ACTOR
Ayako Wakao
1933 - Today
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao (若尾 文子, Wakao Ayako, November 8, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress who was one of the country's biggest stars of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ayako Wakao has received more than 99,274 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ayako Wakao is the 3,925th most popular actor (down from 3,475th in 2019), the 1,158th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,044th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Japanese Actor.
Memorability Metrics
99k
Page Views (PV)
49.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
1.83
Effective Languages (L*)
3.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Ayako Wakao ranks 3,925 out of 13,578. Before her are Ellen Schwiers, Ruby Dee, Ben Barnes, Andy Griffith, Kim Coates, and Debra Messing. After her are Rory McCann, Osvaldo Ríos, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Rosenda Monteros, Alexandra Rapaport, and Pankaj Kapur.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEllen Schwiers
1930 - 2019
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 3,919
Ruby Dee
1922 - 2014
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 3,920
Ben Barnes
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 3,921
Andy Griffith
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 3,922
Kim Coates
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 3,923
Debra Messing
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 3,924
Ayako Wakao
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 3,925
Rory McCann
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 3,926
Osvaldo Ríos
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 3,927
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 3,928
Rosenda Monteros
1935 - 2018
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 3,929
Alexandra Rapaport
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 3,930
Pankaj Kapur
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 3,931
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Ayako Wakao ranks 312. Before her are Neale Fraser, Peter Post, Diane Disney Miller, Hillevi Rombin, Jean Vuarnet, and Helmut Senekowitsch. After her are Otar Chiladze, Arif Malikov, Abdul Rahman Munif, Lucian Pintilie, Yang Chuan-kwang, and Lou Rawls.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsNeale Fraser
TENNIS PLAYER
1933 - 2024
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 306
Peter Post
CYCLIST
1933 - 2011
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 307
Diane Disney Miller
WRITER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 308
Hillevi Rombin
ACTOR
1933 - 1996
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 309
Jean Vuarnet
SKIER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 310
Helmut Senekowitsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 311
Ayako Wakao
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 312
Otar Chiladze
WRITER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 313
Arif Malikov
COMPOSER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 314
Abdul Rahman Munif
WRITER
1933 - 2004
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 315
Lucian Pintilie
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2018
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 316
Yang Chuan-kwang
ATHLETE
1933 - 2007
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 317
Lou Rawls
SINGER
1933 - 2006
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 318
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Ayako Wakao ranks 1,158 out of 6,245. Before her are Chushiro Hayashi (1920), Yasushi Akimoto (1958), Akemi Iwata (1954), Shozo Sasahara (1929), Yōko Ogawa (1962), and Masato Harada (1949). After her are Masamune Shirow (1961), Gozo Shioda (1915), Tsukasa Hojo (1959), Kenjiro Tsuda (1971), Hirotugu Akaike (1927), and Masayuki Uemura (1943).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsChushiro Hayashi
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 1,152
Yasushi Akimoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 1,153
Akemi Iwata
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 1,154
Shozo Sasahara
WRESTLER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1,155
Yōko Ogawa
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 1,156
Masato Harada
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 1,157
Ayako Wakao
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 1,158
Masamune Shirow
COMIC ARTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 1,159
Gozo Shioda
MARTIAL ARTS
1915 - 1994
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 1,160
Tsukasa Hojo
COMIC ARTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 1,161
Kenjiro Tsuda
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 1,162
Hirotugu Akaike
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2009
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 1,163
Masayuki Uemura
GAME DESIGNER
1943 - 2021
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 1,164
Among ACTORS In Japan
Among actors born in Japan, Ayako Wakao ranks 72. Before her are Ichirō Nagai (1931), Haruko Sugimura (1909), Akira Emoto (1948), Isao Kimura (1923), Kappei Yamaguchi (1965), and Hiroshi Abe (1964). After her are Kenjiro Tsuda (1971), Noriko Ohara (1935), Banjō Ginga (1948), Tura Satana (1938), Minami Takayama (1964), and Kenichi Ogata (1942).
Ichirō Nagai
1931 - 2014
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 66
Haruko Sugimura
1909 - 1997
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 67
Akira Emoto
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 68
Isao Kimura
1923 - 1981
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 69
Kappei Yamaguchi
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 70
Hiroshi Abe
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 71
Ayako Wakao
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 72
Kenjiro Tsuda
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 73
Noriko Ohara
1935 - 2024
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 74
Banjō Ginga
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 75
Tura Satana
1938 - 2011
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 76
Minami Takayama
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 77
Kenichi Ogata
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 78