Robert Kiyosaki

Honestly, Rich Dad Poor Dad hit me like a splash of cold water — not because every piece of advice aged perfectly, but because it was the first time anyone bothered to explain the difference between assets and liabilities in plain English. Kiyosaki grew up in Hilo, Hawaii, served as a Marine helicopter pilot and earned the Air Medal in Vietnam, then pivoted completely into entrepreneurship and eventually wrote a book that became one of the best-selling personal finance titles in history. You can argue with his specific investment calls or his fondness for cryptocurrency hot takes, and critics have definitely poked holes in some of his claims, but the core idea — that school teaches you almost nothing about money — landed for millions of people, including me, for a reason.

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Name (English)

Robert Kiyosaki

Name (Japanese)

ロバート・キヨサキ

Reading

ろばーと・きよさき

Born

April 8, 1947 (age 79)

Origin

Hilo, Hawaii, United States

Occupation

military officer / motivational speaker / businessperson / writer / teacher

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

High school

Hilo High School

University

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Awards & achievements

• Air Medal

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.richdad.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/therealkiyosaki/
• Xhttps://x.com/theRealKiyosaki
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Kiyosaki
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A8%E3%82%B5%E3%82%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311147

Tags

• Hawaii
• military officer
• motivational speaker
• businessperson

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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