1957 - 2007
Kenji Nagai (長井 健司, Nagai Kenji, August 27, 1957 – September 27, 2007) was a Japanese photojournalist who took many assignments to conflict zones and dangerous areas around the world. He was shot dead in Myanmar (also known as Burma) during the Saffron Revolution. Nagai continued to take photographs as he lay wounded on the ground, later dying from gunshot injuries to the chest. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenji Nagai has received more than 45,347 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Kenji Nagai is the 92nd most popular journalist (down from 74th in 2019), the 1,438th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,133rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Journalist.
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Among journalists, Kenji Nagai ranks 92 out of 129. Before him are Peter Jennings, Salima Ghezali, Daniel Schneidermann, George Padmore, James Foley, and Homai Vyarawalla. After him are Rosanna Marani, Yvonne Ridley, Pavel Sheremet, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, Anja Niedringhaus, and Arbana Xharra.
1938 - 2005
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 86
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 87
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 88
1903 - 1959
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 89
1973 - 2014
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 90
1913 - 2012
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 91
1957 - 2007
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 92
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 93
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 94
1971 - 2016
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 95
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 96
1965 - 2014
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 97
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 98
Among people born in 1957, Kenji Nagai ranks 426. Before him are Beppe Gabbiani, Bernd Krauss, Viktor Markin, Arnoldo Iguarán, Vladimir Kiselyov, and Milton Cruz. After him are Jon Gries, John Wark, Adolphe Muzito, Wilfried Hannes, Christer Björkman, and Karen Pence. Among people deceased in 2007, Kenji Nagai ranks 307. Before him are F. Albert Cotton, Grégory Lemarchal, Tillie Olsen, Ian Wallace, Ruth Graham, and Jack Valenti. After him are Craig L. Thomas, Dan Fogelberg, Charles Lane, Janet Blair, Kitty Carlisle, and Yelena Romanova.
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 420
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 421
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 422
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 423
1957 - 2021
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 424
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 425
1957 - 2007
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 426
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 427
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 428
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 429
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 430
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 431
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 432
1930 - 2007
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 301
1983 - 2007
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 302
1912 - 2007
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 303
1946 - 2007
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 304
1920 - 2007
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 305
1921 - 2007
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 306
1957 - 2007
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 307
1933 - 2007
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 308
1951 - 2007
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 309
1905 - 2007
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 310
1921 - 2007
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 311
1910 - 2007
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 312
1963 - 2007
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 313
Among people born in Japan, Kenji Nagai ranks 1,438 out of 5,560. Before him are Naomi Osaka (1997), Takashi Sorimachi (1973), Yoshie Kasajima (1975), Kin Endate (1960), Yuji Sakakura (1967), and Takeshi Watanabe (1972). After him are Nobuyuki Kojima (1966), Mayumi Iizuka (1977), Koda Kumi (1982), Noriko Ishibashi (1970), Inesu Emiko Takeoka (1971), and Masanao Sasaki (1962).
1997 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,432
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,433
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 1,434
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,435
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,436
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,437
1957 - 2007
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,438
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 1,439
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 1,440
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 1,441
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 1,442
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,443
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,444
Among journalists born in Japan, Kenji Nagai ranks 2. Before him are Kenji Goto (1967).