Shigeru Kobayashi

Japanese baseball player
Person human Q5367758
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Shigeru Kobayashi

Summary

Shigeru Kobayashi is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tōhaku[2]. He was born on +1952-11-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Fukui[4]. He died on +2010-01-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a baseball player[6], singer[7], and tarento[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tōhaku[2], Shigeru Kobayashi…
  • Shigeru Kobayashi passed away in Fukui[4].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi was born on +1952-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi died on +2010-01-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's professions included baseball player[6].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi worked as a singer[7].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's professions included tarento[8].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi is recorded as male[11].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's member of sports team is recorded as Yomiuri Giants[13].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's member of sports team is recorded as Q127635[14].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 255796687[15].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00193649[16].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's position played on team / speciality is recorded as pitcher[17].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's sport is recorded as baseball[18].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nbfx4v[19].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's family name is recorded as Kobayashi[20].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's given name is recorded as Shigeru[21].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[23].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's country for sport is recorded as Japan[24].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '小林 繁'}[25].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's name in kana is recorded as こばやし しげる[26].
  • Shigeru Kobayashi's Baseball Reference minor & foreign league player ID is recorded as kobaya000shi[27].

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Origins and Family

Shigeru Kobayashi's place of birth was Tōhaku[2]. He was born on +1952-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include baseball player[6], singer[7], and tarento[8].

Death and Burial

Shigeru Kobayashi died on +2010-01-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Fukui[4].

Why It Matters

Shigeru Kobayashi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Shigeru Kobayashi born?

Shigeru Kobayashi's place of birth was Tōhaku[2].

Where did Shigeru Kobayashi die?

Shigeru Kobayashi died in Fukui[4].

What did Shigeru Kobayashi do for work?

Shigeru Kobayashi worked as baseball player[6], singer[7], and tarento[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Baseball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . npb.jp. Retrieved . npb.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . tradingcarddb.com. tradingcarddb.com. Provenance: 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. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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