1966 - 2011
Taiji Sawada (Japanese: 沢田 泰司, Hepburn: Sawada Taiji, July 12, 1966 – July 17, 2011), also known mononymously as Taiji, was a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former bassist of the rock band X Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taiji has received more than 74,027 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Taiji is the 1,991st most popular musician (down from 1,839th in 2019), the 1,529th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,378th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Japanese Musician.
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Among musicians, Taiji ranks 1,991 out of 2,662. Before him are Michael Romeo, Fenriz, Dave Bartholomew, Aaron Burckhard, Lowell George, and Slim Whitman. After him are Robert Westerholt, Adam Jones, Leif Ove Andsnes, Mike McCready, Stjepan Hauser, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange.
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 1,985
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 1,986
1918 - 2019
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 1,987
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 1,988
1945 - 1979
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 1,989
1923 - 2013
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 1,990
1966 - 2011
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 1,991
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 1,992
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 1,993
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 1,994
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 1,995
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 1,996
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 1,997
Among people born in 1966, Taiji ranks 357. Before him are Ali Boumnijel, David Diop, Hito Steyerl, Gideon Sa'ar, Finn Christian Jagge, and Michelle Hurd. After him are Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh, Valery Asapov, Mike McCready, Andrew Wood, Bebel Gilberto, and Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse. Among people deceased in 2011, Taiji ranks 396. Before him are Annalisa Ericson, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Rob Schroeder, Yrjö Hietanen, Gordon Tootoosis, and Brian Jacques. After him are Andrija Fuderer, Ragnar Lundberg, Khamis Gaddafi, Albertina Sisulu, Mike Starr, and Frank Kameny.
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 351
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 352
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 353
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 354
1966 - 2020
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 355
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 356
1966 - 2011
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 357
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 358
1966 - 2017
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 359
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 360
1966 - 1990
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 361
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 362
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 363
1913 - 2011
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 390
1915 - 2011
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 391
1926 - 2011
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 392
1927 - 2011
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 393
1941 - 2011
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 394
1939 - 2011
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 395
1966 - 2011
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 396
1931 - 2011
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 397
1924 - 2011
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 398
1983 - 2011
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 399
1918 - 2011
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 400
1966 - 2011
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 401
1925 - 2011
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 402
Among people born in Japan, Taiji ranks 1,529 out of 6,048. Before him are Mutsuhiko Nomura (1940), Renhō (1967), Mayumi Omatsu (1970), Hidehiko Yoshida (1969), Shinji Tanaka (1960), and Akihiro Nagashima (1964). After him are Seiji Maehara (1962), Toshihiko Okimune (1959), Akitsugu Konno (1944), Princess Kako of Akishino (1994), Ryohei Suzuki (1949), and Mitsuhisa Taguchi (1955).
1940 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 1,523
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 1,524
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 1,525
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 1,526
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 1,527
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 1,528
1966 - 2011
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 1,529
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 1,530
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 1,531
1944 - 2019
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 1,532
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 1,533
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 1,534
1955 - 2019
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 1,535
Among musicians born in Japan, Taiji ranks 29. Before him are Mitski (1990), Keiko Matsui (1961), Hirokazu Tanaka (1957), Ringo Sheena (1978), Midori (1971), and Toshio Masuda (1959). After him are Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), Cornelius (1969), Tsunku (1968), Hiromi Uehara (1979), Pata (1965), and Jin Akanishi (1984).
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 23
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 24
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 25
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 26
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 27
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 28
1966 - 2011
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 29
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 30
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 31
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 32
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 33
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 34
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 35