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Haruo Nakajima

1929 - 2017

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Haruo Nakajima (Japanese: 中島 春雄, Hepburn: Nakajima Haruo, January 1, 1929 – August 7, 2017) was a Japanese actor and stuntman. A pioneer of suit acting, he is best known for playing Godzilla in 12 consecutive films, starting from the original Godzilla (1954) until Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haruo Nakajima has received more than 543,056 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Haruo Nakajima is the 2,859th most popular actor (up from 3,027th in 2019), the 928th most popular biography from Japan (up from 966th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Japanese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Haruo Nakajima ranks 2,859 out of 9,996. Before him are Harry Andrews, Cynthia Rhodes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josiane Balasko, Tim Kang, and Larry Hankin. After him are Laura Innes, Kim Tae-hee, Franca Rame, Seann William Scott, Branscombe Richmond, and John Carroll Lynch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Haruo Nakajima ranks 247. Before him are Ulla Jacobsson, Vang Pao, Cecil Taylor, Gerhard Hanappi, Nina Ponomaryova, and Yevgeniy Chazov. After him are Franca Rame, Sunil Dutt, Txillardegi, Hugues Aufray, Walter Berry, and Lolita Torres. Among people deceased in 2017, Haruo Nakajima ranks 222. Before him are Jimmy Snuka, Hilarion Capucci, Svend Asmussen, Klaus Huber, Jiří Bělohlávek, and Gorden Kaye. After him are Leo Kinnunen, Mildred Dresselhaus, Imre Földi, András Kovács, Hal Moore, and Ivo Brešan.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Haruo Nakajima ranks 928 out of 6,048. Before him are Kengo Kuma (1954), Kiyonao Ichiki (1892), Shigemi Ishii (1951), Natsuo Kirino (1951), Ai Yazawa (1967), and Toyohiko Kagawa (1888). After him are Kuroda Seiki (1866), Yasuhiko Okudera (1952), Matsudaira Sadanobu (1759), Kyōko Kagawa (1931), Hiroshi Katayama (1940), and Mitsuo Kamata (1937).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Haruo Nakajima ranks 35. Before him are Tetsurō Tamba (1922), Meiko Kaji (1947), Chishū Ryū (1904), Takehito Koyasu (1967), Chieko Baisho (1941), and Kazuhiko Inoue (1954). After him are Kyōko Kagawa (1931), Megumi Hayashibara (1967), Kiyoshi Atsumi (1928), Takuya Kimura (1972), Rentarō Mikuni (1923), and Kōji Yakusho (1956).

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