Swimmer
Shigeo Arai
1916 - 1944
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Shigeo Arai
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Shigeo Arai is the 46th most popular swimmer (down from 44th in 2024), the 1,165th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,242nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Swimmer.
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Among Swimmers
Among swimmers, Shigeo Arai ranks 46 out of 709. Before him are Ilona Novák, Arvo Aaltonen, George Hodgson, Yasuji Miyazaki, Judit Temes, and Barbara Krause. After him are Károly Bartha, Willy den Ouden, Steve Clark, Kusuo Kitamura, Kathy Ellis, and Pontus Hanson.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
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Ilona Novák
1925 - 2019
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 40
Arvo Aaltonen
1892 - 1949
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 41
George Hodgson
1893 - 1983
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 42
Yasuji Miyazaki
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 43
Judit Temes
1930 - 2013
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 44
Barbara Krause
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 45
Shigeo Arai
1916 - 1944
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 46
Károly Bartha
1907 - 1991
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 47
Willy den Ouden
1918 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 48
Steve Clark
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 49
Kusuo Kitamura
1917 - 1996
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 50
Kathy Ellis
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 51
Pontus Hanson
1884 - 1962
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 52
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Shigeo Arai ranks 181. Before him are Herbert Norkus, Nadya Nozharova, Anne Hébert, Yasuji Miyazaki, Nelly Landry, and Ralph Nelson. After him are Herbert Friedman, Edward Binns, Guy Lapébie, José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, Delio Rodríguez, and Kurt Pettersén. Among people deceased in 1944, Shigeo Arai ranks 236. Before him are Karel Hartmann, Vladimir Baranov-Rossine, Wim Anderiesen, Olga Sanfirova, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, and Paul-Émile Janson. After him are Hippolyte Aucouturier, Jaan Kikkas, Nikolai Roslavets, Mary Adela Blagg, Henryk Sławik, and Yevgeniya Rudneva.
Others Born in 1916
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Herbert Norkus
CELEBRITY
1916 - 1932
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 175
Nadya Nozharova
ACTOR
1916 - 2014
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 176
Anne Hébert
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 177
Yasuji Miyazaki
SWIMMER
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 178
Nelly Landry
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 179
Ralph Nelson
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1987
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 180
Shigeo Arai
SWIMMER
1916 - 1944
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 181
Herbert Friedman
ASTRONOMER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 182
Edward Binns
ACTOR
1916 - 1990
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 183
Guy Lapébie
CYCLIST
1916 - 2010
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 184
José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 185
Delio Rodríguez
CYCLIST
1916 - 1994
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 186
Kurt Pettersén
WRESTLER
1916 - 1957
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 187
Others Deceased in 1944
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Karel Hartmann
HOCKEY PLAYER
1885 - 1944
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 230
Vladimir Baranov-Rossine
PAINTER
1888 - 1944
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 231
Wim Anderiesen
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1944
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 232
Olga Sanfirova
PILOT
1917 - 1944
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 233
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
WRITER
1921 - 1944
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 234
Paul-Émile Janson
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1944
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 235
Shigeo Arai
SWIMMER
1916 - 1944
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 236
Hippolyte Aucouturier
CYCLIST
1876 - 1944
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 237
Jaan Kikkas
ATHLETE
1892 - 1944
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 238
Nikolai Roslavets
COMPOSER
1881 - 1944
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 239
Mary Adela Blagg
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1944
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 240
Henryk Sławik
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1944
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 241
Yevgeniya Rudneva
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1944
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 242
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shigeo Arai ranks 1,165 out of NaN. Before him are Akira Ifukube (1914), Kiyotake Kawaguchi (1892), Masaaki Kato (1958), Hironobu Sakaguchi (1962), Akihito Kusunose (1986), and Takeshi Okada (1956). After him are Tsukasa Hojo (1959), Masako Yoshida (1957), Shinji Mikami (1965), Kōichi Kido (1889), Shinobu Hashimoto (1918), and Ayako Wakao (1933).
Others born in Japan
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Akira Ifukube
COMPOSER
1914 - 2006
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 1,159
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1961
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1,160
Masaaki Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,161
Hironobu Sakaguchi
GAME DESIGNER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 1,162
Akihito Kusunose
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 1,163
Takeshi Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,164
Shigeo Arai
SWIMMER
1916 - 1944
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,165
Tsukasa Hojo
COMIC ARTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,166
Masako Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,167
Shinji Mikami
GAME DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,168
Kōichi Kido
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,169
Shinobu Hashimoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2018
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,170
Ayako Wakao
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,171
Among Swimmers In Japan
Among swimmers born in Japan, Shigeo Arai ranks 2. Before him are Yasuji Miyazaki (1916). After him are Kusuo Kitamura (1917), Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (1903), Hideko Maehata (1914), Katsuo Takaishi (1906), Shiro Hashizume (1928), Daichi Suzuki (1967), Kosuke Kitajima (1982), Mikako Kotani (1966), Miwako Motoyoshi (1960), and Akiko Kawase (1971).
Yasuji Miyazaki
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1
Shigeo Arai
1916 - 1944
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 2
Kusuo Kitamura
1917 - 1996
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 3
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
1903 - 1986
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 4
Hideko Maehata
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5
Katsuo Takaishi
1906 - 1966
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 6
Shiro Hashizume
1928 - 2023
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 7
Daichi Suzuki
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 8
Kosuke Kitajima
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 9
Mikako Kotani
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 10
Miwako Motoyoshi
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 11
Akiko Kawase
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 12
