COMIC ARTIST
Rumiko Takahashi
1957 - Today
Rumiko Takahashi
Rumiko Takahashi (高橋 留美子, Takahashi Rumiko, born October 10, 1957) is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with Urusei Yatsura in 1978, she is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are known worldwide, where they have been translated into a variety of languages, with over 230 million copies in circulation; making Takahashi one of the best-selling authors of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rumiko Takahashi has received more than 1,896,919 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Rumiko Takahashi is the 19th most popular comic artist (down from 18th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 213th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
60.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
5.55
Effective Languages (L*)
3.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Rumiko Takahashi ranks 19 out of 226. Before her are Matt Groening, Jack Kirby, Zdeněk Miler, Leiji Matsumoto, Tsugumi Ohba, and Jean-Jacques Sempé. After her are Bob Kane, Eiichiro Oda, Milo Manara, Georges Wolinski, Kentaro Miura, and Naoki Urasawa.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMatt Groening
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 13
Jack Kirby
1917 - 1994
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 14
Zdeněk Miler
1921 - 2011
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 15
Leiji Matsumoto
1938 - 2023
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 16
Tsugumi Ohba
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 17
Jean-Jacques Sempé
1932 - 2022
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 18
Rumiko Takahashi
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 19
Bob Kane
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 20
Eiichiro Oda
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 21
Milo Manara
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 22
Georges Wolinski
1934 - 2015
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 23
Kentaro Miura
1966 - 2021
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 24
Naoki Urasawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 25
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Rumiko Takahashi ranks 34. Before her are Dr. Alban, Paul Kagame, Ai Weiwei, Rinat Dasayev, Kelly McGillis, and Theo van Gogh. After her are Luis Garavito, Michael Madsen, Marita Koch, Shane MacGowan, Ivo Josipović, and Masayoshi Son.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsDr. Alban
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 28
Paul Kagame
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 29
Ai Weiwei
ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 30
Rinat Dasayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 31
Kelly McGillis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 32
Theo van Gogh
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - 2004
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 33
Rumiko Takahashi
COMIC ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 34
Luis Garavito
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2023
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 35
Michael Madsen
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 36
Marita Koch
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 37
Shane MacGowan
SINGER
1957 - 2023
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 38
Ivo Josipović
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 39
Masayoshi Son
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 40
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Rumiko Takahashi ranks 252 out of 6,245. Before her are Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935), Katō Kiyomasa (1561), Ko Yong-hui (1952), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Hideo Kojima (1963), and Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838). After her are Honda Tadakatsu (1548), Yoshio Okada (1926), Tamon Yamaguchi (1892), Masaru Ibuka (1908), Emperor Senka (467), and Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMasahito, Prince Hitachi
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 246
Katō Kiyomasa
POLITICIAN
1561 - 1611
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 247
Ko Yong-hui
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2004
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 248
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1680
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 249
Hideo Kojima
GAME DESIGNER
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 250
Ōkuma Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 251
Rumiko Takahashi
COMIC ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 252
Honda Tadakatsu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1610
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 253
Yoshio Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 254
Tamon Yamaguchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1942
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 255
Masaru Ibuka
ENGINEER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 256
Emperor Senka
POLITICIAN
467 - 539
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 257
Kitasato Shibasaburō
PHYSICIAN
1853 - 1931
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 258
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Rumiko Takahashi ranks 5. Before her are Osamu Tezuka (1928), Akira Toriyama (1955), Leiji Matsumoto (1938), and Tsugumi Ohba (1950). After her are Eiichiro Oda (1975), Kentaro Miura (1966), Naoki Urasawa (1960), Go Nagai (1945), Yoshihiro Togashi (1966), Hirohiko Araki (1960), and Katsuhiro Otomo (1954).
Osamu Tezuka
1928 - 1989
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 1
Akira Toriyama
1955 - 2024
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 2
Leiji Matsumoto
1938 - 2023
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 3
Tsugumi Ohba
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 4
Rumiko Takahashi
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 5
Eiichiro Oda
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 6
Kentaro Miura
1966 - 2021
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 7
Naoki Urasawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 8
Go Nagai
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 9
Yoshihiro Togashi
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 10
Hirohiko Araki
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 11
Katsuhiro Otomo
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 12