Light Yagami

main character of the anime and manga Death Note
Person fictional_human Q843545
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Light Yagami

Summary

Light Yagami is a fictional human[1]. He was born on +1986-02-28T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2010-01-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a student[4], detective[5], mass murderer[6], and vigilante[7]. He ranks in the top 5% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,011 views/month).[8]

Key Facts

  • Light Yagami was born on +1986-02-28T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Light Yagami died on +2010-01-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Light Yagami's father was Soichiro Yagami[9].
  • Light Yagami held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Japanese was Light Yagami's native language[11].
  • Light Yagami's professions included student[4].
  • Light Yagami worked as a detective[5].
  • Light Yagami's professions included mass murderer[6].
  • Light Yagami worked as a vigilante[7].
  • Light Yagami is the creator of Tsugumi Ohba[12].
  • Light Yagami is the creator of Takeshi Obata[13].
  • Light Yagami is recorded as male[14].
  • Light Yagami's instance of is recorded as fictional human[15].
  • Light Yagami's instance of is recorded as anime character[16].
  • Light Yagami's instance of is recorded as manga character[17].
  • Light Yagami's killed by is recorded as Ryuk[18].
  • Light Yagami's performer is recorded as Tatsuya Fujiwara[19].
  • Light Yagami's performer is recorded as Kenji Urai[20].
  • Light Yagami's performer is recorded as Hayato Kakizawa[21].
  • Light Yagami's performer is recorded as Masataka Kubota[22].
  • Light Yagami's Commons category is recorded as Light Yagami[23].
  • Light Yagami's said to be the same as is recorded as Kira[24].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[25].
  • Light Yagami's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03w97lm[26].
  • Light Yagami's voice actor is recorded as Mamoru Miyano[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Light Yagami was born on +1986-02-28T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Soichiro Yagami[9]. Japanese was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include student[4], detective[5], mass murderer[6], and vigilante[7].

Works and Contributions

Created works include Tsugumi Ohba[12], a comics writer[28], b. 1950[29], of Japan[30] and Takeshi Obata[13], a mangaka[31], b. 1969[32], of Japan[33].

Death and Burial

Light Yagami died on +2010-01-28T00:00:00Z[3]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[25].

Why It Matters

Light Yagami ranks in the top 5% of fictional_human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,011 views/month).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Who were Light Yagami's parents?

Light Yagami's father was Soichiro Yagami[9].

What did Light Yagami do for work?

Light Yagami worked as student[4], detective[5], mass murderer[6], and vigilante[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . deathnote.fandom.com. deathnote.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [2] . Death Note 13: How to Read. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Death Note 13: How to Read. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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