WRESTLER
Masahiko Kimura
1917 - 1993
Masahiko Kimura
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.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKane
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 2
Hulk Hogan
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 3
Antonio Inoki
1943 - 2022
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 4
The French Angel
1903 - 1954
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 5
Aleksandr Karelin
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 6
Chyna
1969 - 2016
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 7
Masahiko Kimura
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 8
John Cena
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 9
Anton Geesink
1934 - 2010
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 10
Dave Bautista
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 11
Mick Foley
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 12
The Undertaker
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 13
Rikidōzan
1924 - 1963
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 14
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.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsWilliam Standish Knowles
CHEMIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 53
Leonora Carrington
PAINTER
1917 - 2011
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 54
Chung Il-kwon
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 55
Thelonious Monk
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1982
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 56
Susan Hayward
ACTOR
1917 - 1975
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 57
John Fenn
CHEMIST
1917 - 2010
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 58
Masahiko Kimura
WRESTLER
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 59
Asmahan
SINGER
1917 - 1944
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 60
Herbert Lom
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 61
David Easton
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 62
Rodney Robert Porter
CHEMIST
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 63
Dinu Lipatti
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 64
Juan Rulfo
WRITER
1917 - 1986
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsArthur Ashe
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 1993
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 31
Robert W. Holley
CHEMIST
1922 - 1993
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 32
Vincent Price
ACTOR
1911 - 1993
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 33
Alexandra of Yugoslavia
COMPANION
1921 - 1993
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 34
Severo Ochoa
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1993
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 35
Jean Negulesco
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1993
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 36
Masahiko Kimura
WRESTLER
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 37
Léon Theremin
INVENTOR
1896 - 1993
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 38
Boris Christoff
SINGER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 39
Dražen Petrović
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - 1993
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 40
Stewart Granger
ACTOR
1913 - 1993
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 41
River Phoenix
ACTOR
1970 - 1993
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 42
Pat Nixon
COMPANION
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 43
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).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKenji Tochio
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 236
Setsuko Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 237
Emperor Ninken
POLITICIAN
449 - 498
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 238
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
POLITICIAN
1358 - 1408
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 239
Iwasaki Yatarō
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1885
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 240
Fujiwara no Michinaga
POLITICIAN
966 - 1028
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 241
Masahiko Kimura
WRESTLER
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 242
Masamune
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1400
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 243
Satoshi Ōmura
CHEMIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 244
Ken Noritake
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1994
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 245
Masahito, Prince Hitachi
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 246
Katō Kiyomasa
POLITICIAN
1561 - 1611
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 247
Ko Yong-hui
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2004
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 248
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).
Antonio Inoki
1943 - 2022
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 1
Masahiko Kimura
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2
Giant Baba
1938 - 1999
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 3
Isao Inokuma
1938 - 2001
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 4
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
1955 - 2016
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 5
Yasuhiro Yamashita
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 6
Shozo Sasahara
1929 - 2023
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 7
Shinobu Sekine
1943 - 2018
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 8
Osamu Watanabe
1940 - 2022
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 9
Takehide Nakatani
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 10
Asuka
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 11
Atsuji Miyahara
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 12