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Takanohana Kōji

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Takanohana Kōji (Japanese: 貴乃花 光司, Hepburn: Takanohana Kōji, born August 12, 1972, as Kōji Hanada (花田 光司, Hanada Kōji)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler and coach. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the sixth highest total ever. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Takanohana Kōji has received more than 439,713 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Takanohana Kōji is the 276th most popular wrestler (down from 230th in 2019), the 1,747th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,599th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Takanohana Kōji ranks 276 out of 1,027. Before him are Kamala, Cody Rhodes, Shinsuke Nakamura, Frederick Humphreys, Teddy Riner, and Fandango. After him are Frank Andersson, George Steele, Daniel Bryan, Santiago Lange, Viscera, and Thierry Rey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Takanohana Kōji ranks 383. Before him are Joe Calzaghe, Vassilios Tsiartas, Doriva, Jessica Hausner, Isabelle Faust, and Catherine Siachoque. After him are Hera Björk, Olga Yegorova, Brian Acton, Darren Hayes, Sammi Cheng, and Kalinikos Kreanga.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takanohana Kōji ranks 1,747 out of 6,245. Before him are Yumi Watanabe (1970), Naohiro Ikeda (1940), Toshiya Miura (1963), Sugao Kambe (1961), Yuya Osako (1990), and Naoki Matsuda (1977). After him are Nobutoshi Canna (1968), Yoshinori Kitase (1966), Sakura Miyawaki (1998), Byron Howard (1968), Sabu (1964), and Sakon Yamamoto (1982).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Takanohana Kōji ranks 23. Before him are Shohachi Ishii (1926), Jushin Liger (1964), Tadahiro Nomura (1974), Katsutoshi Naito (1895), Hitoshi Saito (1961), and Shinsuke Nakamura (1980). After him are Toshihiko Koga (1967), Shohei Ono (1992), Naoya Ogawa (1968), Ryoko Tani (1975), Saori Yoshida (1982), and Kaori Icho (1984).

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