DESIGNER

Yuko Shimizu

1946 - Today

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Yuko Shimizu (清水 侑子, Shimizu Yūko, born 1 November 1946) is the Japanese designer who created Hello Kitty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuko Shimizu has received more than 513,305 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yuko Shimizu is the 64th most popular designer (up from 70th in 2019), the 1,025th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,118th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Designer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Yuko Shimizu ranks 64 out of 104. Before her are Enzo Mari, Diana Vreeland, Hans Wegner, Paul Smith, Domenico Dolce, and Milena Canonero. After her are Kaj Franck, Nicolas Jenson, Laura Ashley, Piero Tosi, Ruth St. Denis, and Ollie Johnston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Yuko Shimizu ranks 370. Before her are Michael Ontkean, Gordon Murray, Randy Meisner, Jan Decleir, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, and John Spencer. After her are Ratomir Dujković, Gitte Hænning, Christophe Pierre, Nicola Piovani, Ognyan Gerdzhikov, and Dennis Dugan.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yuko Shimizu ranks 1,025 out of 6,245. Before her are Homare Sawa (1978), Toyohiko Kagawa (1888), Ogyū Sorai (1666), Hiroshi Nakajima (1928), Moto Hagio (1949), and Hisashi Owada (1932). After her are Tatsumi Kimishima (1950), Ōmura Masujirō (1824), Edwin O. Reischauer (1910), Akira Terao (1947), Yūjirō Ishihara (1934), and Maruyama Ōkyo (1733).

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Among DESIGNERS In Japan

Among designers born in Japan, Yuko Shimizu ranks 2. Before her are Eiko Ishioka (1938). After her are Fumito Ueda (1970), Yusaku Maezawa (1975), and Nicola Formichetti (1977).

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