COMIC ARTIST
Momoko Sakura
1965 - 2018

Momoko Sakura
Miki Miura (三浦美紀, Miura Miki), known professionally as Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ, Sakura Momoko) (May 8, 1965 – August 15, 2018) was a Japanese manga artist. She was best known as the creator of the long-running manga Chibi Maruko-chan. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Momoko Sakura is the 144th most popular comic artist (down from 129th in 2024), the 1,745th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,410th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
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Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Momoko Sakura ranks 144 out of 226. Before her are Todd McFarlane, Hitoshi Iwaaki, Sylvain Chomet, Yukito Kishiro, Hiroya Oku, and George Herriman. After her are Sergio Aragonés, Mauri Kunnas, Makoto Yukimura, Dave Gibbons, Raymond Briggs, and Guy Delisle.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTodd McFarlane
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 138
Hitoshi Iwaaki
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 139
Sylvain Chomet
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 140
Yukito Kishiro
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 141
Hiroya Oku
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 142
George Herriman
1880 - 1944
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 143
Momoko Sakura
1965 - 2018
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 144
Sergio Aragonés
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 145
Mauri Kunnas
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 146
Makoto Yukimura
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 147
Dave Gibbons
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 148
Raymond Briggs
1934 - 2022
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 149
Guy Delisle
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 150
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Momoko Sakura ranks 395. Before her are Catherine Fulop, Fei Junlong, Cyrille Makanaky, Olivier Megaton, Osamu Maeda, and Bryan Shelton. After her are Takeshi Kusao, Dyanna Lauren, Yuji Naka, Carlos Eugênio Simon, Soichi Noguchi, and Iryna Yatchenko. Among people deceased in 2018, Momoko Sakura ranks 477. Before her are Carlo Vanzina, John Perry Barlow, Geoffrey Oryema, Douglas Rain, Benny Andersen, and Peter Sutherland. After her are Luisa Cuesta, Hugh Wilson, Naftali Bon, Thomas Bopp, William Smith, and László Fábián.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsCatherine Fulop
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 389
Fei Junlong
ASTRONAUT
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 390
Cyrille Makanaky
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 391
Olivier Megaton
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 392
Osamu Maeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 393
Bryan Shelton
TENNIS PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 394
Momoko Sakura
COMIC ARTIST
1965 - 2018
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 395
Takeshi Kusao
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 396
Dyanna Lauren
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 397
Yuji Naka
GAME DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 398
Carlos Eugênio Simon
REFEREE
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 399
Soichi Noguchi
ASTRONAUT
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 400
Iryna Yatchenko
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 401
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsCarlo Vanzina
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - 2018
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 471
John Perry Barlow
WRITER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 472
Geoffrey Oryema
SINGER
1953 - 2018
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 473
Douglas Rain
ACTOR
1928 - 2018
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 474
Benny Andersen
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 475
Peter Sutherland
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2018
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 476
Momoko Sakura
COMIC ARTIST
1965 - 2018
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 477
Luisa Cuesta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 2018
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 478
Hugh Wilson
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2018
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 479
Naftali Bon
ATHLETE
1945 - 2018
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 480
Thomas Bopp
ASTRONOMER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 481
William Smith
WRESTLER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 482
László Fábián
ATHLETE
1936 - 2018
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 483
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Momoko Sakura ranks 1,745 out of 6,245. Before her are Nariyasu Yasuhara (1968), Daichi Shibata (1990), Masahiko Kimura (1984), Osamu Maeda (1965), Tatsuya Kamohara (1983), and Takumi Hayama (1978). After her are Takehiro Otani (1980), Yuki Abe (1989), Takeshi Kusao (1965), Harue Sato (1976), Maki Kaji (1951), and Hsiao Bi-khim (1971).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsNariyasu Yasuhara
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 1,739
Daichi Shibata
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 1,740
Masahiko Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 1,741
Osamu Maeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 1,742
Tatsuya Kamohara
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 1,743
Takumi Hayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 1,744
Momoko Sakura
COMIC ARTIST
1965 - 2018
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 1,745
Takehiro Otani
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 1,746
Yuki Abe
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 1,747
Takeshi Kusao
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,748
Harue Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 1,749
Maki Kaji
BUSINESSPERSON
1951 - 2021
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 1,750
Hsiao Bi-khim
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 1,751
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Momoko Sakura ranks 54. Before her are Ken Akamatsu (1968), Tsutomu Nihei (1971), Kouta Hirano (1973), Hitoshi Iwaaki (1960), Yukito Kishiro (1967), and Hiroya Oku (1967). After her are Makoto Yukimura (1976), Lynn Okamoto (1970), Norihiro Yagi (1968), Seishi Kishimoto (1974), Inio Asano (1980), and Yoshitoshi ABe (1971).
Ken Akamatsu
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 48
Tsutomu Nihei
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 49
Kouta Hirano
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 50
Hitoshi Iwaaki
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 51
Yukito Kishiro
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 52
Hiroya Oku
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 53
Momoko Sakura
1965 - 2018
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 54
Makoto Yukimura
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 55
Lynn Okamoto
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 56
Norihiro Yagi
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 57
Seishi Kishimoto
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 58
Inio Asano
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 59
Yoshitoshi ABe
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 60






















































