MUSICIAN

Kitarō

1953 - Today

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Masanori Takahashi (高橋 正則, Takahashi Masanori; born February 4, 1953), professionally known as Kitarō (喜多郎), is a Japanese musician, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic-instrumental music, and is often associated with and regarded as one of the most prominent musical acts of new-age music. He won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for Thinking of You (1999), with a record 16 nominations in the same category. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kitarō has received more than 777,435 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Kitarō is the 201st most popular musician (down from 193rd in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Musician.

Kitarō is most famous for his tales of yōkai, which are creatures from Japanese folklore.

Memorability Metrics

  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kitarō ranks 201 out of 3,175. Before him are Gene Simmons, Joni Mitchell, Abdel Halim Hafez, Wilhelm Kempff, Ike Turner, and Willie Nelson. After him are Amy Winehouse, Nikolai Rubinstein, Stan Getz, Gidon Kremer, Clara Haskil, and Ken Hensley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Kitarō ranks 44. Before him are Jean-Pierre Jeunet, James Horner, Felix Magath, Paul Allen, Andrew Wiles, and Alfred Molina. After him are Wang Yi, Lloyd Austin, Lenín Moreno, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Tess Gerritsen, and Cha Bum-kun.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kitarō ranks 192 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Seimu (83), Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Nagisa Oshima (1932), and Emperor Antoku (1178). After him are Ashikaga Takauji (1305), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Nogi Maresuke (1849), Mori Ōgai (1862), and Hiroaki Sato (1932).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Kitarō ranks 2. Before him are Joe Hisaishi (1950). After him are Mitsuko Uchida (1948), Isao Tomita (1932), Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Yoshiki (1965), Hide (1964), Haruomi Hosono (1947), Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Mitski (1990), and Yuki Kajiura (1965).

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