SOCCER PLAYER
Masashi Watanabe
1936 - 1995
Masashi Watanabe
Masashi Watanabe (渡辺 正, Watanabe Masashi, January 11, 1936 – December 7, 1995) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masashi Watanabe has received more than 19,266 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Masashi Watanabe is the 868th most popular soccer player (up from 1,175th in 2019), the 711th most popular biography from Japan (up from 888th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
19k
Page Views (PV)
54.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
7.70
Effective Languages (L*)
3.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Masashi Watanabe ranks 868 out of 21,273. Before him are Jürgen Sparwasser, Takeo Takahashi, David Luiz, Alen Bokšić, Marc Overmars, and Anfilogino Guarisi. After him are Álvaro Morata, Shiro Azumi, Ronnie Hellström, Daniel Bertoni, Amedeo Amadei, and Ángel Labruna.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJürgen Sparwasser
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 862
Takeo Takahashi
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 863
David Luiz
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 864
Alen Bokšić
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 865
Marc Overmars
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 866
Anfilogino Guarisi
1905 - 1974
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 867
Masashi Watanabe
1936 - 1995
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 868
Álvaro Morata
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 869
Shiro Azumi
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 870
Ronnie Hellström
1949 - 2022
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 871
Daniel Bertoni
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 872
Amedeo Amadei
1921 - 2013
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 873
Ángel Labruna
1918 - 1983
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 874
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Masashi Watanabe ranks 173. Before him are Gabriel Matzneff, William Levada, Bobby Darin, Raymond Damadian, Vice Vukov, and Hermeto Pascoal. After him are Savitri, Dan Inosanto, Louis Gossett Jr., Antonio López García, Jozef Vengloš, and Arend Lijphart. Among people deceased in 1995, Masashi Watanabe ranks 107. Before him are Mordechai Gur, Theodor Wisch, Kingsley Amis, Bobby Riggs, Adolfo Pedernera, and André Frossard. After him are Fred West, J. Presper Eckert, Annie M. G. Schmidt, Erik Nilsson, Matti Pellonpää, and Ken Saro-Wiwa.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsGabriel Matzneff
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 167
William Levada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2019
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 168
Bobby Darin
SINGER
1936 - 1973
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 169
Raymond Damadian
INVENTOR
1936 - 2022
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 170
Vice Vukov
SINGER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 171
Hermeto Pascoal
MUSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 172
Masashi Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1995
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 173
Savitri
ACTOR
1936 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 174
Dan Inosanto
CELEBRITY
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 175
Louis Gossett Jr.
ACTOR
1936 - 2024
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 176
Antonio López García
PAINTER
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 177
Jozef Vengloš
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 178
Arend Lijphart
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 179
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsMordechai Gur
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1995
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 101
Theodor Wisch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1995
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 102
Kingsley Amis
WRITER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 103
Bobby Riggs
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 104
Adolfo Pedernera
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 105
André Frossard
WRITER
1915 - 1995
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 106
Masashi Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1995
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 107
Fred West
EXTREMIST
1941 - 1995
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 108
J. Presper Eckert
INVENTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 109
Annie M. G. Schmidt
WRITER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 110
Erik Nilsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1995
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 111
Matti Pellonpää
ACTOR
1951 - 1995
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 112
Ken Saro-Wiwa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - 1995
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 113
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Masashi Watanabe ranks 711 out of 6,245. Before him are Norio Yoshimizu (1946), Ueda Akinari (1734), Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1465), Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Sakae Takahashi (null), and Takeo Takahashi (1947). After him are Shintaro Abe (1924), Shiro Azumi (null), Izumi Shikibu (976), Katō Tomosaburō (1861), Shigemaru Takenokoshi (1906), and Ki no Tsurayuki (866).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsNorio Yoshimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 705
Ueda Akinari
WRITER
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 706
Ashikaga Yoshihisa
POLITICIAN
1465 - 1489
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 707
Shinichi Suzuki
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1998
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 708
Sakae Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 709
Takeo Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 710
Masashi Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1995
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 711
Shintaro Abe
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1991
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 712
Shiro Azumi
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 713
Izumi Shikibu
WRITER
976 - 1033
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 714
Katō Tomosaburō
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1923
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 715
Shigemaru Takenokoshi
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1980
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 716
Ki no Tsurayuki
WRITER
866 - 945
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 717
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Masashi Watanabe ranks 102. Before him are Kenzo Ohashi (1934), Yoshinobu Ishii (1939), Setsu Sawagata (null), Norio Yoshimizu (1946), Sakae Takahashi (null), and Takeo Takahashi (1947). After him are Shiro Azumi (null), Shigemaru Takenokoshi (1906), Toshio Hirabayashi (null), Kozo Arai (1950), Fukusaburo Harada (null), and Takao Nishiyama (1942).
Kenzo Ohashi
1934 - 2015
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 96
Yoshinobu Ishii
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 97
Setsu Sawagata
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 98
Norio Yoshimizu
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 99
Sakae Takahashi
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 100
Takeo Takahashi
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 101
Masashi Watanabe
1936 - 1995
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 102
Shiro Azumi
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 103
Shigemaru Takenokoshi
1906 - 1980
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 104
Toshio Hirabayashi
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 105
Kozo Arai
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 106
Fukusaburo Harada
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 107
Takao Nishiyama
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 108