GYMNAST
Shigeru Kasamatsu
1947 - Today
Shigeru Kasamatsu
Shigeru Kasamatsu (笠松 茂, Kasamatsu Shigeru, born July 16, 1947) is a retired Japanese artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal with the Japanese team. Individually he won a silver on parallel bars and bronze medals on the floor and horizontal bar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shigeru Kasamatsu has received more than 27,859 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shigeru Kasamatsu is the 117th most popular gymnast (down from 82nd in 2019), the 1,526th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,335th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Japanese Gymnast.
Memorability Metrics
28k
Page Views (PV)
51.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.61
Effective Languages (L*)
2.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among GYMNASTS
Among gymnasts, Shigeru Kasamatsu ranks 117 out of 370. Before him are Erik Norberg, Ingrid Sandahl, Lorenzo Mangiante, Frithjof Sælen, Ottó Hellmich, and Ladislav Vácha. After him are Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles, Ann-Sofi Pettersson, Evy Berggren, Jacob Opdahl, Nils Granfelt, and Eizo Kenmotsu.
Most Popular Gymnasts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErik Norberg
1883 - 1954
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 111
Ingrid Sandahl
1924 - 2011
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 112
Lorenzo Mangiante
1891 - 1936
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 113
Frithjof Sælen
1892 - 1975
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 114
Ottó Hellmich
1874 - 1937
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 115
Ladislav Vácha
1899 - 1943
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 116
Shigeru Kasamatsu
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 117
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles
1924 - 2019
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 118
Ann-Sofi Pettersson
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 119
Evy Berggren
1934 - 2018
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 120
Jacob Opdahl
1894 - 1938
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 121
Nils Granfelt
1887 - 1959
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 122
Eizo Kenmotsu
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 123
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Shigeru Kasamatsu ranks 680. Before him are Carlos Mendes, Kinga Göncz, Rajko Đurić, Guy Siner, Torsten Palm, and Sally Struthers. After him are Doug Yule, Buddy Miles, Stephanie Beacham, Boris Shukhov, Lajos Kocsis, and Thanos Mikroutsikos.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsCarlos Mendes
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 674
Kinga Göncz
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 675
Rajko Đurić
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 676
Guy Siner
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 677
Torsten Palm
RACING DRIVER
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 678
Sally Struthers
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 679
Shigeru Kasamatsu
GYMNAST
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 680
Doug Yule
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 681
Buddy Miles
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2008
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 682
Stephanie Beacham
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 683
Boris Shukhov
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 684
Lajos Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2000
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 685
Thanos Mikroutsikos
COMPOSER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 686
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shigeru Kasamatsu ranks 1,526 out of 6,245. Before him are Takashi Shimizu (1972), Haruhisa Hasegawa (1957), Okuro Oikawa (1896), Yuji Naka (1965), Satoshi Tsunami (1961), and Gege Akutami (1992). After him are Ryuta Kawashima (1959), Kazuaki Nagasawa (1958), Tooru Fujisawa (1967), Takanori Nishikawa (1970), Takeshi Koshida (1960), and Masuyo Shiraishi (1963).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTakashi Shimizu
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,520
Haruhisa Hasegawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,521
Okuro Oikawa
ASTRONOMER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,522
Yuji Naka
GAME DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,523
Satoshi Tsunami
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 1,524
Gege Akutami
COMIC ARTIST
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 1,525
Shigeru Kasamatsu
GYMNAST
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 1,526
Ryuta Kawashima
BIOLOGIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 1,527
Kazuaki Nagasawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 1,528
Tooru Fujisawa
COMIC ARTIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 1,529
Takanori Nishikawa
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 1,530
Takeshi Koshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 1,531
Masuyo Shiraishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 1,532
Among GYMNASTS In Japan
Among gymnasts born in Japan, Shigeru Kasamatsu ranks 10. Before him are Akinori Nakayama (1943), Yukio Endo (1937), Shuji Tsurumi (1938), Haruhiro Yamashita (1938), Masao Takemoto (1919), and Nobuyuki Aihara (1934). After him are Eizo Kenmotsu (1948), Kōji Gushiken (1956), Kōhei Uchimura (1989), Daiki Hashimoto (2001), Wataru Tanigawa (1996), and Mai Murakami (1996).
Akinori Nakayama
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 4
Yukio Endo
1937 - 2009
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 5
Shuji Tsurumi
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 6
Haruhiro Yamashita
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 7
Masao Takemoto
1919 - 2007
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 8
Nobuyuki Aihara
1934 - 2013
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 9
Shigeru Kasamatsu
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 10
Eizo Kenmotsu
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 11
Kōji Gushiken
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 12
Kōhei Uchimura
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 13
Daiki Hashimoto
2001 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 14
Wataru Tanigawa
1996 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 15
Mai Murakami
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 16