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Genichi Taguchi

1924 - 2012

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Genichi Taguchi (田口 玄一, Taguchi Gen'ichi; January 1, 1924 – June 2, 2012) was an engineer and statistician. From the 1950s on, Taguchi developed a methodology for applying statistics to improve the quality of manufactured goods. Taguchi methods have been controversial among some conventional Western statisticians, but others have accepted many of the concepts introduced by him as valid extensions to the body of knowledge. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Genichi Taguchi is the 187th most popular engineer (up from 191st in 2019), the 968th most popular biography from Japan (down from 923rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Genichi Taguchi ranks 187 out of 389. Before him are Kerim Kerimov, Gotthilf Hagen, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Pierre-Paul Riquet, Kelly Johnson, and Agustín de Betancourt. After him are Eduard Totleben, Louis Dollo, Jorge Chávez, Marc Isambard Brunel, Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse, and Joseph Strauss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Genichi Taguchi ranks 220. Before him are Gohar Gasparyan, Ramón Castro Ruz, Gevork Vartanian, Nina Foch, Jaime Lusinchi, and Janet Frame. After him are Ferdinando Terruzzi, Charles Coste, Werner Kohlmeyer, Yuri Orlov, Aman Andom, and Viktor Astafyev. Among people deceased in 2012, Genichi Taguchi ranks 186. Before him are José María Zárraga, Vicar, Elliott Carter, George Kerr, Gevork Vartanian, and Takeshi Urata. After him are Georges Mathieu, Avraham Adan, Roald Aas, Carlo Rambaldi, Marvin Hamlisch, and Ramaz Shengelia.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Genichi Taguchi ranks 968 out of 6,245. Before him are Keisuke Honda (1986), Akio Toyoda (1956), Noriaki Kasai (1972), Yasutaka Tsutsui (1934), Takeshi Urata (1947), and Giant Baba (1938). After him are Keiko Abe (1937), Takashi Umezawa (1972), Ogyū Sorai (1666), Tsutomu Miyazaki (1962), Akashi Motojiro (1864), and Harukichi Hyakutake (1888).

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Among ENGINEERS In Japan

Among engineers born in Japan, Genichi Taguchi ranks 5. Before him are Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916), Jiro Horikoshi (1903), Masaru Ibuka (1908), and Hidesaburō Ueno (1872). After him are Hidetsugu Yagi (1886), and Naoki Hattori (1966).

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