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Masahiko Kimura

1917 - 1993

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Masahiko Kimura (木村 政彦, Kimura Masahiko, September 10, 1917 – April 18, 1993) was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. He won the All-Japan Judo Championships three times in a row for the first time in history and had never lost a judo match from 1936 to 1950. In submission grappling, the reverse ude-garami arm lock is often called the "Kimura", due to his famous victory over Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder Hélio Gracie. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masahiko Kimura has received more than 868,536 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Masahiko Kimura is the 8th most popular wrestler (down from 7th in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 205th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Wrestler.

Masahiko Kimura was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler. He is most famous for defeating Helio Gracie with a reverse ude-garami armlock at the 1951 World Judo Championships in Tokyo.

Memorability Metrics

  • 870k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Masahiko Kimura ranks 8 out of 1,027. Before him are Kane, Hulk Hogan, Antonio Inoki, The French Angel, Aleksandr Karelin, and Chyna. After him are John Cena, Anton Geesink, Dave Bautista, Mick Foley, The Undertaker, and Rikidōzan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Masahiko Kimura ranks 59. Before him are William Standish Knowles, Leonora Carrington, Chung Il-kwon, Thelonious Monk, Susan Hayward, and John Fenn. After him are Asmahan, Herbert Lom, David Easton, Rodney Robert Porter, Dinu Lipatti, and Juan Rulfo. Among people deceased in 1993, Masahiko Kimura ranks 37. Before him are Arthur Ashe, Robert W. Holley, Vincent Price, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, Severo Ochoa, and Jean Negulesco. After him are Léon Theremin, Boris Christoff, Dražen Petrović, Stewart Granger, River Phoenix, and Pat Nixon.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masahiko Kimura ranks 242 out of 6,245. Before him are Kenji Tochio (1941), Setsuko Hara (1920), Emperor Ninken (449), Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358), Iwasaki Yatarō (1835), and Fujiwara no Michinaga (966). After him are Masamune (1300), Satoshi Ōmura (1935), Ken Noritake (1922), Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935), Katō Kiyomasa (1561), and Ko Yong-hui (1952).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Masahiko Kimura ranks 2. Before him are Antonio Inoki (1943). After him are Giant Baba (1938), Isao Inokuma (1938), Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (1955), Yasuhiro Yamashita (1957), Shozo Sasahara (1929), Shinobu Sekine (1943), Osamu Watanabe (1940), Takehide Nakatani (1941), Asuka (1981), and Atsuji Miyahara (1958).

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