki is an American finance author and investor best known as the coauthor of the 1997 personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad. He is a writer, entrepreneur and creator of finance-education products, and maintains the website http://www.richdad.com. ## Biography - Born: 1947 - Nationality: United States - Education: United States Merchant Marine Academy; University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo - Known for: Coauthoring the 1997 book Rich Dad Poor Dad and developing the Cashflow 101 board game - Employer(s): Affiliated with University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo; Affiliated with United States Merchant Marine Academy - Field(s): Finance authorship; investing; entrepreneurship; business; education and financial-literacy products ## Contributions - Rich Dad Poor Dad (1997) — Coauthor of the 1997 book Rich Dad Poor Dad, credited as Robert Kiyosaki with Sharon Lechter. The book is listed among his principal published works in the structured data. - Cashflow 101 — Created/developed the Cashflow 101 board game, a finance-education product associated with Kiyosaki. - richdad.com — Maintains the website http://www.richdad.com, a central online presence connected to his work and brand. - Public-facing roles and activities — The structured data associates him with roles including motivational speaker, businessperson, writer, teacher, blogger, entrepreneur, financier, radio personality, and investor; these identify the domains in which he is active. ## FAQs - Where is Robert Kiyosaki from? - He is American; his nationality is listed as United States. - What is Robert Kiyosaki best known for? - He is best known as the coauthor of the 1997 book Rich Dad Poor Dad and as the developer of the Cashflow 101 board game. - What educational institutions are associated with Robert Kiyosaki? - Structured records list the United States Merchant Marine Academy and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo as institutions affiliated with him. - Does Robert Kiyosaki have an official website? - Yes. His website is listed as http://www.richdad.com. - What professional roles does structured data list for Kiyosaki? - He is listed in structured sources as an author and investor and is associated with roles such as motivational speaker, businessperson, writer, teacher, blogger, entrepreneur, financier, and radio personality. - Are there awards or military links in his structured profile? - The structured profile includes the Air Medal under awards/recognition and links to the Vietnam War as a related topic. - What name variants does he use? - Aliases recorded include Robert Toru Kiyosaki and Robert T. Kiyosaki. ## Why They Matter Robert Kiyosaki's recorded contributions centralize around public-facing finance education. The 1997 book Rich Dad Poor Dad and the Cashflow 101 board game are concrete outputs in the domain of personal finance and financial literacy. As an author, entrepreneur, and creator of educational materials, his work connects publishing, consumer education products, and online resources (richdad.com) under a single personal brand. Structured data also identifies him with multiple public roles—writer, speaker, educator and investor—which indicates a multi-channel approach to influencing how audiences encounter financial and entrepreneurial ideas. Without these named works and platforms, the particular set of branded finance-education products and the consolidated online presence associated with his name would not exist in the form documented in the provided sources. ## Notable For - Coauthor of Rich Dad Poor Dad (1997), credited with Sharon Lechter. - Creator/developer of the Cashflow 101 board game. - Owner/maintainer of the website http://www.richdad.com. - Structured affiliations with the United States Merchant Marine Academy and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. - Structured data lists him among many public roles: motivational speaker, businessperson, writer, teacher, blogger, entrepreneur, financier, radio personality, and investor. - Aliases: Robert Toru Kiyosaki and Robert T. Kiyosaki. - Structured profile includes the Air Medal in awards/recognition and links to the Vietnam War as a related topic. - Wikidata title: Robert Kiyosaki; Wikidata description: "American finance author and investor (born 1947)"; Wikidata sitelink_count: 71. ## Body ### Identity and Metadata - Full name and aliases: Recorded as Robert Kiyosaki, with aliases Robert Toru Kiyosaki and Robert T. Kiyosaki. - Primary descriptor: Wikidata describes him as an "American finance author and investor (born 1947)." - Online presence: Official website is http://www.richdad.com. - Wikidata metadata: The structured entry carries the wikipedia_title "Robert Kiyosaki" and a sitelink_count of 71. ### Early life and background (as recorded) - Year of birth: 1947. No place of birth or exact birthdate is provided in the supplied material. - Nationality: United States. ### Education and institutional affiliations - United States Merchant Marine Academy: Listed among affiliated institutions; the academy is identified as a U.S. service academy in the supplied data. - University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo: Listed as an affiliated university; the institution is in Hawaiʻi, United States. - No degrees, graduation years, or fields of study are specified in the provided sources. ### Professional roles and fields of activity - Finance author and investor: These are the principal occupational descriptors in structured data. - Additional public roles: The supplied relationship data lists many professional roles associated with him: motivational speaker, businessperson, writer, teacher, blogger, entrepreneur, financier, radio personality, and investor. These indicate the variety of public activities and domains where his name appears in structured sources. - Military-related entry: The structured data includes "military officer" and the "Vietnam War" among related items; the Air Medal appears among awards/recognition in the documented relationships. ### Publications and products - Rich Dad Poor Dad (1997): Documented as a 1997 book coauthored by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. This work is specifically listed in the related items provided. - Cashflow 101 board game: Identified under "Created / Developed by" entries as Cashflow 101, a board game tied to Kiyosaki’s educational activities. - Website content and brand output: The site http://www.richdad.com serves as a central web property connected to his author and education work. ### Awards and recognitions (as recorded) - Air Medal: Included in the structured "Awards / Recognition" section of the provided material. No citation details or dates for awarding are included in the supplied facts. ### Topics and historical links - Vietnam War: Appears as a related Thing in the supplied data, indicating a connection in the structured record. - United States: The country of nationality and a central contextual entity in the structured data. ### Influence and scope - Multi-channel finance education: The combination of a named book (Rich Dad Poor Dad), a learning board game (Cashflow 101), and an established website reflects a pattern of creating branded educational products across media. - Cross-disciplinary presence: Structured data classifies him under many public roles—writer, speaker, entrepreneur, investor—suggesting a career that intersects publishing, public speaking, product development, and investing. ### Records and repository entries - Wikidata/wikipedia linkage: The structured profile includes a wikipedia_title and a sitelink_count of 71, indicating multiple language or wiki links tied to his entry. ### Summary of documented connections - People and works explicitly connected: Sharon Lechter (coauthor on Rich Dad Poor Dad), Rich Dad Poor Dad (1997), Cashflow 101 (board game). - Institutions and honors explicitly connected: United States Merchant Marine Academy; University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo; Air Medal listed in awards. - Topics categorized as related: United States, Vietnam War, and professional-role items (military officer; motivational speaker; businessperson; writer; teacher; blogger; entrepreneur; financier; radio personality; investor). (End of entry.) ## References 1. Virtual International Authority File 2. LIBRIS. 2018 3. International Standard Name Identifier 4. CiNii Research 5. BnF authorities 6. MusicBrainz 7. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 8. Open Library 9. IdRef 10. Google Knowledge Graph 11. Quora 12. Golden 13. YouTube API 14. [Source](https://www.podchaser.com/creators/robert-kiyosaki-107aDv2zae/appearances)