SOCCER PLAYER
Shoichi Nishimura
1912 - 1998
Shoichi Nishimura
Shoichi Nishimura (西邑 昌一, Nishimura Shōichi, 1912 – March 22, 1998) was a Japanese football player and manager. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shoichi Nishimura has received more than 10,654 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Shoichi Nishimura is the 316th most popular soccer player (up from 383rd in 2019), the 328th most popular biography from Japan (up from 434th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Shoichi Nishimura is most famous for the discovery of the Nishimura-Ogura syndrome, which is a genetic disorder that causes mental retardation and seizures.
Memorability Metrics
11k
Page Views (PV)
59.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
19.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Shoichi Nishimura ranks 316 out of 21,273. Before him are Sepp Piontek, Josep Samitier, Vujadin Boškov, José Antonio Camacho, Iván Zamorano, and György Sárosi. After him are Edu Coimbra, Alberto Suppici, Gianpiero Combi, Henri Delaunay, Hilderaldo Bellini, and Gerardo Martino.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSepp Piontek
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 310
Josep Samitier
1902 - 1972
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 311
Vujadin Boškov
1931 - 2014
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 312
José Antonio Camacho
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 313
Iván Zamorano
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 314
György Sárosi
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 315
Shoichi Nishimura
1912 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 316
Edu Coimbra
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 317
Alberto Suppici
1898 - 1981
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 318
Gianpiero Combi
1902 - 1956
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 319
Henri Delaunay
1883 - 1955
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 320
Hilderaldo Bellini
1930 - 2014
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 321
Gerardo Martino
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 322
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Shoichi Nishimura ranks 71. Before him are Georg Solti, Petar Stambolić, Pat Nixon, A. E. van Vogt, Ivan Yakubovsky, and György Sárosi. After him are Julia Child, Taiichi Ohno, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Abbé Pierre, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, and Chaïm Perelman. Among people deceased in 1998, Shoichi Nishimura ranks 46. Before him are Alan Hodgkin, Imi Lichtenfeld, Adem Jashari, David McClelland, Kunitaka Sueoka, and Maurice Bucaille. After him are Kurt Franz, Maria Reiche, Marie-Louise von Franz, James Earl Ray, Sonny Bono, and Ernst-Günther Schenck.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsGeorg Solti
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1997
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 65
Petar Stambolić
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2007
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 66
Pat Nixon
COMPANION
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 67
A. E. van Vogt
WRITER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 68
Ivan Yakubovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1976
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 69
György Sárosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 70
Shoichi Nishimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 71
Julia Child
CHEF
1912 - 2004
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 72
Taiichi Ohno
INVENTOR
1912 - 1990
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 73
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1990
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 74
Abbé Pierre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 75
Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1995
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 76
Chaïm Perelman
PHILOSOPHER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 77
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsAlan Hodgkin
PHYSICIAN
1914 - 1998
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 40
Imi Lichtenfeld
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1998
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 41
Adem Jashari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1955 - 1998
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 42
David McClelland
PSYCHOLOGIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 43
Kunitaka Sueoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 44
Maurice Bucaille
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 1998
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 45
Shoichi Nishimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 46
Kurt Franz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 47
Maria Reiche
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1998
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 48
Marie-Louise von Franz
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 1998
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 49
James Earl Ray
EXTREMIST
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 50
Sonny Bono
SINGER
1935 - 1998
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 51
Ernst-Günther Schenck
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1998
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 52
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shoichi Nishimura ranks 328 out of 6,245. Before him are Nobuyuki Abe (1875), Kikunae Ikeda (1864), Saitō Makoto (1858), Kakuei Tanaka (1918), Tatsuya Nakadai (1932), and Emperor Uda (867). After him are Emperor Ankan (466), Kawakami Gensai (1834), Seishirō Itagaki (1885), Sesshū Tōyō (1420), Tokugawa Ieharu (1737), and Emperor Go-Hanazono (1419).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsNobuyuki Abe
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 322
Kikunae Ikeda
CHEMIST
1864 - 1936
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 323
Saitō Makoto
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1936
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 324
Kakuei Tanaka
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1993
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 325
Tatsuya Nakadai
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 326
Emperor Uda
POLITICIAN
867 - 931
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 327
Shoichi Nishimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 328
Emperor Ankan
POLITICIAN
466 - 536
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 329
Kawakami Gensai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1834 - 1872
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 330
Seishirō Itagaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1948
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 331
Sesshū Tōyō
PAINTER
1420 - 1506
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 332
Tokugawa Ieharu
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1786
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 333
Emperor Go-Hanazono
POLITICIAN
1419 - 1471
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 334
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Shoichi Nishimura ranks 19. Before him are Yoshio Okada (1926), Takashi Kano (1920), Akira Nozawa (1914), Kunitaka Sueoka (1917), Akira Kitaguchi (1935), and Waichiro Omura (1933). After him are Kiyonosuke Marutani (null), Hideo Sakai (1909), Takashi Kasahara (1918), Kazuyoshi Nakamura (1955), Yasuo Takamori (1934), and Takashi Takabayashi (1931).
Yoshio Okada
1926 - 2002
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 13
Takashi Kano
1920 - 2000
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 14
Akira Nozawa
1914 - 2000
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 15
Kunitaka Sueoka
1917 - 1998
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 16
Akira Kitaguchi
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 17
Waichiro Omura
1933 - 2003
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 18
Shoichi Nishimura
1912 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 19
Kiyonosuke Marutani
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 20
Hideo Sakai
1909 - 1996
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 21
Takashi Kasahara
1918 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 22
Kazuyoshi Nakamura
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 23
Yasuo Takamori
1934 - 2016
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 24
Takashi Takabayashi
1931 - 2009
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 25