# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kitanofuji-katsuaki
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:56:48.043Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kitanofuji-katsuaki"
name: "Kitanofuji Katsuaki"
slug: "kitanofuji-katsuaki"
description: "Kitanofuji Katsuaki  was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He made his professional debut in 1957, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1964. He was the sport's 52nd yokozuna, a rank he attained in 1970. He won ten tournament championships and was known for his rivalry with Tamanoumi. He retired in 1974 and was the head coach of Kokonoe stable from 1977 to 1992. He left the Japan Sumo Association in 1998, but was still prominent in the sumo world as a commentator in his later years."
tagline: "Sumo wrestler and the 52nd Yokozuna (1942-2024)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1942-03-28"
deathDate: "2024-11-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.99
  momentum:             0.7070011025358325
  historical:           7.679684
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8C%97%E4%B9%8B%E5%AF%8C%E5%A3%AB%E5%8B%9D%E6%98%AD"
    title: "北之富士勝昭"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitanofuji_Katsuaki"
    title: "Kitanofuji Katsuaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitanofuji_Katsuaki"
    title: "Kitanofuji Katsuaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitanofuji_Katsuaki"
    title: "Kitanofuji Katsuaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "کیتانوفوجی کاتسوکی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8C%97%E3%81%AE%E5%AF%8C%E5%A3%AB%E5%8B%9D%E6%98%AD"
    title: "北の富士勝昭"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B8%B0%ED%83%80%EB%85%B8%ED%9B%84%EC%A7%80_%EA%B0%80%EC%93%B0%EC%95%84%ED%82%A4"
    title: "기타노후지 가쓰아키"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%84%D2%AF%D0%B6%D0%B8_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%86%D2%AF%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8"
    title: "Китанофүжи Кацүаки"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334527"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump