COMIC ARTIST
Akira Toriyama
1955 - 2024
Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akira Toriyama has received more than 8,989,097 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Akira Toriyama is the 5th most popular comic artist (up from 9th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Japan (up from 85th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
Akira Toriyama is most famous for his manga series, Dragon Ball.
Memorability Metrics
9.0M
Page Views (PV)
66.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
7.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Akira Toriyama ranks 5 out of 226. Before him are Stan Lee, Osamu Tezuka, René Goscinny, and Hergé. After him are Albert Uderzo, Peyo, Joseph Barbera, Carl Barks, Jean Giraud, Hugo Pratt, and Morris.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStan Lee
1922 - 2018
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 1
Osamu Tezuka
1928 - 1989
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 2
René Goscinny
1926 - 1977
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 3
Hergé
1907 - 1983
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 4
Akira Toriyama
1955 - 2024
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 5
Albert Uderzo
1927 - 2020
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 6
Peyo
1928 - 1992
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 7
Joseph Barbera
1911 - 2006
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 8
Carl Barks
1901 - 2000
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 9
Jean Giraud
1938 - 2012
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 10
Hugo Pratt
1927 - 1995
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 11
Morris
1923 - 2001
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Akira Toriyama ranks 20. Before him are Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Willem Dafoe, Isabelle Adjani, Guillermo Lasso, Sergey Shoygu, and Li Keqiang. After him are Angus Young, Mo Yan, Ludovico Einaudi, Héctor Cúper, Olga Korbut, and Valery Gerasimov. Among people deceased in 2024, Akira Toriyama ranks 17. Before him are O. J. Simpson, Arno Allan Penzias, Françoise Hardy, Sebastián Piñera, Alexei Navalny, and Luigi Riva. After him are Johan Galtung, Niklaus Wirth, Frank Farian, Carl Weathers, Roger Guillemin, and Kurt Hamrin.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsHenri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 14
Willem Dafoe
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 15
Isabelle Adjani
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 16
Guillermo Lasso
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 17
Sergey Shoygu
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 18
Li Keqiang
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2023
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 19
Akira Toriyama
COMIC ARTIST
1955 - 2024
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 20
Angus Young
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 21
Mo Yan
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 22
Ludovico Einaudi
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 23
Héctor Cúper
COACH
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 24
Olga Korbut
GYMNAST
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 25
Valery Gerasimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsO. J. Simpson
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 11
Arno Allan Penzias
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2024
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 12
Françoise Hardy
SINGER
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 13
Sebastián Piñera
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2024
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 14
Alexei Navalny
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1976 - 2024
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 15
Luigi Riva
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 16
Akira Toriyama
COMIC ARTIST
1955 - 2024
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 17
Johan Galtung
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 18
Niklaus Wirth
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 19
Frank Farian
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 20
Carl Weathers
ACTOR
1948 - 2024
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 21
Roger Guillemin
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2024
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 22
Kurt Hamrin
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2024
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 23
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Akira Toriyama ranks 70 out of 6,245. Before him are Kane Tanaka (1903), Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837), Hideki Yukawa (1907), Kenzō Tange (1913), and Fumio Kishida (1957). After him are Uesugi Kenshin (1530), Shirō Ishii (1892), Date Masamune (1567), Sonny Chiba (1939), Kazuo Ishiguro (1954), and Utamaro (1753).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKane Tanaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 64
Akechi Mitsuhide
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 65
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1913
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 66
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 67
Kenzō Tange
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 68
Fumio Kishida
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 69
Akira Toriyama
COMIC ARTIST
1955 - 2024
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 70
Uesugi Kenshin
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1578
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 71
Shirō Ishii
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1959
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 72
Date Masamune
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1636
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 73
Sonny Chiba
ACTOR
1939 - 2021
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 74
Kazuo Ishiguro
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 75
Utamaro
PAINTER
1753 - 1806
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 76
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Akira Toriyama ranks 2. Before him are Osamu Tezuka (1928). After him are Leiji Matsumoto (1938), Tsugumi Ohba (1950), Rumiko Takahashi (1957), Eiichiro Oda (1975), Kentaro Miura (1966), Naoki Urasawa (1960), Go Nagai (1945), Yoshihiro Togashi (1966), Hirohiko Araki (1960), and Katsuhiro Otomo (1954).
Osamu Tezuka
1928 - 1989
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 1
Akira Toriyama
1955 - 2024
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 2
Leiji Matsumoto
1938 - 2023
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3
Tsugumi Ohba
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 4
Rumiko Takahashi
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 5
Eiichiro Oda
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 6
Kentaro Miura
1966 - 2021
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 7
Naoki Urasawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 8
Go Nagai
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 9
Yoshihiro Togashi
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 10
Hirohiko Araki
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 11
Katsuhiro Otomo
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 12