Musician
Shigeru Umebayashi
Japanese composer
1951 - today
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Shigeru Umebayashi
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Shigeru Umebayashi is the 846th most popular musician (down from 816th in 2024), the 955th most popular biography from Japan (down from 927th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Musician.
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Shigeru Umebayashi is the most memorable of the 39 notable people born in Kitakyushu, Japan, ahead of Kenichi Serada, Kenichi Ohmae, and Yōichi Masuzoe.
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Among Musicians
Among musicians, Shigeru Umebayashi ranks 846 out of 3,445. Before him are Tommy Aldridge, Bix Beiderbecke, Clarence Clemons, Sally Oldfield, Herman Rarebell, and Mick Fleetwood. After him are Gabry Ponte, Chris Squire, Zequinha de Abreu, Joey Jordison, José José, and ATB.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Tommy Aldridge
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 840
Bix Beiderbecke
1903 - 1931
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 841
Clarence Clemons
1942 - 2011
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 842
Sally Oldfield
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 843
Herman Rarebell
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 844
Mick Fleetwood
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 845
Shigeru Umebayashi
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 846
Gabry Ponte
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 847
Chris Squire
1948 - 2015
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 848
Zequinha de Abreu
1880 - 1935
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 849
Joey Jordison
1975 - 2021
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 850
José José
1948 - 2019
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 851
ATB
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 852
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Shigeru Umebayashi ranks 216. Before him are Roland Collombin, Sulejman Tihić, Timo Salonen, Kazuo Saito, Migueli, and John Stagliano. After him are Maithripala Sirisena, Gustav Thöni, Gérard Jugnot, Joe Jordan, Dan McKee, and Jacques Villeret.
Others Born in 1951
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Roland Collombin
SKIER
1951 - 2026
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 210
Sulejman Tihić
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 211
Timo Salonen
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 212
Kazuo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 213
Migueli
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 214
John Stagliano
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 215
Shigeru Umebayashi
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 216
Maithripala Sirisena
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 217
Gustav Thöni
SKIER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 218
Gérard Jugnot
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 219
Joe Jordan
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 220
Dan McKee
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 221
Jacques Villeret
ACTOR
1951 - 2005
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 222
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shigeru Umebayashi ranks 955 out of 6,943. Before him are Tomoji Tanabe (1895), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (1950), Mitsuo Watanabe (1953), Gyoji Matsumoto (1934), Kazuo Saito (1951), and Shunsuke Nakamura (1978). After him are Yoshitomo Nara (1959), Hitoshi Igarashi (1947), Hide (1964), Shunsuke Kikuchi (1931), Koichi Sugiyama (1931), and Nakayama Yoshiko (1836).
Others born in Japan
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Tomoji Tanabe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1895
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 949
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 950
Mitsuo Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 951
Gyoji Matsumoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 952
Kazuo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 953
Shunsuke Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 954
Shigeru Umebayashi
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 955
Yoshitomo Nara
ARTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 956
Hitoshi Igarashi
WRITER
1947 - 1991
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 957
Hide
MUSICIAN
1964 - 1998
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 958
Shunsuke Kikuchi
COMPOSER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 959
Koichi Sugiyama
COMPOSER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 960
Nakayama Yoshiko
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1907
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 961
Among Musicians In Japan
Among musicians born in Japan, Shigeru Umebayashi ranks 6. Before him are Joe Hisaishi (1950), Kitarō (1953), Mitsuko Uchida (1948), Isao Tomita (1932), and Shinichi Suzuki (1898). After him are Hide (1964), Haruomi Hosono (1947), Tatsuro Yamashita (1953), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Yuki Kajiura (1965), and Yoshiki (1965).
Joe Hisaishi
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 1
Kitarō
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 2
Mitsuko Uchida
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 3
Isao Tomita
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 4
Shinichi Suzuki
1898 - 1998
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 5
Shigeru Umebayashi
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 6
Hide
1964 - 1998
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 7
Haruomi Hosono
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 8
Tatsuro Yamashita
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 9
Susumu Hirasawa
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 10
Yuki Kajiura
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 11
Yoshiki
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 12
