COMPOSER
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1952 - 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Japanese: 坂本 龍一, Hepburn: Sakamoto Ryūichi, January 17, 1952 – March 28, 2023) was a Japanese composer, pianist, record producer, and actor who pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. Sakamoto began his career as a session musician, producer, and arranger, while he was at university in the 1970s. His first major success came in 1978 as co-founder of YMO. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ryuichi Sakamoto has received more than 3,911,846 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Ryuichi Sakamoto is the 155th most popular composer (up from 243rd in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Japan (up from 169th in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Composer.
Ryuichi Sakamoto is most famous for his work with Yellow Magic Orchestra and for his film scores for the films Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and The Last Emperor.
Memorability Metrics
3.9M
Page Views (PV)
65.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
5.12
Effective Languages (L*)
3.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Ryuichi Sakamoto ranks 155 out of 1,451. Before him are Ottorino Respighi, Adrian Willaert, Enrique Granados, Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Boulez, and Michel Legrand. After him are Vincenzo Galilei, Michael Haydn, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Ferruccio Busoni, Komitas, and Siegfried Wagner.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOttorino Respighi
1879 - 1936
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 149
Adrian Willaert
1490 - 1562
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 150
Enrique Granados
1867 - 1916
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 151
Iannis Xenakis
1922 - 2001
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 152
Pierre Boulez
1925 - 2016
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 153
Michel Legrand
1932 - 2019
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 154
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1952 - 2023
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 155
Vincenzo Galilei
1520 - 1591
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 156
Michael Haydn
1737 - 1806
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 157
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
1865 - 1950
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 158
Ferruccio Busoni
1866 - 1924
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 159
Komitas
1869 - 1935
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 160
Siegfried Wagner
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 161
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Ryuichi Sakamoto ranks 23. Before him are Christopher Reeve, Salome Zourabichvili, Jostein Gaarder, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Sammo Hung, and Hun Sen. After him are Jeff Goldblum, Cyril Ramaphosa, Oleg Blokhin, Zoran Đinđić, Laura Branigan, and Vahid Halilhodžić. Among people deceased in 2023, Ryuichi Sakamoto ranks 42. Before him are Robert Solow, László Sólyom, Renata Scotto, Matthew Perry, Antonio Negri, and William Friedkin. After him are Paul Berg, Wolfgang Schäuble, Martin Amis, Karel Schwarzenberg, Rosalynn Carter, and Pervez Musharraf.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsChristopher Reeve
ACTOR
1952 - 2004
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 17
Salome Zourabichvili
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 18
Jostein Gaarder
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 19
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 20
Sammo Hung
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 21
Hun Sen
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 22
Ryuichi Sakamoto
COMPOSER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 23
Jeff Goldblum
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 24
Cyril Ramaphosa
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 25
Oleg Blokhin
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 26
Zoran Đinđić
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2003
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 27
Laura Branigan
SINGER
1952 - 2004
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 28
Vahid Halilhodžić
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsRobert Solow
ECONOMIST
1924 - 2023
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 36
László Sólyom
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 37
Renata Scotto
SINGER
1934 - 2023
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 38
Matthew Perry
ACTOR
1969 - 2023
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 39
Antonio Negri
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 40
William Friedkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2023
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 41
Ryuichi Sakamoto
COMPOSER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 42
Paul Berg
CHEMIST
1926 - 2023
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 43
Wolfgang Schäuble
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 44
Martin Amis
WRITER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 45
Karel Schwarzenberg
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 46
Rosalynn Carter
COMPANION
1927 - 2023
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 47
Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 48
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Ryuichi Sakamoto ranks 88 out of 6,245. Before him are Tōgō Heihachirō (1848), Yoshihide Suga (1948), Kiichiro Toyoda (1894), Himiko (175), Shin'ichirō Tomonaga (1906), and Sakamoto Ryōma (1836). After him are Joe Hisaishi (1950), Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891), Kōbō Abe (1924), Kūkai (774), Emperor Itoku (-553), and Prince Shōtoku (574).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTōgō Heihachirō
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1934
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 82
Yoshihide Suga
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 83
Kiichiro Toyoda
BUSINESSPERSON
1894 - 1952
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 84
Himiko
POLITICIAN
175 - 248
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 85
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 86
Sakamoto Ryōma
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1836 - 1867
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 87
Ryuichi Sakamoto
COMPOSER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 88
Joe Hisaishi
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 89
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 90
Kōbō Abe
WRITER
1924 - 1993
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 91
Kūkai
LINGUIST
774 - 835
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 92
Emperor Itoku
POLITICIAN
553 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 93
Prince Shōtoku
POLITICIAN
574 - 622
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 94
Among COMPOSERS In Japan
Among composers born in Japan, Ryuichi Sakamoto ranks 1. After him are Ichirou Mizuki (1948), Toru Takemitsu (1930), Miki Matsubara (1959), Shunsuke Kikuchi (1931), Kenji Kawai (1957), Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933), Koichi Sugiyama (1931), Koji Kondo (1961), Keiko Abe (1937), Nobuo Uematsu (1959), and Akira Ifukube (1914).
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1952 - 2023
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 1
Ichirou Mizuki
1948 - 2022
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 2
Toru Takemitsu
1930 - 1996
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 3
Miki Matsubara
1959 - 2004
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4
Shunsuke Kikuchi
1931 - 2021
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 5
Kenji Kawai
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 6
Toshi Ichiyanagi
1933 - 2022
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 7
Koichi Sugiyama
1931 - 2021
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 8
Koji Kondo
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 9
Keiko Abe
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 10
Nobuo Uematsu
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 11
Akira Ifukube
1914 - 2006
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 12