MUSICIAN
Tomoyasu Hotei
1962 - Today
Tomoyasu Hotei
Tomoyasu Hotei (布袋 寅泰, Hotei Tomoyasu, born February 1, 1962), also known simply as Hotei ( HOH-tay), is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actor. With a career spanning more than 40 years, Hotei claims record sales of over 40 million copies and has collaborated with artists from around the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tomoyasu Hotei has received more than 326,234 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Tomoyasu Hotei is the 1,783rd most popular musician (down from 1,662nd in 2019), the 1,486th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,322nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Japanese Musician.
Memorability Metrics
330k
Page Views (PV)
44.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
1.43
Effective Languages (L*)
3.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Tomoyasu Hotei ranks 1,783 out of 3,175. Before him are A. R. Rahman, Andraé Crouch, Dave Edmunds, Earl Wild, Laurent Garnier, and Mel Tormé. After him are Ray Evans, Brian Downey, Joe South, Dave Hill, Elizabeth Cotten, and Chris Hillman.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsA. R. Rahman
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 1,777
Andraé Crouch
1942 - 2015
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 1,778
Dave Edmunds
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 1,779
Earl Wild
1915 - 2010
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 1,780
Laurent Garnier
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 1,781
Mel Tormé
1925 - 1999
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 1,782
Tomoyasu Hotei
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 1,783
Ray Evans
1915 - 2007
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 1,784
Brian Downey
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 1,785
Joe South
1940 - 2012
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 1,786
Dave Hill
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 1,787
Elizabeth Cotten
1893 - 1987
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 1,788
Chris Hillman
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 1,789
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Tomoyasu Hotei ranks 369. Before him are Ivan Jovanović, Marc Cherry, Sabine Busch, François Delecour, Vlado Bučkovski, and Daniel Levy. After him are Nélson Luís Kerchner, Buck Angel, Miho Mosulishvili, Nikolai Yevmenov, Garth Brooks, and Abdeslam Laghrissi.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsIvan Jovanović
COACH
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 363
Marc Cherry
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 364
Sabine Busch
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 365
François Delecour
RACING DRIVER
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 366
Vlado Bučkovski
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 367
Daniel Levy
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 368
Tomoyasu Hotei
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 369
Nélson Luís Kerchner
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 370
Buck Angel
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 371
Miho Mosulishvili
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 372
Nikolai Yevmenov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 373
Garth Brooks
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 374
Abdeslam Laghrissi
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 375
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Tomoyasu Hotei ranks 1,486 out of 6,245. Before him are Kazuo Ozaki (1960), Satoshi Miyauchi (1959), Akihiro Nishimura (1958), Toshio Matsuura (1955), Norifumi Abe (1975), and Junichi Inamoto (1979). After him are Toru Kamikawa (1963), Naoji Ito (1959), Tokiharu Abe (1911), Hikaru Nakamura (1987), Hiromasa Yonebayashi (1973), and Toshiaki Imai (1954).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKazuo Ozaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 1,480
Satoshi Miyauchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 1,481
Akihiro Nishimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 1,482
Toshio Matsuura
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 1,483
Norifumi Abe
RACING DRIVER
1975 - 2007
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 1,484
Junichi Inamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 1,485
Tomoyasu Hotei
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 1,486
Toru Kamikawa
REFEREE
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 1,487
Naoji Ito
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 1,488
Tokiharu Abe
BIOLOGIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 1,489
Hikaru Nakamura
CHESS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 1,490
Hiromasa Yonebayashi
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 1,491
Toshiaki Imai
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 1,492
Among MUSICIANS In Japan
Among musicians born in Japan, Tomoyasu Hotei ranks 25. Before him are Miyavi (1981), Nobuko Imai (1943), Ryo Kawasaki (1947), Heath (1968), Nigo (1970), and Yoko Shimomura (1967). After him are Takanori Nishikawa (1970), Ringo Sheena (1978), Hirokazu Tanaka (1957), Keiko Matsui (1961), Midori (1971), and Toshio Masuda (1959).
Miyavi
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 19
Nobuko Imai
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 20
Ryo Kawasaki
1947 - 2020
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 21
Heath
1968 - 2023
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 22
Nigo
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 23
Yoko Shimomura
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 24
Tomoyasu Hotei
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 25
Takanori Nishikawa
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 26
Ringo Sheena
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 27
Hirokazu Tanaka
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 28
Keiko Matsui
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 29
Midori
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 30
Toshio Masuda
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 31