Kensuke Tanabe

Japanese video game designer, producer and director
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Kensuke Tanabe

Summary

Kensuke Tanabe is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ikeda[2]. He was born on January 26, 1963[3]. He worked as a video game developer[4], video game designer[5], video game director[6], and video game producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month, #7,161 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Kensuke Tanabe's place of birth was Ikeda[2].
  • Kensuke Tanabe was born on January 26, 1963[3].
  • Kensuke Tanabe held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's professions included video game developer[4].
  • Kensuke Tanabe worked as a video game designer[5].
  • Kensuke Tanabe worked as a video game director[6].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's professions included video game producer[7].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's field of work was video game[10].
  • Kensuke Tanabe was employed by Q8093[11].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's education included a stint at Osaka University of Arts[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Kensuke Tanabe is Super Mario[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Kensuke Tanabe is The Legend of Zelda[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Kensuke Tanabe is Metroid Prime[15].
  • Kensuke Tanabe is recorded as male[16].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's Commons category is recorded as Kensuke Tanabe[18].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's family name is recorded as Tanabe[19].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's given name is recorded as Kensuke[20].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[21].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '田邊賢輔'}[22].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's name in kana is recorded as たなべ けんすけ[23].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's blood type is recorded as Q19831453[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Began / founded: 1963-01-26[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3573befc-4ef4-4834-a5ae-b9003aad2e96[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Kensuke Tanabe was born in Ikeda[2]. He was born on January 26, 1963[3].

Education

Kensuke Tanabe's education included a stint at Osaka University of Arts[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include video game developer[4], video game designer[5], video game director[6], and video game producer[7]. Kensuke Tanabe's field of work was video game[10]. He was employed by Q8093[11].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Super Mario[13], a video game series[28]; The Legend of Zelda[14], a video game series[29]; and Metroid Prime[15], a video game[30], directed by Mark Pacini[31].

Why It Matters

Kensuke Tanabe ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month, #7,161 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Kensuke Tanabe born?

Kensuke Tanabe was born in Ikeda[2].

What did Kensuke Tanabe do for work?

Kensuke Tanabe worked as video game developer[4], video game designer[5], video game director[6], and video game producer[7].

Where did Kensuke Tanabe go to school?

Kensuke Tanabe was educated at Osaka University of Arts[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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