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Takeru Kobayashi

Japanese competitive eater

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    Born 1978
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Updated 2026-07-20

Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi is a Japanese former competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport.

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Source confidence80.0
Completeness70.0
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