MARTIAL ARTS
Gozo Shioda
1915 - 1994

Gozo Shioda
Gozo Shioda (塩田 剛三, Shioda Gōzō; September 9, 1915 – July 17, 1994) was a Japanese master of aikido who founded the Yoshinkan style of aikido. He was one of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba's most senior students. Shioda held the rank of 9th dan Aikikai and 10th dan of IMAF aikido. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gozo Shioda is the 39th most popular martial arts (down from 34th in 2019), the 1,258th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,160th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Japanese Martial Arts.
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Among MARTIAL ARTS
Among martial arts, Gozo Shioda ranks 39 out of 179. Before him are Benny Urquidez, Semmy Schilt, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Nate Diaz, Georges St-Pierre, and Tony Ferguson. After him are Anderson Silva, Shoji Nishio, Peter Aerts, Takayuki Kubota, Rickson Gracie, and Royce Gracie.
Most Popular Martial Arts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBenny Urquidez
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 33
Semmy Schilt
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 34
Hidetaka Nishiyama
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 35
Nate Diaz
1985 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 36
Georges St-Pierre
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 37
Tony Ferguson
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 38
Gozo Shioda
1915 - 1994
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 39
Anderson Silva
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 40
Shoji Nishio
1927 - 2005
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 41
Peter Aerts
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 42
Takayuki Kubota
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 43
Rickson Gracie
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 44
Royce Gracie
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Gozo Shioda ranks 190. Before him are Hasse Ekman, Ferenc Sas, Julio César Méndez Montenegro, Margarita Aliger, Hoàng Văn Thái, and Dorothy Poynton-Hill. After him are Franz Bartl, Ann Sheridan, Georges Guétary, Vic Buckingham, Jean Despeaux, and Ion Bogdan. Among people deceased in 1994, Gozo Shioda ranks 227. Before him are Avet Terterian, Sigmund Ruud, Dinah Shore, Rudolf Raftl, Nikolai Kryuchkov, and Ladislav Mňačko. After him are Devika Rani, Bruno Pezzey, Luis Vargas Peña, Abdullah al-Sallal, Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, and Charlotte Auerbach.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsHasse Ekman
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 2004
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 184
Ferenc Sas
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1988
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 185
Julio César Méndez Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1996
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 186
Margarita Aliger
WRITER
1915 - 1992
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 187
Hoàng Văn Thái
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1986
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 188
Dorothy Poynton-Hill
ATHLETE
1915 - 1995
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 189
Gozo Shioda
MARTIAL ARTS
1915 - 1994
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 190
Franz Bartl
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1941
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 191
Ann Sheridan
ACTOR
1915 - 1967
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 192
Georges Guétary
ACTOR
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 193
Vic Buckingham
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1995
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 194
Jean Despeaux
BOXER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 195
Ion Bogdan
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1992
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 196
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsAvet Terterian
COMPOSER
1929 - 1994
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 221
Sigmund Ruud
SKIER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 222
Dinah Shore
ACTOR
1916 - 1994
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 223
Rudolf Raftl
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 224
Nikolai Kryuchkov
ACTOR
1911 - 1994
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 225
Ladislav Mňačko
WRITER
1919 - 1994
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 226
Gozo Shioda
MARTIAL ARTS
1915 - 1994
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 227
Devika Rani
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 228
Bruno Pezzey
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 1994
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 229
Luis Vargas Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 230
Abdullah al-Sallal
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 231
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 232
Charlotte Auerbach
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1994
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 233
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Gozo Shioda ranks 1,258 out of 6,245. Before him are Ryūsei Nakao (1951), Hisashi Kimura (1870), Yukio Ozaki (1858), Noboru Terada (1917), Sanpei Shirato (1932), and Hisashi Kaneko (1959). After him are Tadashi Imai (1912), Saneatsu Mushanokōji (1885), Fumio Hayasaka (1914), Kiichiro Higuchi (1888), Unshō Ishizuka (1951), and Hajime Isayama (1986).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsRyūsei Nakao
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,252
Hisashi Kimura
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1943
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1,253
Yukio Ozaki
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1954
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,254
Noboru Terada
ATHLETE
1917 - 1986
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,255
Sanpei Shirato
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2021
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 1,256
Hisashi Kaneko
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 1,257
Gozo Shioda
MARTIAL ARTS
1915 - 1994
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 1,258
Tadashi Imai
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1,259
Saneatsu Mushanokōji
WRITER
1885 - 1976
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,260
Fumio Hayasaka
COMPOSER
1914 - 1955
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,261
Kiichiro Higuchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1970
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1,262
Unshō Ishizuka
ACTOR
1951 - 2018
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,263
Hajime Isayama
COMIC ARTIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,264
Among MARTIAL ARTS In Japan
Among martial arts born in Japan, Gozo Shioda ranks 15. Before him are Hironori Ōtsuka (1892), Motobu Chōki (1870), Higaonna Kanryō (1853), Koichi Tohei (1920), Morihiro Saito (1928), and Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928). After him are Shoji Nishio (1927), Takayuki Kubota (1934), Takao Kawaguchi (1950), Toyokazu Nomura (1949), Kazuhiro Ninomiya (1946), and Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (1957).
Hironori Ōtsuka
1892 - 1982
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 9
Motobu Chōki
1870 - 1944
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 10
Higaonna Kanryō
1853 - 1916
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 11
Koichi Tohei
1920 - 2011
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 12
Morihiro Saito
1928 - 2002
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 13
Hidetaka Nishiyama
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 14
Gozo Shioda
1915 - 1994
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 15
Shoji Nishio
1927 - 2005
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 16
Takayuki Kubota
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 17
Takao Kawaguchi
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 18
Toyokazu Nomura
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 19
Kazuhiro Ninomiya
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 20
Yoshiyuki Matsuoka
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 21