Comedian

Ken Shimura

Japanese comedian

1950 - 2020

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Ken Shimura

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 27 in 2024). Ken Shimura is the 39th most popular comedian (down from 33rd in 2024), the 934th most popular biography from Japan (down from 905th in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Comedian.

Ken Shimura is most famous for his work on the manga series "Urusei Yatsura" which ran from 1978 to 1987.

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560k

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Past 12 months

60.21

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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#1

Ken Shimura is the most memorable of the 4 notable people born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, ahead of Miki Nakatani, Shoko Aida, and Rie Azami.

#1

Of the 1 Comedians born in Japan, Ken Shimura ranks first.

Feb 20

Ken Shimura shares a February 20 birthday with Ivana Trump, Enzo Ferrari, and Ludwig Boltzmann.

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Among Comedians

Among comedians, Ken Shimura ranks 39 out of 98. Before him are Steven Wright, Mary Tyler Moore, Zach Galifianakis, Ronald Golias, Harpo Marx, and Jackie Gleason. After him are Helena Růžičková, Lenny Bruce, Bernie Mac, Tim Meadows, Albert Brooks, and Jonathan Winters.

Most Popular Comedians in Wikipedia

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Steven Wright
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 33
Mary Tyler Moore
1936 - 2017
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 34
Zach Galifianakis
1969 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 35
Ronald Golias
1929 - 2005
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 36
Harpo Marx
1888 - 1964
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 37
Jackie Gleason
1916 - 1987
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 38
Ken Shimura
1950 - 2020
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 39
Helena Růžičková
1936 - 2004
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 40
Lenny Bruce
1925 - 1966
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 41
Bernie Mac
1957 - 2008
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 42
Tim Meadows
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 43
Albert Brooks
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 44
Jonathan Winters
1925 - 2013
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 45

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Ken Shimura ranks 217. Before him are Josipa Lisac, Luigi Delneri, Geraldine James, Pasteur Bizimungu, Waldemar Cierpinski, and Carlos Aguiar Retes. After him are Alec Jeffreys, Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, Richard Bandler, Bernie Taupin, David Cassidy, and Daria Nicolodi. Among people deceased in 2020, Ken Shimura ranks 245. Before him are James Flynn, Bobby Morrow, Éva Székely, Silvio Marzolini, Tarun Gogoi, and Jack Welch. After him are Sadiq al-Mahdi, Park Won-soon, David Stern, Nur Hassan Hussein, Stuart Whitman, and Italo De Zan.

Others Born in 1950

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Josipa Lisac
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 211
Luigi Delneri
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 212
Geraldine James
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 213
Pasteur Bizimungu
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 214
Waldemar Cierpinski
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 215
Carlos Aguiar Retes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 216
Ken Shimura
COMEDIAN
1950 - 2020
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 217
Alec Jeffreys
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 218
Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 219
Richard Bandler
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 220
Bernie Taupin
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 221
David Cassidy
ACTOR
1950 - 2017
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 222
Daria Nicolodi
ACTOR
1950 - 2020
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 223