Writer
Yōko Ogawa
Japanese writer
1962 - today
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Yōko Ogawa
Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Yōko Ogawa is the 4,455th most popular writer (down from 4,364th in 2024), the 1,249th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,156th in 2019) and the 96th most popular Japanese Writer.
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Mar 30
Yōko Ogawa shares a March 30 birthday with Vincent van Gogh, Mehmed the Conqueror, and Francisco Goya.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Yōko Ogawa ranks 4,455 out of 7,302. Before her are Kathy Acker, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Joe Eszterhas, Justine Siegemund, and Nicholas Pileggi. After her are Vladislav Khodasevich, Grace Elliott, Alexander Odoevsky, Peter Carey, Hanna Krall, and Margarita Aliger.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Kathy Acker
1947 - 1997
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,449
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
1863 - 1955
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 4,450
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,451
Joe Eszterhas
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,452
Justine Siegemund
1636 - 1705
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4,453
Nicholas Pileggi
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,454
Yōko Ogawa
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,455
Vladislav Khodasevich
1886 - 1939
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,456
Grace Elliott
1754 - 1823
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,457
Alexander Odoevsky
1802 - 1839
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 4,458
Peter Carey
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4,459
Hanna Krall
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4,460
Margarita Aliger
1915 - 1992
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4,461
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Yōko Ogawa ranks 232. Before her are Yair Golan, Birgit Fischer, Alexey Miller, Sergey Kiriyenko, Sarah Mullally, and Dorival Júnior. After her are Lian Ross, Tracy Chevalier, Talat Xhaferi, Mano Menezes, Mariela Castro, and Jean-Paul Vesco.
Others Born in 1962
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Yair Golan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 226
Birgit Fischer
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 227
Alexey Miller
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 228
Sergey Kiriyenko
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 229
Sarah Mullally
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 230
Dorival Júnior
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 231
Yōko Ogawa
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 232
Lian Ross
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 233
Tracy Chevalier
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 234
Talat Xhaferi
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 235
Mano Menezes
COACH
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 236
Mariela Castro
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 237
Jean-Paul Vesco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 238
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yōko Ogawa ranks 1,249 out of 6,245. Before her are Satoshi Oishi (1972), Itō Noe (1895), Junko Ishida (1966), Miyoshi Umeki (1929), Shinya Tsukamoto (1960), and Hideo Nakata (1961). After her are Sunao Tawara (1873), Michiko Matsuda (1966), Juzo Itami (1933), Shinichi Kawano (1969), Damo Suzuki (1950), and Chūhei Nambu (1904).
Others born in Japan
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Satoshi Oishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,243
Itō Noe
WRITER
1895 - 1923
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,244
Junko Ishida
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,245
Miyoshi Umeki
ACTOR
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,246
Shinya Tsukamoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,247
Hideo Nakata
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,248
Yōko Ogawa
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,249
Sunao Tawara
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1952
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,250
Michiko Matsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,251
Juzo Itami
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 1997
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,252
Shinichi Kawano
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,253
Damo Suzuki
SINGER
1950 - 2024
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,254
Chūhei Nambu
ATHLETE
1904 - 1997
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,255
Among Writers In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, Yōko Ogawa ranks 96. Before her are Misuzu Kaneko (1903), Masuji Ibuse (1898), Hiratsuka Raichō (1886), Yoko Tawada (1960), Koji Suzuki (1957), and Itō Noe (1895). After her are Saneatsu Mushanokōji (1885), Yoshiki Tanaka (1952), Sakyo Komatsu (1931), Michitsuna's mother (935), Kenjirō Tokutomi (1868), and Shōhei Ōoka (1909).
Misuzu Kaneko
1903 - 1930
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 90
Masuji Ibuse
1898 - 1993
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 91
Hiratsuka Raichō
1886 - 1971
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 92
Yoko Tawada
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 93
Koji Suzuki
1957 - 2026
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 94
Itō Noe
1895 - 1923
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 95
Yōko Ogawa
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 96
Saneatsu Mushanokōji
1885 - 1976
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 97
Yoshiki Tanaka
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 98
Sakyo Komatsu
1931 - 2011
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 99
Michitsuna's mother
935 - 995
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 100
Kenjirō Tokutomi
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 101
Shōhei Ōoka
1909 - 1988
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 102
