WRESTLER
Yasuhiro Yamashita
1957 - Today
Yasuhiro Yamashita
Yasuhiro Yamashita (山下 泰裕, Yamashita Yasuhiro, born 1 June 1957) is a Japanese judoka. He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations, including Tokai University, the International Judo Federation, and the All Japan Judo Federation. He retired from competitive judo on 17 June 1985 after a remarkable career where he won five gold medals in international competitions and marked 203 consecutive victories (with 7 draws in-between) until his retirement where he went undefeated his entire career against non-Japanese wrestlers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yasuhiro Yamashita has received more than 194,110 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Yasuhiro Yamashita is the 49th most popular wrestler (up from 51st in 2019), the 1,010th most popular biography from Japan (down from 982nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Wrestler.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
57.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
3.45
Effective Languages (L*)
3.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Yasuhiro Yamashita ranks 49 out of 1,027. Before him are Chris Benoit, Brock Lesnar, Rudolf Svensson, Wilfried Dietrich, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, and Kevin Nash. After him are Stephanos Christopoulos, Bill Goldberg, Axel Cadier, Roddy Piper, Oskari Friman, and Eduard Pütsep.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChris Benoit
1967 - 2007
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 43
Brock Lesnar
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 44
Rudolf Svensson
1899 - 1978
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 45
Wilfried Dietrich
1933 - 1992
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 46
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
1955 - 2016
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 47
Kevin Nash
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 48
Yasuhiro Yamashita
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 49
Stephanos Christopoulos
1876 - 2000
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 50
Bill Goldberg
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 51
Axel Cadier
1906 - 1974
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 52
Roddy Piper
1954 - 2015
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 53
Oskari Friman
1893 - 1933
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 54
Eduard Pütsep
1898 - 1960
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Yasuhiro Yamashita ranks 167. Before him are Bryan Robson, Simon Phillips, Ruy Ramos, Cécilia Attias, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, and Ali Larijani. After him are Zé Sérgio, Víctor Muñoz, Ramaz Shengelia, Vladimir Tkachenko, Faruk Hadžibegić, and Joël Bats.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsBryan Robson
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 161
Simon Phillips
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 162
Ruy Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 163
Cécilia Attias
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 164
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 165
Ali Larijani
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 166
Yasuhiro Yamashita
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 167
Zé Sérgio
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 168
Víctor Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 169
Ramaz Shengelia
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 170
Vladimir Tkachenko
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 171
Faruk Hadžibegić
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 172
Joël Bats
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 173
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yasuhiro Yamashita ranks 1,010 out of 6,245. Before him are Shuji Tsurumi (1938), Chica Umino (null), Hiroji Imamura (1949), Shigesato Itoi (1948), Akira Kamiya (1946), and Michitsuna's mother (935). After him are Yukio Kasaya (1943), Kunio Yanagita (1875), Nobuo Kawakami (1947), Toshio Furukawa (1946), Yoshiro Nakamatsu (1928), and Toyohiro Akiyama (1942).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsShuji Tsurumi
GYMNAST
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 1,004
Chica Umino
COMIC ARTIST
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,005
Hiroji Imamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,006
Shigesato Itoi
GAME DESIGNER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,007
Akira Kamiya
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,008
Michitsuna's mother
WRITER
935 - 995
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 1,009
Yasuhiro Yamashita
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 1,010
Yukio Kasaya
SKIER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,011
Kunio Yanagita
LINGUIST
1875 - 1962
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,012
Nobuo Kawakami
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,013
Toshio Furukawa
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,014
Yoshiro Nakamatsu
INVENTOR
1928 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,015
Toyohiro Akiyama
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 1,016
Among WRESTLERS In Japan
Among wrestlers born in Japan, Yasuhiro Yamashita ranks 6. Before him are Antonio Inoki (1943), Masahiko Kimura (1917), Giant Baba (1938), Isao Inokuma (1938), and Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (1955). After him are Shozo Sasahara (1929), Shinobu Sekine (1943), Osamu Watanabe (1940), Takehide Nakatani (1941), Asuka (1981), and Atsuji Miyahara (1958).
Antonio Inoki
1943 - 2022
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 1
Masahiko Kimura
1917 - 1993
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 2
Giant Baba
1938 - 1999
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 3
Isao Inokuma
1938 - 2001
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 4
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
1955 - 2016
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 5
Yasuhiro Yamashita
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 6
Shozo Sasahara
1929 - 2023
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 7
Shinobu Sekine
1943 - 2018
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 8
Osamu Watanabe
1940 - 2022
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 9
Takehide Nakatani
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 10
Asuka
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 11
Atsuji Miyahara
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 12