COMIC ARTIST
Kōhei Horikoshi
1986 - Today
Kōhei Horikoshi
Kōhei Horikoshi (堀越 耕平, Horikoshi Kōhei, born November 20, 1986) is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the manga series Oumagadoki Zoo, Barrage, and My Hero Academia, all of which have been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. His latter work had over 100 million copies in circulation by April 2024, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Horikoshi is a graduate of Toho High School and Nagoya University of Arts and is a native of Aichi Prefecture. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kōhei Horikoshi has received more than 1,319,942 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Kōhei Horikoshi is the 177th most popular comic artist, the 1,760th most popular biography from Japan and the 64th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
41.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.31
Effective Languages (L*)
1.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Kōhei Horikoshi ranks 177 out of 226. Before him are Harvey Pekar, Bill Watterson, Scott Adams, Kōsuke Fujishima, One, and Peter Laird. After him are Katsura Hoshino, Robert Kirkman, Scott McCloud, Yoshitoshi ABe, Joe Kubert, and Garth Ennis.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarvey Pekar
1939 - 2010
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 171
Bill Watterson
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 172
Scott Adams
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 173
Kōsuke Fujishima
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 174
One
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 175
Peter Laird
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 176
Kōhei Horikoshi
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 177
Katsura Hoshino
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 178
Robert Kirkman
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 179
Scott McCloud
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 180
Yoshitoshi ABe
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 181
Joe Kubert
1926 - 2012
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 182
Garth Ennis
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 183
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, Kōhei Horikoshi ranks 195. Before him are Elly Akira, Reto Ziegler, Valeri Bojinov, Yon González, Keiko Kitagawa, and Daniel Sharman. After him are Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, Inbar Lavi, Yunho, Barbora Strýcová, Sergio Rodríguez, and DJ Snake.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsElly Akira
MODEL
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 189
Reto Ziegler
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 190
Valeri Bojinov
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 191
Yon González
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 192
Keiko Kitagawa
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 193
Daniel Sharman
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 194
Kōhei Horikoshi
COMIC ARTIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 195
Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 196
Inbar Lavi
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 197
Yunho
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 198
Barbora Strýcová
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 199
Sergio Rodríguez
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 200
DJ Snake
MUSICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 201
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kōhei Horikoshi ranks 1,760 out of 6,245. Before him are Yui Hatano (1988), Genki Haraguchi (1991), Yuriko Shima (1959), Katsuo Takaishi (1906), Keiko Kitagawa (1986), and Yasuharu Kurata (1963). After him are Nobuyuki Kojima (1966), Michie Tomizawa (1961), Kin Endate (1960), Kenzo Suzuki (1950), Kinuko Tanida (1939), and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (1986).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYui Hatano
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 1,754
Genki Haraguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 1,755
Yuriko Shima
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 1,756
Katsuo Takaishi
SWIMMER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 1,757
Keiko Kitagawa
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 1,758
Yasuharu Kurata
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 1,759
Kōhei Horikoshi
COMIC ARTIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 1,760
Nobuyuki Kojima
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 1,761
Michie Tomizawa
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 1,762
Kin Endate
ASTRONOMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 1,763
Kenzo Suzuki
ASTRONOMER
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 1,764
Kinuko Tanida
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 1,765
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 1,766
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Kōhei Horikoshi ranks 64. Before him are Yuu Watase (1970), Makoto Yukimura (1976), Moyoco Anno (1971), Oh! great (1972), Hiroyuki Takei (1972), and One (1986). After him are Katsura Hoshino (1980), Yoshitoshi ABe (1971), Arina Tanemura (1978), Koyoharu Gotouge (1989), Natsuki Takaya (1973), and Nisio Isin (1981).
Yuu Watase
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 58
Makoto Yukimura
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 59
Moyoco Anno
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 60
Oh! great
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 61
Hiroyuki Takei
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 62
One
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 63
Kōhei Horikoshi
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 64
Katsura Hoshino
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 65
Yoshitoshi ABe
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 66
Arina Tanemura
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 67
Koyoharu Gotouge
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 68
Natsuki Takaya
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 69
Nisio Isin
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 70