Skater
Akira Kuroiwa
Japanese speed skater
1961 - today
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Akira Kuroiwa
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Akira Kuroiwa is the 259th most popular skater (up from 283rd in 2024), the 3,038th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,492nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Skater.
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Historical Popularity Index
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Among Skaters
Among skaters, Akira Kuroiwa ranks 259 out of 483. Before him are Ingo Steuer, Ådne Søndrål, Jan Bos, Yuka Sato, Svetlana Zhurova, and Kiira Korpi. After him are Jenny Wolf, Jeremy Wotherspoon, Anna Shcherbakova, Rintje Ritsma, Patrick Chan, and Elena Valova.
Most Popular Skaters in Wikipedia
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Ingo Steuer
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 253
Ådne Søndrål
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 254
Jan Bos
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 255
Yuka Sato
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 256
Svetlana Zhurova
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 257
Kiira Korpi
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 258
Akira Kuroiwa
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 259
Jenny Wolf
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 260
Jeremy Wotherspoon
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 261
Anna Shcherbakova
2004 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 262
Rintje Ritsma
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 263
Patrick Chan
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 264
Elena Valova
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 265
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Akira Kuroiwa ranks 944. Before him are Frank Emmelmann, Maurizio Milani, Ben Spijkers, Basil Gorgis, Joanna Scanlan, and Steve Purcell. After him are Jean-Philippe Rohr, Götz Spielmann, Kate Vernon, Scott E. Parazynski, Steve Nicol, and Franco Navarro.
Others Born in 1961
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Frank Emmelmann
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 939
Maurizio Milani
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 940
Ben Spijkers
MARTIAL ARTS
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 941
Basil Gorgis
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 942
Joanna Scanlan
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 943
Steve Purcell
COMIC ARTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 944
Akira Kuroiwa
SKATER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 945
Jean-Philippe Rohr
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 946
Götz Spielmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 947
Kate Vernon
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 948
Scott E. Parazynski
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 949
Steve Nicol
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 950
Franco Navarro
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 951
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Akira Kuroiwa ranks 3,038 out of NaN. Before him are Hiroshi Kiyotake (1989), Shuhei Terada (1975), Kotaro Iba (1995), Saori Kimura (1986), Kota Yoshihara (1978), and Nozomi Sasaki (1988). After him are Fujii Kaze (1997), Takuya Eguchi (1987), Omi Minami (1968), Shinji Kaneko (1987), Inesu Emiko Takeoka (1971), and Mariya Ise (1988).
Others born in Japan
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Hiroshi Kiyotake
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 3,032
Shuhei Terada
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 3,033
Kotaro Iba
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 3,034
Saori Kimura
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 3,035
Kota Yoshihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 3,036
Nozomi Sasaki
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 3,037
Akira Kuroiwa
SKATER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 3,038
Fujii Kaze
MUSICIAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 3,039
Takuya Eguchi
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 3,040
Omi Minami
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 3,041
Shinji Kaneko
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 3,042
Inesu Emiko Takeoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 3,043
Mariya Ise
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,044
Among Skaters In Japan
Among skaters born in Japan, Akira Kuroiwa ranks 7. Before him are Yuzuru Hanyu (1994), Midori Ito (1969), Shizuka Arakawa (1981), Mao Asada (1990), Yuko Kavaguti (1981), and Yuka Sato (1973). After him are Miki Ando (1987), Hiroyasu Shimizu (1974), Yoshihiro Kitazawa (1962), Nobunari Oda (1987), Kaori Sakamoto (2000), and Ryuichi Kihara (1992).
Yuzuru Hanyu
1994 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1
Midori Ito
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 2
Shizuka Arakawa
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 3
Mao Asada
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 4
Yuko Kavaguti
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 5
Yuka Sato
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 6
Akira Kuroiwa
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7
Miki Ando
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 8
Hiroyasu Shimizu
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 9
Yoshihiro Kitazawa
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 10
Nobunari Oda
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 11
Kaori Sakamoto
2000 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 12
Ryuichi Kihara
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 13
