COMIC ARTIST
Hiromu Arakawa
1973 - Today
Hiromu Arakawa
Hiromu Arakawa (荒川 弘, Arakawa Hiromu, born May 8, 1973) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist (2001–2010), which became a hit both domestically and internationally, and was adapted into two anime television series. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hiromu Arakawa has received more than 1,805,434 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Hiromu Arakawa is the 78th most popular comic artist (down from 77th in 2019), the 977th most popular biography from Japan (down from 908th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
58.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
4.90
Effective Languages (L*)
2.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Hiromu Arakawa ranks 78 out of 226. Before her are Jim Davis, Richard F. Outcault, Kazuki Takahashi, Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, and Kazuo Koike. After her are Machiko Hasegawa, Jean Van Hamme, Al Taliaferro, Chica Umino, Quentin Blake, and Hermann Huppen.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJim Davis
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 72
Richard F. Outcault
1863 - 1928
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 73
Kazuki Takahashi
1961 - 2022
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 74
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera
1936 - 2023
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 75
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
1934 - 2004
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 76
Kazuo Koike
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 77
Hiromu Arakawa
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 78
Machiko Hasegawa
1920 - 1992
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 79
Jean Van Hamme
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 80
Al Taliaferro
1905 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 81
Chica Umino
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 82
Quentin Blake
1932 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 83
Hermann Huppen
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 84
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Hiromu Arakawa ranks 87. Before her are Jan Ullrich, Verka Serduchka, Shota Arveladze, James Marsden, Martín Palermo, and Nikolai Valuev. After her are Brandi Love, Seth MacFarlane, Eva Herzigová, Holly Marie Combs, ATB, and David Belle.
Others Born in 1973
Go to all RankingsJan Ullrich
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 81
Verka Serduchka
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 82
Shota Arveladze
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 83
James Marsden
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 84
Martín Palermo
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 85
Nikolai Valuev
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 86
Hiromu Arakawa
COMIC ARTIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 87
Brandi Love
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 88
Seth MacFarlane
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 89
Eva Herzigová
MODEL
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 90
Holly Marie Combs
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 91
ATB
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 92
David Belle
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 93
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hiromu Arakawa ranks 977 out of 6,245. Before her are Hiroshi Ninomiya (1937), Akashi Motojiro (1864), Ennin (793), Kazuo Koike (1936), Abe Masahiro (1819), and Nobuo Uematsu (1959). After her are Shinji Mikami (1965), Machiko Hasegawa (1920), Misuzu Kaneko (1903), Yoko Shimada (1953), Yukio Goto (null), and Yasuhiko Okudera (1952).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsHiroshi Ninomiya
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 971
Akashi Motojiro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1864 - 1919
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 972
Ennin
WRITER
793 - 864
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 973
Kazuo Koike
COMIC ARTIST
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 974
Abe Masahiro
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1857
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 975
Nobuo Uematsu
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 976
Hiromu Arakawa
COMIC ARTIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 977
Shinji Mikami
GAME DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 978
Machiko Hasegawa
COMIC ARTIST
1920 - 1992
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 979
Misuzu Kaneko
WRITER
1903 - 1930
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 980
Yoko Shimada
ACTOR
1953 - 2022
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 981
Yukio Goto
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 982
Yasuhiko Okudera
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 983
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Hiromu Arakawa ranks 27. Before her are Takehiko Inoue (1967), Yoshito Usui (1958), Takeshi Obata (1969), Kazuki Takahashi (1961), Mitsuteru Yokoyama (1934), and Kazuo Koike (1936). After her are Machiko Hasegawa (1920), Chica Umino (null), Moto Hagio (1949), Tetsuya Chiba (1939), Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (1962), and Sanpei Shirato (1932).
Takehiko Inoue
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 21
Yoshito Usui
1958 - 2009
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 22
Takeshi Obata
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 23
Kazuki Takahashi
1961 - 2022
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 24
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
1934 - 2004
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 25
Kazuo Koike
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 26
Hiromu Arakawa
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 27
Machiko Hasegawa
1920 - 1992
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 28
Chica Umino
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 29
Moto Hagio
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 30
Tetsuya Chiba
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 31
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 32
Sanpei Shirato
1932 - 2021
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 33