MUSICIAN
Mana
1969 - Today
Mana
Mana (Japanese: 魔名) is a Japanese musician, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer, best known as guitarist of the visual kei rock band Malice Mizer from their formation in 1992 until their indefinite hiatus in 2001. A year later, Mana formed the gothic metal band Moi dix Mois as his solo project. Mana founded the independent record label Midi:Nette (French for "starry-eyed girl") in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mana has received more than 2,109,537 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Mana is the 1,499th most popular musician (up from 1,570th in 2019), the 1,336th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,274th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Japanese Musician.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
53.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.79
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Mana ranks 1,499 out of 3,175. Before him are Zhanna Bichevskaya, Tim Sköld, Cassandra Wilson, Duane Eddy, Bobby Timmons, and Skrillex. After him are Carol Kaye, Masaharu Fukuyama, Tommy Johnson, Jim Capaldi, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Albert Lee.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZhanna Bichevskaya
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1,493
Tim Sköld
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1,494
Cassandra Wilson
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1,495
Duane Eddy
1938 - 2024
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1,496
Bobby Timmons
1935 - 1974
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1,497
Skrillex
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 1,498
Mana
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 1,499
Carol Kaye
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 1,500
Masaharu Fukuyama
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,501
Tommy Johnson
1896 - 1956
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,502
Jim Capaldi
1944 - 2005
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,503
Jóhann Jóhannsson
1969 - 2018
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 1,504
Albert Lee
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 1,505
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Mana ranks 241. Before him are Ben Chaplin, Shea Whigham, Christy Turlington, Masrour Barzani, Jan Axel Blomberg, and Lotay Tshering. After him are Masaharu Fukuyama, Yariv Levin, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ilie Dumitrescu, Marco Bode, and Ilham Tohti.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsBen Chaplin
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 235
Shea Whigham
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 236
Christy Turlington
MODEL
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 237
Masrour Barzani
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 238
Jan Axel Blomberg
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 239
Lotay Tshering
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 240
Mana
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 241
Masaharu Fukuyama
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 242
Yariv Levin
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 243
Jóhann Jóhannsson
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2018
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 244
Ilie Dumitrescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 245
Marco Bode
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 246
Ilham Tohti
ECONOMIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 247
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Mana ranks 1,336 out of 6,245. Before him are Fumio Gotō (1884), Noboru Terada (1917), Kazuhiko Nishijima (1926), Keiko Awaji (1933), Kaori Momoi (1951), and Yukihiro Matsumoto (1965). After him are Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Hiroshi Kaneda (1953), Takekazu Asaka (1952), Kiyonori Kikutake (1928), Masae Suzuki (1957), and Masashi Nakayama (1967).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsFumio Gotō
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1980
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,330
Noboru Terada
ATHLETE
1917 - 1986
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,331
Kazuhiko Nishijima
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2009
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,332
Keiko Awaji
ACTOR
1933 - 2014
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,333
Kaori Momoi
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,334
Yukihiro Matsumoto
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 1,335
Mana
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 1,336
Masaharu Fukuyama
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,337
Hiroshi Kaneda
ASTRONOMER
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,338
Takekazu Asaka
LINGUIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,339
Kiyonori Kikutake
ARCHITECT
1928 - 2011
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 1,340
Masae Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 1,341
Masashi Nakayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 1,342
Among MUSICIANS In Japan
Among musicians born in Japan, Mana ranks 16. Before him are Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Mitski (1990), Yuki Kajiura (1965), LiSA (1987), Gackt (1973), and Hyde (1969). After him are Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Nujabes (1974), Miyavi (1981), Nobuko Imai (1943), Ryo Kawasaki (1947), and Heath (1968).
Susumu Hirasawa
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 10
Mitski
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 11
Yuki Kajiura
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 12
LiSA
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 13
Gackt
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 14
Hyde
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 15
Mana
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 16
Masaharu Fukuyama
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 17
Nujabes
1974 - 2010
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 18
Miyavi
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 19
Nobuko Imai
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 20
Ryo Kawasaki
1947 - 2020
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 21
Heath
1968 - 2023
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 22