Sakata may refer to:
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Akira Sakata
Akira Sakata (born 21 February 1945) is a Japanese free jazz saxophonist.
Early life
Sakata was born in Hiroshima on 21 February 1945. He first heard jazz on short-wave radio and Voice of America, then became more interested in it from listening ...
(born 1945), Japanese saxophonist
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Daisuke Sakata (born 1983), former American professional football player
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Jeanne Sakata, American actress and playwright
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Lenn Sakata (Lenn Haruki Sakata) (born 1954), former American professional baseball player
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Harold Sakata
, better known as Harold Sakata, was an American Olympic weightlifter, professional wrestler, and film actor of Japanese descent. He won a silver medal for the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in weightlifting, and late ...
(Toshiyuki "Harold" Sakata) (1920–1982), American Olympic medalist, professional wrestler, and actor
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Sakata Eio
was a 9- dan Japanese professional Go player.
Biography
Sakata became a professional Go player in 1935. His first title match was the Hon'inbō in 1951 when he challenged Hashimoto Utaro. More than usual was at stake in the match because H ...
(1920–2010), Japanese professional Go player
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Sakata Minoru (1902–1974), Japanese photographer
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Sakata no Kintoki, the Japanese folk hero Kintarō
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Sakata Tōjūrō, stage name taken on by a number of Kabuki actors
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Shoichi Sakata
was a Japanese physicist and Marxist who was internationally known for theoretical work on the subatomic particles.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Sakata Shōichi''" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ' ...
(Sakata Shōichi) (1911–1970), Japanese physicist
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Takefumi Sakata (born 1980), Japanese flyweight boxer
Places
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Sakata, Yamagata
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 96,777 in 42,600 households, and a population density of 180 people per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Sakata is located ...
, a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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Sakata District, Shiga, a district located in Shiga, Japan
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Sakata people, a tribe in the Black Water Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other
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Sakata language, a language in the Black Water Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Japanese-language surnames