MARTIAL ARTS
Takao Kawaguchi
1950 - Today
Takao Kawaguchi
Takao Kawaguchi (川口 孝夫, Kawaguchi Takao, born 13 April 1950) is a retired judoka who competed in the –63 kg division. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Takao Kawaguchi has received more than 15,604 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Takao Kawaguchi is the 49th most popular martial arts (up from 58th in 2019), the 1,433rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,443rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Japanese Martial Arts.
Memorability Metrics
16k
Page Views (PV)
53.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
7.20
Effective Languages (L*)
1.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MARTIAL ARTS
Among martial arts, Takao Kawaguchi ranks 49 out of 179. Before him are Justin Gaethje, Georges St-Pierre, Christian Tissier, Alistair Overeem, Toyokazu Nomura, and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. After him are Alexander Volkanovski, Hongman Choi, Jon Jones, Mark Coleman, Wanderlei Silva, and Islam Makhachev.
Most Popular Martial Arts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJustin Gaethje
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 43
Georges St-Pierre
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 44
Christian Tissier
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 45
Alistair Overeem
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 46
Toyokazu Nomura
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 47
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 48
Takao Kawaguchi
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 49
Alexander Volkanovski
1988 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 50
Hongman Choi
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 51
Jon Jones
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 52
Mark Coleman
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 53
Wanderlei Silva
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 54
Islam Makhachev
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Takao Kawaguchi ranks 463. Before him are Anders Linderoth, Evgeny Sveshnikov, Richard Norton, Robert Brandom, Debra Hill, and Marc Millecamps. After him are Erich Kühnhackl, Tim Keller, Howard Ashman, Molly Cheek, Dan Hartman, and José Ángel Gurría.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsAnders Linderoth
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 457
Evgeny Sveshnikov
WRITER
1950 - 2021
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 458
Richard Norton
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 459
Robert Brandom
PHILOSOPHER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 460
Debra Hill
PRODUCER
1950 - 2005
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 461
Marc Millecamps
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 462
Takao Kawaguchi
MARTIAL ARTS
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 463
Erich Kühnhackl
HOCKEY PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 464
Tim Keller
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - 2023
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 465
Howard Ashman
WRITER
1950 - 1991
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 466
Molly Cheek
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 467
Dan Hartman
MUSICIAN
1950 - 1994
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 468
José Ángel Gurría
ECONOMIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 469
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Takao Kawaguchi ranks 1,433 out of 6,245. Before him are Michio Mado (1909), Rikiya Koyama (1963), Takao Doi (1954), Hiroshi Ochiai (1946), Ai Iijima (1972), and Yoshimasa Hayashi (1961). After him are Sanae Mishima (1957), Junichi Masuda (1968), Yōjirō Takita (1955), Rica Matsumoto (1968), Kouta Hirano (1973), and Sueo Ōe (1914).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMichio Mado
WRITER
1909 - 2014
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 1,427
Rikiya Koyama
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,428
Takao Doi
ASTRONAUT
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 1,429
Hiroshi Ochiai
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1,430
Ai Iijima
PRESENTER
1972 - 2008
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1,431
Yoshimasa Hayashi
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1,432
Takao Kawaguchi
MARTIAL ARTS
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1,433
Sanae Mishima
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1,434
Junichi Masuda
COMPOSER
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,435
Yōjirō Takita
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,436
Rica Matsumoto
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,437
Kouta Hirano
COMIC ARTIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1,438
Sueo Ōe
ATHLETE
1914 - 1941
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,439
Among MARTIAL ARTS In Japan
Among martial arts born in Japan, Takao Kawaguchi ranks 19. Before him are Shoji Nishio (1927), Morihiro Saito (1928), Gozo Shioda (1915), Takayuki Kubota (1934), Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928), and Toyokazu Nomura (1949). After him are Kazuhiro Ninomiya (1946), Shinya Aoki (1983), Hiroshi Izumi (1982), and Riki Nakaya (1989).
Shoji Nishio
1927 - 2005
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 13
Morihiro Saito
1928 - 2002
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 14
Gozo Shioda
1915 - 1994
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 15
Takayuki Kubota
1934 - 2024
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 16
Hidetaka Nishiyama
1928 - 2008
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 17
Toyokazu Nomura
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 18
Takao Kawaguchi
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 19
Kazuhiro Ninomiya
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 20
Shinya Aoki
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 21
Hiroshi Izumi
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.43
Rank: 22
Riki Nakaya
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 23