ATHLETE
Shizo Kanakuri
1891 - 1983
Shizo Kanakuri
Shizo Kanakuri (金栗 四三, Kanaguri Shisō, 20 August 1891 – 13 November 1983) was a Japanese marathon runner celebrated as the "father of marathon" in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shizo Kanakuri has received more than 636,423 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Shizo Kanakuri is the 68th most popular athlete (down from 37th in 2019), the 609th most popular biography from Japan (down from 400th in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
640k
Page Views (PV)
56.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
2.91
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Shizo Kanakuri ranks 68 out of 6,025. Before him are Irina Press, Ralph Boston, Al Oerter, Pietro Mennea, Yelena Isinbayeva, and Vera Krepkina. After him are Irena Szewińska, Jürgen Schult, Irving Baxter, Dana Zátopková, Mohammed Gammoudi, and Merlene Ottey.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIrina Press
1939 - 2004
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 62
Ralph Boston
1939 - 2023
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 63
Al Oerter
1936 - 2007
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 64
Pietro Mennea
1952 - 2013
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 65
Yelena Isinbayeva
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 66
Vera Krepkina
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 67
Shizo Kanakuri
1891 - 1983
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 68
Irena Szewińska
1946 - 2018
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 69
Jürgen Schult
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 70
Irving Baxter
1876 - 1957
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 71
Dana Zátopková
1922 - 2020
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 72
Mohammed Gammoudi
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 73
Merlene Ottey
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 74
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Shizo Kanakuri ranks 73. Before him are Henry Morgenthau Jr., Bruno Loerzer, Jose P. Laurel, Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, and Werner Lorenz. After him are Henry Tandey, Diana Budisavljević, Evgeny Pashukanis, Yrjö Väisälä, Tin Ujević, and Walter Eucken. Among people deceased in 1983, Shizo Kanakuri ranks 65. Before him are Arno Babajanian, Jean Rey, Tino Rossi, Piero Sraffa, Sharof Rashidov, and Erich Juskowiak. After him are László Budai, William Walton, Arturo Umberto Illia, Louison Bobet, Miguel Alemán Valdés, and Carolyn Jones.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsHenry Morgenthau Jr.
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1967
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 67
Bruno Loerzer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1960
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 68
Jose P. Laurel
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1959
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 69
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1948
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 70
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1963
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 71
Werner Lorenz
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1974
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 72
Shizo Kanakuri
ATHLETE
1891 - 1983
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 73
Henry Tandey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 74
Diana Budisavljević
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1891 - 1978
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 75
Evgeny Pashukanis
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1937
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 76
Yrjö Väisälä
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1971
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 77
Tin Ujević
WRITER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 78
Walter Eucken
ECONOMIST
1891 - 1950
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 79
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsArno Babajanian
COMPOSER
1921 - 1983
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 59
Jean Rey
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1983
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 60
Tino Rossi
SINGER
1907 - 1983
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 61
Piero Sraffa
ECONOMIST
1898 - 1983
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 62
Sharof Rashidov
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1983
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 63
Erich Juskowiak
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1983
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 64
Shizo Kanakuri
ATHLETE
1891 - 1983
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 65
László Budai
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1983
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 66
William Walton
COMPOSER
1902 - 1983
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 67
Arturo Umberto Illia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1983
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 68
Louison Bobet
CYCLIST
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 69
Miguel Alemán Valdés
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1983
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 70
Carolyn Jones
ACTOR
1930 - 1983
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 71
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shizo Kanakuri ranks 609 out of 6,245. Before him are Ukita Hideie (1573), Tsutomu Hata (1935), Shūmei Ōkawa (1886), Hajime Moriyasu (1968), Yukio Shimomura (1932), and Shigeko Higashikuni (1925). After him are Isao Tomita (1932), Misao Tamai (1903), Saburo Shinosaki (null), Takaaki Kajita (1959), Hōjō Sōun (1432), and Daigoro Kondo (1907).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsUkita Hideie
POLITICIAN
1573 - 1655
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 603
Tsutomu Hata
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 604
Shūmei Ōkawa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1957
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 605
Hajime Moriyasu
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 606
Yukio Shimomura
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 607
Shigeko Higashikuni
COMPANION
1925 - 1961
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 608
Shizo Kanakuri
ATHLETE
1891 - 1983
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 609
Isao Tomita
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 610
Misao Tamai
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 611
Saburo Shinosaki
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 612
Takaaki Kajita
PHYSICIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 613
Hōjō Sōun
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1519
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 614
Daigoro Kondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 615
Among ATHLETES In Japan
Among athletes born in Japan, Shizo Kanakuri ranks 1. After him are Naoto Tajima (1912), Kinue Hitomi (1907), Mikio Oda (1905), Isao Okano (1944), Chūhei Nambu (1904), Akio Kaminaga (1936), Kōkichi Tsuburaya (1940), Noboru Terada (1917), Masao Harada (1912), Masaru Furukawa (1936), and Tetsuo Hamuro (1917).
Shizo Kanakuri
1891 - 1983
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1
Naoto Tajima
1912 - 1990
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 2
Kinue Hitomi
1907 - 1931
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 3
Mikio Oda
1905 - 1998
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 4
Isao Okano
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 5
Chūhei Nambu
1904 - 1997
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 6
Akio Kaminaga
1936 - 1993
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 7
Kōkichi Tsuburaya
1940 - 1968
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 8
Noboru Terada
1917 - 1986
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 9
Masao Harada
1912 - 2000
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 10
Masaru Furukawa
1936 - 1993
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 11
Tetsuo Hamuro
1917 - 2005
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 12