RACING DRIVER
Masami Kuwashima
1950 - Today
Masami Kuwashima
Masami Kuwashima (桑島 正美, born 14 September 1950) is a former racing driver from Japan. After some experience in the Japanese lower formulae, he made an attempt at Formula One. A deal to drive in the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix with the RAM team came to nothing, but Kuwashima found a seat with the then-struggling Wolf–Williams Racing, driving a Wolf–Williams FW05. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masami Kuwashima has received more than 27,670 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Masami Kuwashima is the 658th most popular racing driver (up from 669th in 2019), the 1,677th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,588th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Japanese Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
28k
Page Views (PV)
50.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.93
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Masami Kuwashima ranks 658 out of 1,080. Before him are Kenny Acheson, John Cannon, Jari-Matti Latvala, Archie Scott Brown, Eric Brandon, and Paul Hawkins. After him are Tony Gaze, Rudolf Krause, Jack McGrath, Colin Davis, Graham McRae, and Gastón Mazzacane.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKenny Acheson
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 652
John Cannon
1933 - 1999
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 653
Jari-Matti Latvala
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 654
Archie Scott Brown
1927 - 1958
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 655
Eric Brandon
1920 - 1982
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 656
Paul Hawkins
1937 - 1969
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 657
Masami Kuwashima
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 658
Tony Gaze
1920 - 2013
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 659
Rudolf Krause
1907 - 1987
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 660
Jack McGrath
1919 - 1955
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 661
Colin Davis
1933 - 2012
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 662
Graham McRae
1940 - 2021
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 663
Gastón Mazzacane
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 664
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Masami Kuwashima ranks 594. Before him are Mark Mothersbaugh, Makio Akiyama, Mario Soto, José Carlos Serrão, Theresa Kachindamoto, and Graham Parker. After him are Timothy M. Dolan, Jorge Fernández Díaz, Deepa Mehta, P. J. Soles, Eugenio Morel, and John Byrne.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsMark Mothersbaugh
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 588
Makio Akiyama
ASTRONOMER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 589
Mario Soto
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 590
José Carlos Serrão
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 591
Theresa Kachindamoto
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 592
Graham Parker
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 593
Masami Kuwashima
RACING DRIVER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 594
Timothy M. Dolan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 595
Jorge Fernández Díaz
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 596
Deepa Mehta
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 597
P. J. Soles
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 598
Eugenio Morel
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 599
John Byrne
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 600
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Masami Kuwashima ranks 1,677 out of 6,245. Before him are Takashi Sorimachi (1973), Sugizo (1969), Kyoko Kuroda (1969), Hiroshi Sowa (1956), Reiko Yoshida (1967), and Hiroyuki Takei (1972). After him are Hideki Matsui (1974), Kyōko Koizumi (1966), Riyo Mori (1986), Chris Horner (1971), Kazuro Watanabe (1955), and Brian Tee (1977).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTakashi Sorimachi
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 1,671
Sugizo
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 1,672
Kyoko Kuroda
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 1,673
Hiroshi Sowa
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 1,674
Reiko Yoshida
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 1,675
Hiroyuki Takei
COMIC ARTIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 1,676
Masami Kuwashima
RACING DRIVER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 1,677
Hideki Matsui
BASEBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 1,678
Kyōko Koizumi
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 1,679
Riyo Mori
CELEBRITY
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 1,680
Chris Horner
CYCLIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 1,681
Kazuro Watanabe
ASTRONOMER
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 1,682
Brian Tee
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 1,683
Among RACING DRIVERS In Japan
Among racing drivers born in Japan, Masami Kuwashima ranks 17. Before him are Daijiro Kato (1976), Yuji Ide (1975), Norifumi Abe (1975), Kamui Kobayashi (1986), Noritake Takahara (1951), and Kazuki Nakajima (1985). After him are Sakon Yamamoto (1982), Shinji Nakano (1971), Yuki Tsunoda (2000), Toranosuke Takagi (1974), Tetsuya Harada (1970), and Kazuto Sakata (1966).
Daijiro Kato
1976 - 2003
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 11
Yuji Ide
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 12
Norifumi Abe
1975 - 2007
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 13
Kamui Kobayashi
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 14
Noritake Takahara
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 15
Kazuki Nakajima
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 16
Masami Kuwashima
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 17
Sakon Yamamoto
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 18
Shinji Nakano
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 19
Yuki Tsunoda
2000 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 20
Toranosuke Takagi
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 21
Tetsuya Harada
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 22
Kazuto Sakata
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 23