SOCCER PLAYER
Yoshio Okada
1926 - 2002
Yoshio Okada
Yoshio Okada (岡田 吉夫, Okada Yoshio, August 11, 1926 – June 22, 2002) was a Japanese football player. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yoshio Okada has received more than 12,008 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshio Okada is the 251st most popular soccer player (up from 271st in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Japan (up from 317th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Yoshio Okada is most famous for being the founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, which is a Christian church.
Memorability Metrics
12k
Page Views (PV)
60.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
24.49
Effective Languages (L*)
1.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Yoshio Okada ranks 251 out of 21,273. Before him are Paulino Alcántara, Francisco Varallo, Mordechai Spiegler, Peter Bosz, David Villa, and Fernando Hierro. After him are Valentin Ivanov, Antoine Griezmann, Udo Lattek, Mesut Özil, Dida, and Kylian Mbappé.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaulino Alcántara
1896 - 1964
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 245
Francisco Varallo
1910 - 2010
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 246
Mordechai Spiegler
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 247
Peter Bosz
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 248
David Villa
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 249
Fernando Hierro
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 250
Yoshio Okada
1926 - 2002
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 251
Valentin Ivanov
1934 - 2011
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 252
Antoine Griezmann
1991 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 253
Udo Lattek
1935 - 2015
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 254
Mesut Özil
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 255
Dida
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 256
Kylian Mbappé
1998 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 257
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Yoshio Okada ranks 80. Before him are Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Kim Jae-gyu, John Berger, Jean-Pierre Serre, Michel Butor, and Norman Jewison. After him are Aaron Klug, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Francisco Rabal, Ta Mok, Gus Grissom, and Poul Anderson. Among people deceased in 2002, Yoshio Okada ranks 49. Before him are René Thom, Max Perutz, Xi Zhongxun, Victor Weisskopf, María Félix, and Sigvard Bernadotte. After him are Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Laurent Schwartz, César Milstein, Eduardo Chillida, Mauro Ramos, and Stephen Jay Gould.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsCayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 74
Kim Jae-gyu
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1980
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 75
John Berger
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 76
Jean-Pierre Serre
MATHEMATICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 77
Michel Butor
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 78
Norman Jewison
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2024
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 79
Yoshio Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 80
Aaron Klug
CHEMIST
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 81
Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 82
Francisco Rabal
ACTOR
1926 - 2001
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 83
Ta Mok
MAFIOSO
1926 - 2006
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 84
Gus Grissom
ASTRONAUT
1926 - 1967
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 85
Poul Anderson
WRITER
1926 - 2001
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 86
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsRené Thom
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 43
Max Perutz
CHEMIST
1914 - 2002
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 44
Xi Zhongxun
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 45
Victor Weisskopf
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 46
María Félix
ACTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 47
Sigvard Bernadotte
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2002
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 48
Yoshio Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 49
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 50
Laurent Schwartz
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 51
César Milstein
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2002
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 52
Eduardo Chillida
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2002
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 53
Mauro Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 54
Stephen Jay Gould
BIOLOGIST
1941 - 2002
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 55
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoshio Okada ranks 254 out of 6,245. Before him are Ko Yong-hui (1952), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Hideo Kojima (1963), Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838), Rumiko Takahashi (1957), and Honda Tadakatsu (1548). After him are Tamon Yamaguchi (1892), Masaru Ibuka (1908), Emperor Senka (467), Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853), Kenji Miyazawa (1896), and Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKo Yong-hui
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2004
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 248
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1680
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 249
Hideo Kojima
GAME DESIGNER
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 250
Ōkuma Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 251
Rumiko Takahashi
COMIC ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 252
Honda Tadakatsu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1548 - 1610
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 253
Yoshio Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 254
Tamon Yamaguchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1942
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 255
Masaru Ibuka
ENGINEER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 256
Emperor Senka
POLITICIAN
467 - 539
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 257
Kitasato Shibasaburō
PHYSICIAN
1853 - 1931
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 258
Kenji Miyazawa
WRITER
1896 - 1933
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 259
Emperor Tsuchimikado
POLITICIAN
1196 - 1231
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 260
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Yoshio Okada ranks 13. Before him are Kazuyoshi Miura (1967), Osamu Yamaji (1929), Hiroaki Sato (1932), Yozo Aoki (1929), Kenji Tochio (1941), and Ken Noritake (1922). After him are Takashi Kano (1920), Akira Nozawa (1914), Kunitaka Sueoka (1917), Akira Kitaguchi (1935), Waichiro Omura (1933), and Shoichi Nishimura (1912).
Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 7
Osamu Yamaji
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8
Hiroaki Sato
1932 - 1988
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 9
Yozo Aoki
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 10
Kenji Tochio
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 11
Ken Noritake
1922 - 1994
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 12
Yoshio Okada
1926 - 2002
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 13
Takashi Kano
1920 - 2000
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 14
Akira Nozawa
1914 - 2000
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 15
Kunitaka Sueoka
1917 - 1998
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 16
Akira Kitaguchi
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 17
Waichiro Omura
1933 - 2003
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 18
Shoichi Nishimura
1912 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 19