Shigeo Nagashima

Summary

Shigeo Nagashima is a human^[1]. He was born in Usui^[2]. He was born on February 20, 1936^[3]. He died in Tokyo^[4]. He died on June 3, 2025^[5]. He worked as a professional baseball player^[6], baseball player^[7], and baseball coach^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,095 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Shigeo Nagashima was born in Usui^[2].
• Shigeo Nagashima passed away in Tokyo^[4].
• Shigeo Nagashima was born on February 20, 1936^[3].
• Shigeo Nagashima died on June 3, 2025^[5].
• Shigeo Nagashima was married to Akiko Nagashima^[10].
• A child of Shigeo Nagashima was Kazushige Nagashima^[11].
• A child of Shigeo Nagashima was Mina Nagashima^[12].
• A child of Shigeo Nagashima was Masaoki Nagashima^[13].
• Shigeo Nagashima held citizenship in Japan^[14].
• Shigeo Nagashima worked as a professional baseball player^[6].
• Shigeo Nagashima's professions included baseball player^[7].
• Shigeo Nagashima worked as a baseball coach^[8].
• Shigeo Nagashima was educated at Sakura City Usui Elementary School^[15].
• Shigeo Nagashima's education included a stint at Sakura City Sakura Junior High School^[16].
• Shigeo Nagashima's education included a stint at Chiba Prefectural Sakura High School^[17].
• Shigeo Nagashima's education included a stint at Rikkyo University^[18].
• Shigeo Nagashima received the Person of Cultural Merit^[19].
• Shigeo Nagashima received the People's Honour Award^[20].
• Shigeo Nagashima received the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame^[21].
• Shigeo Nagashima is recorded as male^[22].
• Shigeo Nagashima's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Shigeo Nagashima's member of sports team is recorded as Rikkyo University Baseball Club^[24].
• Shigeo Nagashima's member of sports team is recorded as Yomiuri Giants^[25].
• Shigeo Nagashima's Commons category is recorded as Shigeo Nagashima^[26].
• Shigeo Nagashima's position played on team / speciality is recorded as third baseman^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1936-02-20^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-06-03^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0855cc2a-306e-4e22-a19e-30d856a1ca10^[32]

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Origins and Family

Shigeo Nagashima's place of birth was Usui^[2]. He was born on February 20, 1936^[3].

Education

Educated at Sakura City Usui Elementary School^[15], an elementary school in Japan^[33], in Japan^[34]; Sakura City Sakura Junior High School^[16], a lower secondary school in Japan^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 1947^[37]; Chiba Prefectural Sakura High School^[17], a Japanese high school^[38], in Japan^[39]; and Rikkyo University^[18], a private university^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1874^[42], headquartered in Toshima^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include professional baseball player^[6], baseball player^[7], and baseball coach^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Person of Cultural Merit^[19], a title of honor^[44], in Japan^[45]; People's Honour Award^[20], an award^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1977^[48]; and Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame^[21], a hall of fame^[49], in Japan^[50], founded in 1959^[51].

Personal Life

Among Shigeo Nagashima's spouses was Akiko Nagashima^[10]. Children include Kazushige Nagashima^[11], a baseball player^[52], b. 1966^[53], of Japan^[54]; Mina Nagashima^[12], a journalist^[55], b. 1968^[56], of Japan^[57]; and Masaoki Nagashima^[13], a racing driver^[58], b. 1970^[59], of Japan^[60].

Death and Burial

Shigeo Nagashima died on June 3, 2025^[5]. He died in Tokyo^[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia^[61].

Why It Matters

Shigeo Nagashima ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,095 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62]

FAQs

Where was Shigeo Nagashima born?

Shigeo Nagashima's place of birth was Usui^[2].

Where did Shigeo Nagashima die?

Shigeo Nagashima died in Tokyo^[4].

Who was Shigeo Nagashima married to?

Shigeo Nagashima's spouses include Akiko Nagashima^[10].

What did Shigeo Nagashima do for work?

Shigeo Nagashima worked as professional baseball player^[6], baseball player^[7], and baseball coach^[8].

Where did Shigeo Nagashima go to school?

Shigeo Nagashima was educated at Sakura City Usui Elementary School^[15], Sakura City Sakura Junior High School^[16], Chiba Prefectural Sakura High School^[17], and Rikkyo University^[18].

What awards did Shigeo Nagashima receive?

Honors received include Person of Cultural Merit^[19], People's Honour Award^[20], and Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame^[21].