GAME DESIGNER
Kazunori Yamauchi
1967 - Today
Kazunori Yamauchi
Kazunori Yamauchi (山内 一典, Yamauchi Kazunori, born August 5, 1967), nicknamed "Kaz", is a Japanese game designer and racing driver. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kazunori Yamauchi has received more than 454,832 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Kazunori Yamauchi is the 25th most popular game designer (up from 38th in 2019), the 1,283rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,549th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Game Designer.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
54.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.52
Effective Languages (L*)
2.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among GAME DESIGNERS
Among game designers, Kazunori Yamauchi ranks 25 out of 77. Before him are Masayuki Uemura, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Peter Molyneux, Reiner Knizia, Dave Arneson, and Yu Suzuki. After him are Carol Shaw, Eiji Aonuma, Will Wright, Scott Cawthon, Masahiro Sakurai, and John Carmack.
Most Popular Game Designers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMasayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 19
Hidetaka Miyazaki
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 20
Peter Molyneux
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 21
Reiner Knizia
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 22
Dave Arneson
1947 - 2009
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 23
Yu Suzuki
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 24
Kazunori Yamauchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 25
Carol Shaw
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 26
Eiji Aonuma
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 27
Will Wright
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 28
Scott Cawthon
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 29
Masahiro Sakurai
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 30
John Carmack
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 31
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Kazunori Yamauchi ranks 197. Before him are Jenny Shimizu, Joe Rogan, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Kotono Mitsuishi, Richard Bona, and Akira Ishida. After him are Oleg Taktarov, Paul Ince, Jorge Dely Valdés, Dave Navarro, Ralph Hasenhüttl, and Gavin Newsom.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsJenny Shimizu
MODEL
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 191
Joe Rogan
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 192
Fyodor Bondarchuk
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 193
Kotono Mitsuishi
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 194
Richard Bona
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 195
Akira Ishida
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 196
Kazunori Yamauchi
GAME DESIGNER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 197
Oleg Taktarov
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 198
Paul Ince
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 199
Jorge Dely Valdés
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 200
Dave Navarro
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 201
Ralph Hasenhüttl
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 202
Gavin Newsom
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 203
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kazunori Yamauchi ranks 1,283 out of 6,245. Before him are Akie Abe (1962), Sola Aoi (1983), Tamlyn Tomita (1966), Kenkichi Iwasawa (1917), Tite Kubo (1977), and Akira Ishida (1967). After him are Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (1975), Akio Kaminaga (1936), Junko Takeuchi (1972), Nobuko Kondo (1956), Bunzō Hayata (1874), and Masahiro Hasemi (1945).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsAkie Abe
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 1,277
Sola Aoi
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 1,278
Tamlyn Tomita
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 1,279
Kenkichi Iwasawa
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 1998
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 1,280
Tite Kubo
COMIC ARTIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 1,281
Akira Ishida
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 1,282
Kazunori Yamauchi
GAME DESIGNER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 1,283
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 1,284
Akio Kaminaga
ATHLETE
1936 - 1993
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 1,285
Junko Takeuchi
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,286
Nobuko Kondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,287
Bunzō Hayata
BIOLOGIST
1874 - 1934
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,288
Masahiro Hasemi
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,289
Among GAME DESIGNERS In Japan
Among game designers born in Japan, Kazunori Yamauchi ranks 13. Before him are Shigesato Itoi (1948), Hironobu Sakaguchi (1962), Toru Iwatani (1955), Masayuki Uemura (1943), Hidetaka Miyazaki (1974), and Yu Suzuki (1958). After him are Eiji Aonuma (1963), Masahiro Sakurai (1970), Hideki Kamiya (1970), Yuji Naka (1965), Tetsuya Nomura (1970), and Yuji Horii (1954).
Shigesato Itoi
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 7
Hironobu Sakaguchi
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 8
Toru Iwatani
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 9
Masayuki Uemura
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 10
Hidetaka Miyazaki
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 11
Yu Suzuki
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 12
Kazunori Yamauchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 13
Eiji Aonuma
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 14
Masahiro Sakurai
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 15
Hideki Kamiya
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 16
Yuji Naka
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 17
Tetsuya Nomura
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 18
Yuji Horii
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 19