Takeru Kobayashi

Japanese competitive eater
Person human Q716816
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Takeru Kobayashi

Summary

Takeru Kobayashi is a human[1]. Born in Nagano[2], he… he was born on +1978-03-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a competitive eater[4]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (760 views/month, #6,817 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Nagano[2], Takeru Kobayashi…
  • Takeru Kobayashi was born on +1978-03-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Takeru Kobayashi held citizenship in Japan[6].
  • Japanese was Takeru Kobayashi's native language[7].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's professions included competitive eater[4].
  • Takeru Kobayashi was educated at Yokkaichi University[8].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's image is recorded as Takeru Kobayashi 2009.jpg[9].
  • Takeru Kobayashi is recorded as male[10].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3107166717395427150008[12].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 032442226[13].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's Commons category is recorded as Takeru Kobayashi[14].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gg12[15].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's family name is recorded as Kobayashi[16].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's given name is recorded as Takeru[17].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's official website is recorded as http://kobayashitakeru.com[18].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[19].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '小林尊'}[21].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's BBC Things ID is recorded as d1bf3e4f-6af4-4bb7-8e26-94da3e827394[22].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's name in kana is recorded as こばやし たける[23].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's blood type is recorded as Q19831453[24].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's X is recorded as FReeKobi0704[25].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's Instagram username is recorded as kobayashitakeru[26].
  • Takeru Kobayashi's Facebook username is recorded as KobiEats[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Takeru Kobayashi's place of birth was Nagano[2]. He was born on +1978-03-15T00:00:00Z[3]. Japanese was his native language[7].

Education

Takeru Kobayashi's education included a stint at Yokkaichi University[8].

Career and Affiliations

Takeru Kobayashi worked as a competitive eater[4].

Why It Matters

Takeru Kobayashi ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (760 views/month, #6,817 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Takeru Kobayashi born?

Born in Nagano[2], Takeru Kobayashi…

What did Takeru Kobayashi do for work?

Takeru Kobayashi worked as competitive eater[4].

Where did Takeru Kobayashi go to school?

Takeru Kobayashi was educated at Yokkaichi University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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