1965 - Today
Tomoaki Ishizuka (Japanese: 石塚 智昭, Hepburn: Ishizuka Tomoaki, born November 4, 1965, in Chiba), known exclusively by his stage name Pata, is a Japanese musician. He is best known as rhythm guitarist of the visual kei rock band X Japan. He joined the band in 1987, stayed with them until their dissolution in 1997, and rejoined when the band reunited in 2007. A year after their breakup, he formed the short-lived duo P.A.F. with singer NoB and created the band Dope HEADz with X Japan bassist Heath and former Spread Beaver percussionist/programmer I.N.A. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pata has received more than 63,132 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Pata is the 2,212th most popular musician (down from 2,016th in 2019), the 1,666th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,476th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Japanese Musician.
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Among musicians, Pata ranks 2,212 out of 2,662. Before him are Christina Perri, Andraé Crouch, Kelly Johnson, Jim Corr, Mark Kelly, and Nolwenn Leroy. After him are Floyd Cramer, Pat O'Brien, Jeff Loomis, Greg K., Alexander Vedernikov, and Jin Akanishi.
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 2,206
1942 - 2015
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 2,207
1958 - 2007
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 2,208
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 2,209
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 2,210
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 2,211
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 2,212
1933 - 1997
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 2,213
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 2,214
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.66
Rank: 2,215
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 2,216
1964 - 2020
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 2,217
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 2,218
Among people born in 1965, Pata ranks 466. Before him are Mario Frick, Michael Goldenberg, Bouli Lanners, Voula Patoulidou, Hassan Nader, and Lou Ye. After him are Martin Sonneborn, Peter O'Neill, Kevin Poulsen, José Oscar Herrera, Jeremy Ratchford, and Ignatius Aphrem II.
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 460
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 461
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 462
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 463
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 464
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.80
Rank: 465
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 466
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 467
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 468
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 469
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 470
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 471
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.62
Rank: 472
Among people born in Japan, Pata ranks 1,666 out of 6,048. Before him are Nobuhiro Takeda (1967), Mao Asada (1990), Makoto Yukimura (1976), Toshinobu Katsuya (1961), Koji Murofushi (1974), and Tōru Hashimoto (1969). After him are Ryoichi Kawakatsu (1958), Yoshinori Kitase (1966), Ryōta Murata (1986), Tadahiro Nomura (1974), Shinichi Morishita (1960), and Shoya Tomizawa (1990).
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 1,660
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 1,661
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 1,662
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 1,663
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 1,664
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 1,665
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 1,666
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 1,667
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 1,668
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 1,669
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 1,670
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 1,671
1990 - 2010
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 1,672
Among musicians born in Japan, Pata ranks 34. Before him are Toshio Masuda (1959), Taiji (1966), Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), Cornelius (1969), Tsunku (1968), and Hiromi Uehara (1979). After him are Jin Akanishi (1984), Heath (1968), Mai Kuraki (1982), Naomi Munakata (1955), Ai Otsuka (1982), and Takahiro Moriuchi (1988).
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 28
1966 - 2011
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 29
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 30
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 31
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 32
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 33
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 34
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 35
1968 - 2023
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 36
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 37
1955 - 2020
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 38
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 39
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 40