SOCCER PLAYER
Nobuo Matsunaga
1921 - 2007
Nobuo Matsunaga
Nobuo Matsunaga (松永 信夫, Matsunaga Nobuo, December 6, 1921 – September 25, 2007) was a Japanese footballer and manager. He played for the Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nobuo Matsunaga has received more than 12,131 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 50 in 2019). Nobuo Matsunaga is the 508th most popular soccer player (down from 374th in 2019), the 493rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 428th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
12k
Page Views (PV)
57.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
17.87
Effective Languages (L*)
2.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Nobuo Matsunaga ranks 508 out of 21,273. Before him are Majed Abdullah, Pietro Rava, Jürgen Kohler, Ernesto Mascheroni, Leonardo Bonucci, and Hifuyo Uchida. After him are Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, Edin Džeko, Félix Mourinho, Junji Kawano, Jenő Buzánszky, and Yasuyuki Kuwahara.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMajed Abdullah
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 502
Pietro Rava
1916 - 2006
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 503
Jürgen Kohler
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 504
Ernesto Mascheroni
1907 - 1984
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 505
Leonardo Bonucci
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 506
Hifuyo Uchida
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 507
Nobuo Matsunaga
1921 - 2007
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 508
Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 509
Edin Džeko
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 510
Félix Mourinho
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 511
Junji Kawano
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 512
Jenő Buzánszky
1925 - 2015
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 513
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
1942 - 2017
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 514
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Nobuo Matsunaga ranks 105. Before him are Neslişah Sultan, Nino Manfredi, Hans Albert, Jean-Marie Balestre, Mary Douglas, and John Money. After him are George Roy Hill, James Clavell, Hannah Szenes, Virgilio Barco Vargas, Oskar Gröning, and Meir Amit. Among people deceased in 2007, Nobuo Matsunaga ranks 81. Before him are Khun Sa, Vilma Espín, Mary Douglas, Ira Levin, István Sándorfi, and Mika Špiljak. After him are Kisho Kurokawa, Atle Selberg, Maurice Papon, Denny Doherty, Paul Cohen, and Teddy Kollek.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsNeslişah Sultan
COMPANION
1921 - 2012
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 99
Nino Manfredi
ACTOR
1921 - 2004
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 100
Hans Albert
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2023
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 101
Jean-Marie Balestre
JOURNALIST
1921 - 2008
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 102
Mary Douglas
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 103
John Money
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 104
Nobuo Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2007
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 105
George Roy Hill
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2002
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 106
James Clavell
WRITER
1921 - 1994
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 107
Hannah Szenes
WRITER
1921 - 1944
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 108
Virgilio Barco Vargas
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 109
Oskar Gröning
EXTREMIST
1921 - 2018
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 110
Meir Amit
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 111
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsKhun Sa
MAFIOSO
1934 - 2007
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 75
Vilma Espín
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 76
Mary Douglas
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 77
Ira Levin
WRITER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 78
István Sándorfi
PAINTER
1948 - 2007
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 79
Mika Špiljak
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 80
Nobuo Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2007
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 81
Kisho Kurokawa
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2007
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 82
Atle Selberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2007
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 83
Maurice Papon
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2007
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 84
Denny Doherty
SINGER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 85
Paul Cohen
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - 2007
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 86
Teddy Kollek
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2007
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 87
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Nobuo Matsunaga ranks 493 out of 6,245. Before him are Satoru Iwata (1959), Soemu Toyoda (1885), Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902), Hajime Sugiyama (1880), Hifuyo Uchida (null), and Yasuji Okamura (1884). After him are Mitsumasa Yonai (1880), Junji Kawano (1945), Yasuyuki Kuwahara (1942), Masao Ono (1923), Emperor Kameyama (1249), and Tokugawa Ietsugu (1709).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsSatoru Iwata
GAME DESIGNER
1959 - 2015
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 487
Soemu Toyoda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1957
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 488
Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 489
Hajime Sugiyama
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1945
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 490
Hifuyo Uchida
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 491
Yasuji Okamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1966
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 492
Nobuo Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2007
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 493
Mitsumasa Yonai
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1948
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 494
Junji Kawano
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 495
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2017
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 496
Masao Ono
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2001
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 497
Emperor Kameyama
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1305
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 498
Tokugawa Ietsugu
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1716
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 499
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Nobuo Matsunaga ranks 55. Before him are Teiichi Matsumaru (1909), Hidetoshi Nakata (1977), Shozo Tsugitani (1940), Hiroshi Kanazawa (1950), Masanori Tokita (1925), and Hifuyo Uchida (null). After him are Junji Kawano (1945), Yasuyuki Kuwahara (1942), Masao Ono (1923), Reizo Fukuhara (1931), Takehiko Kawanishi (1938), and Eizo Yuguchi (1945).
Teiichi Matsumaru
1909 - 1997
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 49
Hidetoshi Nakata
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 50
Shozo Tsugitani
1940 - 1978
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 51
Hiroshi Kanazawa
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 52
Masanori Tokita
1925 - 2004
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 53
Hifuyo Uchida
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 54
Nobuo Matsunaga
1921 - 2007
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 55
Junji Kawano
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 56
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
1942 - 2017
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 57
Masao Ono
1923 - 2001
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 58
Reizo Fukuhara
1931 - 1970
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 59
Takehiko Kawanishi
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 60
Eizo Yuguchi
1945 - 2003
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 61