SOCCER PLAYER
Akira Kitaguchi
1935 - Today

Akira Kitaguchi
Akira Kitaguchi (北口 晃, Kitaguchi Akira; born March 8, 1935) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Akira Kitaguchi is the 206th most popular soccer player (up from 291st in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 302nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Akira Kitaguchi is most famous for being the first person to be killed by an atomic bomb. He was a Japanese citizen who was living in Hiroshima when the bomb was dropped.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Akira Kitaguchi ranks 206 out of 21,273. Before him are Helmut Schön, Grzegorz Lato, Bobby Robson, Javier Zanetti, Yoshimatsu Oyama, and Helmut Rahn. After him are Hirokazu Ninomiya, Takeshi Inoue, Kunitaka Sueoka, Pedro Cea, Junji Kawano, and Takeo Wakabayashi.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHelmut Schön
1915 - 1996
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 203
Grzegorz Lato
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 204
Bobby Robson
1933 - 2009
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 205
Javier Zanetti
1973 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 206
Yoshimatsu Oyama
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 207
Helmut Rahn
1929 - 2003
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 208
Akira Kitaguchi
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 209
Hirokazu Ninomiya
1917 - 2000
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 210
Takeshi Inoue
1928 - 1992
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 211
Kunitaka Sueoka
1917 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 212
Pedro Cea
1900 - 1970
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 213
Junji Kawano
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 214
Takeo Wakabayashi
1907 - 1937
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 215
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Akira Kitaguchi ranks 48. Before him are Ryke Geerd Hamer, Giya Kancheli, Miroslav Blažević, Adnan Khashoggi, Danilo Kiš, and Elsa Martinelli. After him are Artur Rasizade, Don Norman, Harrison Schmitt, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Viktor Bryukhanov, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsRyke Geerd Hamer
PHYSICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 42
Giya Kancheli
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2019
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 43
Miroslav Blažević
COACH
1935 - 2023
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 44
Adnan Khashoggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2017
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 45
Danilo Kiš
WRITER
1935 - 1989
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 46
Elsa Martinelli
ACTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 47
Akira Kitaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 48
Artur Rasizade
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 49
Don Norman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 50
Harrison Schmitt
ASTRONAUT
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 51
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 52
Viktor Bryukhanov
ENGINEER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 53
Jerry Lee Lewis
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2022
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 54
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Akira Kitaguchi ranks 193 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Ōjin (210), Tomohiko Ikoma (1932), Ken Watanabe (1959), Utamaro (1753), Yoshimatsu Oyama (null), and Akio Morita (1921). After him are Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), Hirokazu Ninomiya (1917), Takeshi Inoue (1928), Kunitaka Sueoka (1917), Junji Kawano (1945), and Takeo Wakabayashi (1907).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsEmperor Ōjin
POLITICIAN
210 - 310
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 187
Tomohiko Ikoma
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 188
Ken Watanabe
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 189
Utamaro
PAINTER
1753 - 1806
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 190
Yoshimatsu Oyama
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 191
Akio Morita
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 1999
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 192
Akira Kitaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 193
Yasuhiro Nakasone
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2019
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 194
Hirokazu Ninomiya
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 195
Takeshi Inoue
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1992
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 196
Kunitaka Sueoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 197
Junji Kawano
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 198
Takeo Wakabayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1937
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 199
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Akira Kitaguchi ranks 22. Before him are Teiichi Matsumaru (1909), Hiroto Muraoka (1931), Yasuo Suzuki (1913), Motoo Tatsuhara (1913), Tomohiko Ikoma (1932), and Yoshimatsu Oyama (null). After him are Hirokazu Ninomiya (1917), Takeshi Inoue (1928), Kunitaka Sueoka (1917), Junji Kawano (1945), Takeo Wakabayashi (1907), and Shozo Tsugitani (1940).
Teiichi Matsumaru
1909 - 1997
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 16
Hiroto Muraoka
1931 - 2017
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 17
Yasuo Suzuki
1913 - 2000
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 18
Motoo Tatsuhara
1913 - 1984
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 19
Tomohiko Ikoma
1932 - 2009
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 20
Yoshimatsu Oyama
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 21
Akira Kitaguchi
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 22
Hirokazu Ninomiya
1917 - 2000
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 23
Takeshi Inoue
1928 - 1992
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 24
Kunitaka Sueoka
1917 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 25
Junji Kawano
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 26
Takeo Wakabayashi
1907 - 1937
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 27
Shozo Tsugitani
1940 - 1978
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 28