COMPOSER
Kazumi Totaka
1967 - Today
Kazumi Totaka
Kazumi Totaka (戸高 一生, Totaka Kazumi, born August 23, 1967) is a Japanese video game composer and sound director who is best known for his various compositions in many Nintendo games. He occasionally does voice acting as well, most notably voicing Yoshi from the Mario series. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kazumi Totaka has received more than 454,205 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Kazumi Totaka is the 1,397th most popular composer (down from 1,310th in 2019), the 1,936th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,690th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Composer.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
47.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.22
Effective Languages (L*)
2.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Kazumi Totaka ranks 1,397 out of 1,451. Before him are Erik Mongrain, Frank Loesser, Oliver Knussen, Edvin Marton, Ludger Stühlmeyer, and Robert Ashley. After him are Justin Hurwitz, Alan Bush, Bernie Worrell, Michel van der Aa, Gus Kahn, and Jeremy Soule.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErik Mongrain
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 1,391
Frank Loesser
1910 - 1969
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 1,392
Oliver Knussen
1952 - 2018
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 1,393
Edvin Marton
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 1,394
Ludger Stühlmeyer
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 1,395
Robert Ashley
1930 - 2014
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,396
Kazumi Totaka
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1,397
Justin Hurwitz
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 1,398
Alan Bush
1900 - 1995
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 1,399
Bernie Worrell
1944 - 2016
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 1,400
Michel van der Aa
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 1,401
Gus Kahn
1886 - 1941
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 1,402
Jeremy Soule
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 1,403
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Kazumi Totaka ranks 522. Before him are Gordan Jandroković, Paulo Cezar Costa, Amanda Lepore, Nick Leeson, Colin Kolles, and Gene Hoglan. After him are Sissi, Dirk Schuster, Fred Tatasciore, Glen Rice, Fat Mike, and Artūrs Irbe.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsGordan Jandroković
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 516
Paulo Cezar Costa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 517
Amanda Lepore
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 518
Nick Leeson
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 519
Colin Kolles
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 520
Gene Hoglan
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 521
Kazumi Totaka
COMPOSER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 522
Sissi
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 523
Dirk Schuster
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 524
Fred Tatasciore
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 525
Glen Rice
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 526
Fat Mike
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 527
Artūrs Irbe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 528
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kazumi Totaka ranks 1,936 out of 6,245. Before him are Katsumi Oenoki (1965), Masanao Sasaki (1962), Yuya Kubo (1993), Daiki Iwamasa (1982), Shizuka Itō (1980), and Michiko Neya (1965). After him are Tatsuya Ishihara (1966), Atsumi Tanezaki (1987), Erika Sawajiri (1986), Naoko Takahashi (1972), Tadatoshi Masuda (1973), and Masami Nagasawa (1987).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKatsumi Oenoki
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 1,930
Masanao Sasaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 1,931
Yuya Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 1,932
Daiki Iwamasa
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,933
Shizuka Itō
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 1,934
Michiko Neya
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 1,935
Kazumi Totaka
COMPOSER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1,936
Tatsuya Ishihara
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1,937
Atsumi Tanezaki
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1,938
Erika Sawajiri
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 1,939
Naoko Takahashi
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 1,940
Tadatoshi Masuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,941
Masami Nagasawa
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 1,942
Among COMPOSERS In Japan
Among composers born in Japan, Kazumi Totaka ranks 23. Before him are Hiroyuki Sawano (1980), Masaaki Suzuki (1954), Junichi Masuda (1968), Toshio Hosokawa (1955), Kaoru Wada (1962), and Yuzo Koshiro (1967). After him are Michiru Yamane (1963), Hitoshi Sakimoto (1969), and Shoji Meguro (1971).
Hiroyuki Sawano
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 17
Masaaki Suzuki
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 18
Junichi Masuda
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 19
Toshio Hosokawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 20
Kaoru Wada
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 21
Yuzo Koshiro
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 22
Kazumi Totaka
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 23
Michiru Yamane
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 24
Hitoshi Sakimoto
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 25
Shoji Meguro
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 26