1937 - 1989
Hibari Misora (美空 ひばり, Misora Hibari, born Kazue Katō (加藤 和枝, Katō Kazue) May 29, 1937 – June 24, 1989) was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthumously for giving the public hope and encouragement after World War II.Misora recorded a total of 1,200 songs and sold 68 million records. After she died, consumer demand for her recordings grew significantly, and, by 2001, she had sold more than 80 million records. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hibari Misora has received more than 332,148 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Hibari Misora is the 1,264th most popular actor (down from 1,091st in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from Japan (down from 455th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Actor.
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Among actors, Hibari Misora ranks 1,264 out of 9,996. Before her are Vera Farmiga, Mary Steenburgen, Myrna Loy, Steven Berkoff, Terry O'Quinn, and Jerry Orbach. After her are Lyubov Orlova, Anny Ondra, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Sarandon, Adel Emam, and George Sanders.
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,258
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,259
1905 - 1993
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,260
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,261
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,262
1935 - 2004
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 1,263
1937 - 1989
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 1,264
1902 - 1975
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 1,265
1903 - 1987
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,266
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,267
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,268
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,269
1906 - 1972
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,270
Among people born in 1937, Hibari Misora ranks 113. Before her are Peter Burke, Robert Gallo, Tsukasa Hosaka, Rifaat al-Assad, Joseph Kobzon, and Steven Berkoff. After her are Daniel McFadden, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Emerich Jenei, Tom Courtenay, Manuel Pinto da Costa, and Edward Fox. Among people deceased in 1989, Hibari Misora ranks 83. Before her are Gaetano Scirea, Giuseppe Siri, R. D. Laing, Kateb Yacine, Albert Bormann, and Charles Vanel. After her are Vasile Milea, Cesare Zavattini, Mihály Lantos, Margarete Buber-Neumann, Hamani Diori, and Arseny Tarkovsky.
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 107
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 108
1937 - 2018
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 109
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 110
1937 - 2018
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 111
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 112
1937 - 1989
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 113
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 114
1937 - 2015
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 115
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 116
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 117
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 118
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 119
1953 - 1989
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 77
1906 - 1989
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 78
1927 - 1989
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 79
1929 - 1989
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 80
1902 - 1989
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 81
1892 - 1989
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 82
1937 - 1989
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 83
1927 - 1989
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 84
1902 - 1989
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 85
1928 - 1989
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 86
1901 - 1989
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 87
1916 - 1989
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 88
1907 - 1989
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 89
Among people born in Japan, Hibari Misora ranks 499 out of 6,048. Before her are Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852), Seki Takakazu (1642), Emperor Kazan (967), Gunpei Yokoi (1941), Hisao Kami (1941), and Hifuyo Uchida (null). After her are Tsutomu Hata (1935), Emperor Juntoku (1197), Machiko Kyō (1924), Kisho Kurokawa (1934), Yamada Nagamasa (1590), and Tokugawa Ieyoshi (1793).
1852 - 1933
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 493
1642 - 1708
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 494
967 - 1008
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 495
1941 - 1997
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 496
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 497
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 498
1937 - 1989
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 499
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 500
1197 - 1242
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 501
1924 - 2019
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 502
1934 - 2007
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 503
1590 - 1630
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 504
1793 - 1853
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 505
Among actors born in Japan, Hibari Misora ranks 13. Before her are Hiroyuki Sanada (1960), Setsuko Hara (1920), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950), Tatsuya Nakadai (1932), Masako Nozawa (1936), and Ken Takakura (1931). After her are Machiko Kyō (1924), Akiko Wakabayashi (1941), Kinuyo Tanaka (1909), Mako (1933), Sessue Hayakawa (1886), and Momoko Kōchi (1932).
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 7
1920 - 2015
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 8
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 9
1932 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 10
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 11
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 12
1937 - 1989
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 13
1924 - 2019
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 14
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 15
1909 - 1977
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 16
1933 - 2006
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 17
1886 - 1973
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 18
1932 - 1998
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 19