1955 - 2016
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (Japanese: 千代の富士 貢, June 1, 1955 – July 31, 2016), born Mitsugu Akimoto (秋元 貢, Akimoto Mitsugu), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport. Following his retirement as a wrestler, he was the stable master of Kokonoe stable until the time of his death. Chiyonofuji was considered one of the greatest yokozuna of recent times, winning 31 yūshō or tournament championships, second at the time only to Taihō. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chiyonofuji Mitsugu has received more than 592,915 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Chiyonofuji Mitsugu is the 34th most popular wrestler (up from 55th in 2019), the 860th most popular biography from Japan (up from 969th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Wrestler.
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Among wrestlers, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu ranks 34 out of 700. Before him are The Miz, Chris Benoit, Gholamreza Takhti, Randy Savage, Brock Lesnar, and Bret Hart. After him are Bill Goldberg, Ivar Johansson, Yaşar Doğu, Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, and Eduard Pütsep.
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 28
1967 - 2007
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 29
1930 - 1968
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 30
1952 - 2011
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 31
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 32
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 33
1955 - 2016
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 34
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 35
1903 - 1979
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 36
1913 - 1961
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 37
1954 - 2015
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 38
1943 - 2017
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 39
1898 - 1960
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 40
Among people born in 1955, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu ranks 157. Before him are Joaquín Caparrós, Svetozar Marović, Khalid al-Islambouli, Alberto Iglesias, Horacio Pagani, and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. After him are Jane Kaczmarek, Judy Davis, Billy Blanks, Svante Pääbo, Steve Jones, and Kelsey Grammer. Among people deceased in 2016, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu ranks 196. Before him are Željko Čajkovski, Vilmos Zsigmond, Yang Jiang, Klim Churyumov, Ann Morgan Guilbert, and Bernard Fox. After him are Antonin Scalia, Frank Finlay, Lars Gustafsson, Papa Wemba, Ramón Castro Ruz, and Roberto Perfumo.
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 151
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 152
1955 - 1982
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 153
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 154
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 155
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 156
1955 - 2016
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 157
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 158
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 159
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 160
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 161
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 162
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 163
1925 - 2016
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 190
1930 - 2016
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 191
1911 - 2016
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 192
1937 - 2016
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 193
1928 - 2016
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 194
1927 - 2016
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 195
1955 - 2016
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 196
1936 - 2016
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 197
1926 - 2016
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 198
1936 - 2016
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 199
1949 - 2016
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 200
1924 - 2016
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 201
1942 - 2016
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 202
Among people born in Japan, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu ranks 860 out of 6,048. Before him are Akashi Motojiro (1864), Morihiro Saito (1928), Fumiko Hayashi (1903), Keisuke Kinoshita (1912), Tomomi Seo (1950), and Takizawa Bakin (1767). After him are Kusumoto Ine (1827), Tarō Kōno (1963), Norio Ohga (1930), Hitoshi Igarashi (1947), Koichi Tohei (1920), and Nobuo Uematsu (1959).
1864 - 1919
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 854
1928 - 2002
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 855
1903 - 1951
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 856
1912 - 1998
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 857
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 858
1767 - 1848
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 859
1955 - 2016
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 860
1827 - 1903
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 861
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 862
1930 - 2011
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 863
1947 - 1991
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 864
1920 - 2011
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 865
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 866
Among wrestlers born in Japan, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu ranks 5. Before him are Masahiko Kimura (1917), Antonio Inoki (1943), Isao Inokuma (1938), and Giant Baba (1938). After him are Yasuhiro Yamashita (1957), Shinobu Sekine (1943), Takehide Nakatani (1941), Asuka (1981), Shinsuke Nakamura (1980), Hidehiko Yoshida (1969), and Toshihiko Koga (1967).
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 1
1943 - 2022
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 2
1938 - 2001
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 3
1938 - 1999
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 4
1955 - 2016
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 5
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 6
1943 - 2018
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 7
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 8
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 9
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 10
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 11
1967 - 2021
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 12