ATHLETE
Koji Murofushi
1974 - Today
Koji Murofushi
Koji Alexander Murofushi, (広治アレクサンダー室伏, Kōji Arekusandā Murofushi, born October 8, 1974) is a former Japanese hammer thrower and sports scientist. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was the 2004 Olympic champion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Koji Murofushi has received more than 150,477 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Koji Murofushi is the 2,412th most popular athlete (down from 1,665th in 2019), the 1,923rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,660th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Japanese Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
39.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
1.44
Effective Languages (L*)
5.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Koji Murofushis by language
Over the past year Koji Murofushi has had the most page views in the Japanese wikipedia edition with 323,916 views, followed by English (14,643), and Chinese (3,544). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (55.65%), Ukrainian (49.79%), and Slovak (45.65%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Koji Murofushi ranks 2,412 out of 6,025. Before him are Hans van Helden, Viorica Ioja, György Sarlós, Galina Malchugina, Igor Romishevsky, and Erhard Wunderlich. After him are Vyacheslav Ivanenko, Norvel Lee, Sabine Braun, Corneliu Ion, Julius Kariuki, and Jesús Ángel García Bragado.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans van Helden
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 2,406
Viorica Ioja
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 2,407
György Sarlós
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 2,408
Galina Malchugina
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 2,409
Igor Romishevsky
1940 - 2013
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 2,410
Erhard Wunderlich
1956 - 2012
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 2,411
Koji Murofushi
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 2,412
Vyacheslav Ivanenko
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 2,413
Norvel Lee
1924 - 1992
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 2,414
Sabine Braun
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 2,415
Corneliu Ion
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 2,416
Julius Kariuki
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 2,417
Jesús Ángel García Bragado
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 2,418
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Koji Murofushi ranks 400. Before him are José Clayton, Jason Mewes, Julian Rachlin, Vladimir Beschastnykh, Malena Alterio, and Kenneth Perez. After him are Elbrus Tedeyev, Joonas Kolkka, J Dilla, Ulises de la Cruz, Florian David Fitz, and Tomislav Butina.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsJosé Clayton
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 394
Jason Mewes
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 395
Julian Rachlin
MUSICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 396
Vladimir Beschastnykh
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 397
Malena Alterio
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 398
Kenneth Perez
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 399
Koji Murofushi
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 400
Elbrus Tedeyev
WRESTLER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 401
Joonas Kolkka
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 402
J Dilla
SINGER
1974 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 403
Ulises de la Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 404
Florian David Fitz
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 405
Tomislav Butina
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 406
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Koji Murofushi ranks 1,923 out of 6,245. Before him are Kazuko Sawamatsu (1951), Nagaru Tanigawa (1970), Daisuke Matsuzaka (1980), Daisuke Oku (1976), Hiroshi Hirakawa (1965), and Rui Hachimura (1998). After him are Sui Ishida (1986), Daizen Maeda (1997), Katsumi Oenoki (1965), Masanao Sasaki (1962), Yuya Kubo (1993), and Daiki Iwamasa (1982).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKazuko Sawamatsu
TENNIS PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,917
Nagaru Tanigawa
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 1,918
Daisuke Matsuzaka
BASEBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,919
Daisuke Oku
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - 2014
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,920
Hiroshi Hirakawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,921
Rui Hachimura
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,922
Koji Murofushi
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 1,923
Sui Ishida
WRITER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 1,924
Daizen Maeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 1,925
Katsumi Oenoki
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 1,926
Masanao Sasaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 1,927
Yuya Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 1,928
Daiki Iwamasa
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 1,929
Among ATHLETES In Japan
Among athletes born in Japan, Koji Murofushi ranks 36. Before him are Masushi Ouchi (1943), Shinji Hosokawa (1960), Toru Goto (1934), Naohiro Ikeda (1940), Mayumi Aoki (1953), and Nobutaka Taguchi (1951). After him are Naoko Takahashi (1972), Hideaki Tomiyama (1957), Hiroshi Yamamoto (1962), Yuko Arimori (1966), Masato (1979), and Mizuki Noguchi (1978).
Masushi Ouchi
1943 - 2011
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 30
Shinji Hosokawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 31
Toru Goto
1934 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 32
Naohiro Ikeda
1940 - 2021
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 33
Mayumi Aoki
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 34
Nobutaka Taguchi
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 35
Koji Murofushi
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 36
Naoko Takahashi
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 37
Hideaki Tomiyama
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 38
Hiroshi Yamamoto
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 39
Yuko Arimori
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 40
Masato
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 41
Mizuki Noguchi
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 42