1968 - 2023
Hiroshi Morie (Japanese: 森江 博, Hepburn: Morie Hiroshi, January 22, 1968 – October 29, 2023), known exclusively by his stage name Heath, was a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was best known as bass guitarist of the rock band X Japan from 1992 to 1997, and again from 2007 until his death in 2023. After performing in bands such as Paranoia and Media Youth, Heath joined X Japan in August 1992, replacing Taiji who had left earlier in the year. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heath has received more than 962,905 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Heath is the 2,240th most popular musician (down from 2,105th in 2019), the 1,707th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,538th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Japanese Musician.
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Among musicians, Heath ranks 2,240 out of 2,662. Before him are Jim Byrnes, Aurora, Jung Yong-hwa, Jonne Järvelä, Chris Frantz, and Fedde Le Grand. After him are DJ Sammy, Marina Tchebourkina, Sylvain Sylvain, Regina Spektor, DJ Lethal, and Bob Wills.
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 2,234
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 2,235
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 2,236
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 2,237
1951 - Present
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 2,238
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 2,239
1968 - 2023
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 2,240
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 2,241
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 2,242
1951 - 2021
HPI: 38.27
Rank: 2,243
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.27
Rank: 2,244
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 2,245
1905 - 1975
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 2,246
Among people born in 1968, Heath ranks 462. Before him are Guinevere Turner, Ivan Sokolov, Ioan Sabău, Antonio Rossi, Alexandre del Valle, and James Toney. After him are Georgi Gospodinov, Kathleen Hanna, Dragan Škrbić, Igor Kolyvanov, Lisa Angell, and Jon Drummond. Among people deceased in 2023, Heath ranks 380. Before him are Coco Lee, Inga Swenson, Richard G. Hovannisian, Bill Hayden, Odd Børre, and Terry McDermott. After him are Dick Savitt, François Bracci, Bert I. Gordon, Bob Knight, John Devitt, and Vani Jairam.
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 456
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 457
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 458
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 459
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 460
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 461
1968 - 2023
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 462
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 463
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 464
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 465
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 466
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 467
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 468
1975 - 2023
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 374
1932 - 2023
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 375
1932 - 2023
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 376
1933 - 2023
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 377
1939 - 2023
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 378
1940 - 2023
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 379
1968 - 2023
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 380
1927 - 2023
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 381
1951 - 2023
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 382
1922 - 2023
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 383
1940 - 2023
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 384
1937 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 385
1945 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 386
Among people born in Japan, Heath ranks 1,707 out of 6,048. Before him are Yoko Takahagi (1969), Nobuyuki Kojima (1966), Koichi Hashiratani (1961), Michie Tomizawa (1961), Takashi Sekizuka (1960), and Tatsuma Yoshida (1974). After him are Seigo Narazaki (1976), Junko Minagawa (1975), Ryoyu Kobayashi (1996), Arina Tanemura (1978), Prince Hisahito of Akishino (2006), and Michiko Neya (1965).
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 1,701
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 1,702
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 1,703
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 1,704
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 1,705
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 1,706
1968 - 2023
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 1,707
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.27
Rank: 1,708
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 1,709
1996 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 1,710
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 1,711
2006 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 1,712
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 1,713
Among musicians born in Japan, Heath ranks 36. Before him are Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), Cornelius (1969), Tsunku (1968), Hiromi Uehara (1979), Pata (1965), and Jin Akanishi (1984). After him are Mai Kuraki (1982), Naomi Munakata (1955), Ai Otsuka (1982), Takahiro Moriuchi (1988), Kamijo (1975), and Ben Shepherd (1968).
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 30
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 31
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 32
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 33
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 34
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 35
1968 - 2023
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 36
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 37
1955 - 2020
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 38
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 39
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 40
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 41
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 42