MUSICIAN

Haruomi Hosono

1947 - Today

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Haruomi Hosono (Japanese: 細野 晴臣, Hepburn: Hosono Haruomi, born July 9, 1947), sometimes credited as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is considered to be one of the most influential musicians in Japanese pop music history, credited with shaping the sound of Japanese pop for decades as well as pop music outside of Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haruomi Hosono has received more than 1,017,389 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Haruomi Hosono is the 785th most popular musician, the 910th most popular biography from Japan and the 8th most popular Japanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Haruomi Hosono ranks 785 out of 3,175. Before him are Stephen Heller, Gary Burton, Jean-Luc Ponty, Andi Deris, Grover Washington Jr., and Jan Johansson. After him are Mick Fleetwood, Scott Walker, Allan Holdsworth, Stewart Copeland, Diana Krall, and Julie Guicciardi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Haruomi Hosono ranks 286. Before him are Ron Rivest, Mick Box, Viktor Yerofeyev, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Jacki Weaver, and Aziz Dweik. After him are Mick Fleetwood, İlber Ortaylı, Lee Evans, Pascal Lamy, João Braz de Aviz, and Robert David Hall.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Haruomi Hosono ranks 910 out of 6,245. Before him are Aritatsu Ogi (1942), Ken Shimura (1950), Ichiro Suzuki (1973), Hideo Shinojima (1910), Konoe Sakihisa (1536), and Naomi Osaka (1997). After him are Saigō Jūdō (1843), Shigeru Takahashi (null), Takenoshin Nakai (1882), Shinobu Ishihara (1879), Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570), and Ryuzo Hiraki (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Haruomi Hosono ranks 8. Before him are Kitarō (1953), Mitsuko Uchida (1948), Isao Tomita (1932), Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Yoshiki (1965), and Hide (1964). After him are Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Mitski (1990), Yuki Kajiura (1965), LiSA (1987), and Gackt (1973).

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