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Takeru Kobayashi

Japanese competitive eater

1978 - today

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His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Takeru Kobayashi is the 3,638th most popular athlete, the 3,127th most popular biography from Japan and the 43rd most popular Japanese Athlete.

Takeru Kobayashi is most famous for his achievements in competitive eating, particularly for revolutionizing the sport with his speed and technique. He gained widespread recognition for winning the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest multiple times and setting numerous world records in various eating challenges.

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Takeru Kobayashi's Wikipedia page drew 300k views over the past year, 27× the average among Athletes.

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Among Athletes

Among athletes, Takeru Kobayashi ranks 3,638 out of 13,875. Before him are Piotr Kiełpikowski, Habiba Ghribi, Viktors Ščerbatihs, Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux, Hatem Ghoula, and Sergey Klyugin. After him are Michael Jung, Jaime Ordiales, Jeremy Wariner, Jong Song-ok, Amel Tuka, and Chase Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Takeru Kobayashi ranks 695. Before him are Fernando Rapallini, Maria Menounos, Frédéric Piquionne, Ekaterina Schulmann, Igor Semshov, and DJ Manian. After him are Gustavo Varela, Óscar Hernández, Vibeke Stene, Gustavo Munúa, Róbinson Zapata, and Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takeru Kobayashi ranks 3,127 out of 6,943. Before him are Tatsuru Mukojima (1966), Naohiko Minobe (1965), Yasuhiro Watanabe (1992), Hiroshi Miyazawa (1970), Ryōhei Kimura (1984), and Leisha Hailey (1971). After him are Kisenosato Yutaka (1986), Tomoyoshi Ikeya (1962), Sojiro Ishii (1970), So Kataoka (1992), Yūko Obuchi (1973), and Ko Itakura (1997).

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Among Athletes In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Takeru Kobayashi ranks 43. Before him are Hideaki Tomiyama (1957), Hiroshi Yamamoto (1962), Koji Murofushi (1974), Daniel Martínez (null), Naoko Takahashi (1972), and Yuko Arimori (1966). After him are Takanori Nagase (1993), Tadanori Koshino (1966), Yukinori Miyabe (1968), Masato (1979), Yoko Tanabe (1966), and Mizuki Noguchi (1978).

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