MUSICIAN
Shigeru Umebayashi
1951 - Today
Shigeru Umebayashi
Shigeru Umebayashi (梅林茂, Umebayashi Shigeru, [ɯmebajaɕi ɕiɡeɾɯ]) (born February 19, 1951) is a Japanese composer. Once the leader and bass player of Japan's new wave rock band EX, composer Shigeru Umebayashi began scoring films in 1985 when the band broke up. He has more than 30 Japanese and Chinese film scores to his credit and is perhaps best known in the West for "Yumeji's Theme" (originally from Seijun Suzuki's Yumeji), included in director Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love (2000). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shigeru Umebayashi has received more than 369,905 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Shigeru Umebayashi is the 816th most popular musician (up from 862nd in 2019), the 927th most popular biography from Japan (down from 892nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Musician.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
52.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
6.44
Effective Languages (L*)
1.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Shigeru Umebayashi ranks 816 out of 3,175. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Arban, Chris Squire, Yusef Lateef, Xaver Scharwenka, Gerry Rafferty, and Sylvester Levay. After him are Marcos Valle, Chuck Schuldiner, Adam Levine, Dee Dee Warwick, Duško Gojković, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean-Baptiste Arban
1825 - 1889
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 810
Chris Squire
1948 - 2015
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 811
Yusef Lateef
1920 - 2013
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 812
Xaver Scharwenka
1850 - 1924
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 813
Gerry Rafferty
1947 - 2011
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 814
Sylvester Levay
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 815
Shigeru Umebayashi
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 816
Marcos Valle
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 817
Chuck Schuldiner
1967 - 2001
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 818
Adam Levine
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 819
Dee Dee Warwick
1942 - 2008
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 820
Duško Gojković
1931 - 2023
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 821
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
1946 - 2005
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 822
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Shigeru Umebayashi ranks 197. Before him are Ana Belén, William Katt, Michel Barnier, Moriteru Ueshiba, Marc Surer, and André Aciman. After him are David Kipiani, Massimo Ranieri, Gediminas Kirkilas, Sulejman Tihić, Kenny Roberts, and Stanley Clarke.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsAna Belén
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 191
William Katt
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 192
Michel Barnier
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 193
Moriteru Ueshiba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 194
Marc Surer
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 195
André Aciman
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 196
Shigeru Umebayashi
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 197
David Kipiani
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2001
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 198
Massimo Ranieri
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 199
Gediminas Kirkilas
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2024
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 200
Sulejman Tihić
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 201
Kenny Roberts
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 202
Stanley Clarke
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 203
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shigeru Umebayashi ranks 927 out of 6,245. Before him are Sayuri Yoshinaga (1945), Yuji Kishioku (1954), Genichi Taguchi (1924), Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), Akinori Nakayama (1943), and Haruo Nakajima (1929). After him are Kiyoshi Shiga (1871), Masakatsu Miyamoto (1938), Sakuma Shōzan (1811), Ninomiya Sontoku (1787), Takuya Kimura (1972), and Tadao Onishi (1943).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsSayuri Yoshinaga
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 921
Yuji Kishioku
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 922
Genichi Taguchi
ENGINEER
1924 - 2012
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 923
Moriteru Ueshiba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 924
Akinori Nakayama
GYMNAST
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 925
Haruo Nakajima
ACTOR
1929 - 2017
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 926
Shigeru Umebayashi
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 927
Kiyoshi Shiga
PHYSICIAN
1871 - 1957
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 928
Masakatsu Miyamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2002
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 929
Sakuma Shōzan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1864
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 930
Ninomiya Sontoku
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1787 - 1856
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 931
Takuya Kimura
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 932
Tadao Onishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2006
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 933
Among MUSICIANS In Japan
Among musicians born in Japan, Shigeru Umebayashi ranks 9. Before him are Mitsuko Uchida (1948), Isao Tomita (1932), Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Yoshiki (1965), Hide (1964), and Haruomi Hosono (1947). After him are Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Mitski (1990), Yuki Kajiura (1965), LiSA (1987), Gackt (1973), and Hyde (1969).
Mitsuko Uchida
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 3
Isao Tomita
1932 - 2016
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 4
Shinichi Suzuki
1898 - 1998
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 5
Yoshiki
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 6
Hide
1964 - 1998
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 7
Haruomi Hosono
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 8
Shigeru Umebayashi
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 9
Susumu Hirasawa
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 10
Mitski
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 11
Yuki Kajiura
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 12
LiSA
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 13
Gackt
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 14
Hyde
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 15