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Kanye West

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Kanye West is a family member or associate of a politically exposed person. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Kanje Vests · Kanye Vest · Kanye West · Κάνιε Γουέστ · Кание Уест · 17 more...				[sources]
Other name	Kanye Omari West · Kayne West · Louis Vuitton Don · Mr. West · Ye West · 8 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Kanye · Louis Vuitton Don · Saint Pablo · Ye · Yeezus · 14 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1977-06-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Atlanta				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
First name	Kanye · Omari · Ye				[sources]
Last name	West				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q15935				[sources]
Education	American Academy of Art College (1995-1995) · Polaris High School · honorary degree (2015)				[sources]
Religion	Christianity				[sources]
Ethnicity	African Americans				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-17	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2024-09-03

American rapper and record producer

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-17

Associations
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Trevian Kutti Politician	confidant · significant person	-	-

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