BUSINESSPERSON
Shuntaro Furukawa
1972 - Today
Shuntaro Furukawa
Shuntaro Furukawa (古川 俊太郎, Furukawa Shuntarō, born January 10, 1972) is a Japanese businessman and executive. He is the sixth and current president of the video game company Nintendo in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shuntaro Furukawa has received more than 813,095 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shuntaro Furukawa is the 651st most popular businessperson (down from 567th in 2019), the 1,616th most popular biography from Japan and the 22nd most popular Japanese Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
810k
Page Views (PV)
50.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.55
Effective Languages (L*)
2.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Shuntaro Furukawa ranks 651 out of 847. Before him are Eliphalet Remington, Avram Glazer, John Munro Longyear, Amy Pascal, Joanna Hoffman, and Steve Jackson. After him are Athina Onassis, Anil Ambani, Samuel Brannan, Philippe Kahn, Barry Diller, and Heather Mills.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEliphalet Remington
1793 - 1861
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 645
Avram Glazer
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 646
John Munro Longyear
1850 - 1922
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 647
Amy Pascal
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 648
Joanna Hoffman
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 649
Steve Jackson
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 650
Shuntaro Furukawa
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 651
Athina Onassis
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 652
Anil Ambani
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 653
Samuel Brannan
1819 - 1889
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 654
Philippe Kahn
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 655
Barry Diller
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 656
Heather Mills
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 657
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Shuntaro Furukawa ranks 299. Before him are Anna Falchi, Chantal Andere, Benno Fürmann, Marc Blucas, Daniela Silivaș, and Carlos Checa. After him are Darren Shan, Michał Żebrowski, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, Arkady Dvorkovich, Jang Seo-hee, and Piotr Świerczewski.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsAnna Falchi
MODEL
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 293
Chantal Andere
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 294
Benno Fürmann
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 295
Marc Blucas
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 296
Daniela Silivaș
GYMNAST
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 297
Carlos Checa
RACING DRIVER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 298
Shuntaro Furukawa
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 299
Darren Shan
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 300
Michał Żebrowski
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 301
Agata Kornhauser-Duda
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 302
Arkady Dvorkovich
ECONOMIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 303
Jang Seo-hee
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 304
Piotr Świerczewski
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 305
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shuntaro Furukawa ranks 1,616 out of 6,245. Before him are Atsushi Uchiyama (1959), Hidehiko Yoshida (1969), Jared Taylor (1951), Satoshi Tezuka (1958), Akemi Okamura (1969), and Masahiko Harada (1968). After him are Aya Hisakawa (1968), Makoto Yukimura (1976), Kōji Wada (1974), Takahiro Sakurai (1974), Kei Okami (1859), and Moyoco Anno (1971).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsAtsushi Uchiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 1,610
Hidehiko Yoshida
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 1,611
Jared Taylor
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 1,612
Satoshi Tezuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1,613
Akemi Okamura
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1,614
Masahiko Harada
SKIER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 1,615
Shuntaro Furukawa
BUSINESSPERSON
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 1,616
Aya Hisakawa
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 1,617
Makoto Yukimura
COMIC ARTIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 1,618
Kōji Wada
SINGER
1974 - 2016
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 1,619
Takahiro Sakurai
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,620
Kei Okami
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1941
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,621
Moyoco Anno
COMIC ARTIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,622
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Japan
Among businesspeople born in Japan, Shuntaro Furukawa ranks 22. Before him are Tanaka Hisashige (1799), Tatsumi Kimishima (1950), Kaz Hirai (1960), Masaji Kiyokawa (1913), Hiro Matsushita (1961), and Hiroshi Mikitani (1965). After him are Maki Kaji (1951), Joi Ito (1966), and Shuhei Yoshida (1964).
Tanaka Hisashige
1799 - 1881
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 16
Tatsumi Kimishima
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 17
Kaz Hirai
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 18
Masaji Kiyokawa
1913 - 1999
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 19
Hiro Matsushita
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 20
Hiroshi Mikitani
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 21
Shuntaro Furukawa
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 22
Maki Kaji
1951 - 2021
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 23
Joi Ito
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 24
Shuhei Yoshida
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 25