1972 - Today
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 406,612 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Takanohana Kōji is the 230th most popular wrestler (down from 203rd in 2019), the 1,603rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,470th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Japanese Wrestler.
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Among wrestlers, Takanohana Kōji ranks 230 out of 700. Before him are Kamaru Usman, Toshihiko Koga, Katsutoshi Naito, Yuji Takada, Sheamus, and Sid Eudy. After him are Santiago Lange, Ezio Gamba, Jiichiro Date, Lars-Erik Skiöld, Hitoshi Saito, and Namig Abdullayev.
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 224
1967 - 2021
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 225
1895 - 1969
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 226
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 227
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 228
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 229
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 230
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 231
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 232
1952 - 2018
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 233
1952 - 2017
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 234
1961 - 2015
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 235
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 236
Among people born in 1972, Takanohana Kōji ranks 375. Before him are Jennifer Syme, Katja Seizinger, Bente Skari, Jesper Strömblad, David Silveria, and Pierre Amine Gemayel. After him are Vassilios Tsiartas, Sammi Cheng, Ernest Cline, Jani Soininen, Taylor Hawkins, and Àlex Brendemühl.
1972 - 2001
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 369
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 370
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 371
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 372
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 373
1972 - 2006
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 374
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 375
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 376
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 377
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 378
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 379
1972 - 2022
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 380
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 381
Among people born in Japan, Takanohana Kōji ranks 1,603 out of 6,048. Before him are Yoshito Ōkubo (1982), Tsunku (1968), Yuji Sugano (1961), Tatsuya Ishihara (1966), Masakuni Yamamoto (1958), and Toshio Takabayashi (1953). After him are Takashi Mizunuma (1960), Nobutoshi Canna (1968), Kazuki Nakajima (1985), Riyo Mori (1986), Rei Sakuma (1965), and Kazumi Kishi (1975).
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 1,597
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 1,598
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 1,599
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 1,600
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 1,601
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 1,602
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 1,603
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 1,604
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 1,605
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 1,606
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 1,607
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 1,608
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 1,609
Among wrestlers born in Japan, Takanohana Kōji ranks 15. Before him are Asuka (1981), Shinsuke Nakamura (1980), Hidehiko Yoshida (1969), Toshihiko Koga (1967), Katsutoshi Naito (1895), and Yuji Takada (1954). After him are Jiichiro Date (1952), Hitoshi Saito (1961), Tadahiro Nomura (1974), Saori Yoshida (1982), Naoya Ogawa (1968), and Shohei Ono (1992).
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 9
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 10
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 11
1967 - 2021
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 12
1895 - 1969
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 13
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 14
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 15
1952 - 2018
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 16
1961 - 2015
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 17
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 18
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 19
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 20
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 21