ACTOR
Hitoshi Matsumoto
1963 - Today

Hitoshi Matsumoto
Hitoshi Matsumoto (松本 人志, Matsumoto Hitoshi; born September 8, 1963) is a Japanese comedian and filmmaker. He was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture. He is one half of the comedy duo Downtown, alongside Masatoshi Hamada, and is one of the most popular comedians in Japan. Matsumoto has directed several movies beginning in 2007 with Big Man Japan, in several of which he also starred as the main character. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Hitoshi Matsumoto is the 5,673rd most popular actor (down from 4,902nd in 2024), the 1,542nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,296th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Japanese Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Hitoshi Matsumoto ranks 5,673 out of 13,578. Before him are Charles S. Dutton, Regina Bianchi, Noah Taylor, Corey Haim, Kunal Nayyar, and Yelena Safonova. After him are Phoebe Tonkin, Sybil Danning, Wendell Corey, Chunky Panday, Nana Visitor, and Kate O'Mara.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles S. Dutton
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 5,668
Regina Bianchi
1921 - 2013
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,669
Noah Taylor
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,670
Corey Haim
1971 - 2010
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,671
Kunal Nayyar
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,672
Yelena Safonova
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,673
Hitoshi Matsumoto
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5,674
Phoebe Tonkin
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5,675
Sybil Danning
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5,676
Wendell Corey
1914 - 1968
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5,677
Chunky Panday
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5,678
Nana Visitor
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5,679
Kate O'Mara
1939 - 2014
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5,680
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Hitoshi Matsumoto ranks 352. Before him are Tanju Çolak, Iurie Leancă, Lolita Milyavskaya, Katja Riemann, Manuela Di Centa, and Vadim Perelman. After him are Blanca Portillo, Walter Thurnherr, Guido Crosetto, Oleh Kuznetsov, S. Shankar, and Laurene Powell Jobs.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsTanju Çolak
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 346
Iurie Leancă
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 347
Lolita Milyavskaya
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 348
Katja Riemann
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 349
Manuela Di Centa
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 350
Vadim Perelman
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 351
Hitoshi Matsumoto
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 352
Blanca Portillo
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 353
Walter Thurnherr
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 354
Guido Crosetto
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 355
Oleh Kuznetsov
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 356
S. Shankar
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 357
Laurene Powell Jobs
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 358
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hitoshi Matsumoto ranks 1,542 out of 6,245. Before him are Kenzo Suzuki (1950), Mayumi Omatsu (1970), Junji Goto (1971), Akira Kubota (1973), Hidetoyo Watanabe (1971), and Kazuya Nakai (1967). After him are Yuji Sakakura (1967), Koki Negi (2000), Seiichi Negishi (1969), Junichi Inamoto (1979), Jinzō Matsumura (1856), and Takumi Minamino (1995).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKenzo Suzuki
ASTRONOMER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,536
Mayumi Omatsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,537
Junji Goto
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,538
Akira Kubota
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 1,539
Hidetoyo Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,540
Kazuya Nakai
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,541
Hitoshi Matsumoto
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 1,542
Yuji Sakakura
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1,543
Koki Negi
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1,544
Seiichi Negishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1,545
Junichi Inamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 1,546
Jinzō Matsumura
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1928
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,547
Takumi Minamino
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,548
Among ACTORS In Japan
Among actors born in Japan, Hitoshi Matsumoto ranks 99. Before him are Kenjiro Tsuda (1971), Keiko Awaji (1933), Ken Uehara (1909), So Yamamura (1910), Kotono Mitsuishi (1967), and Kazuya Nakai (1967). After him are Sachiko Hidari (1930), Yoshihiro Hamaguchi (1926), Rokurō Naya (1932), Miho Nakayama (1970), Keiji Fujiwara (1964), and Yukiko Okada (1967).
Kenjiro Tsuda
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 93
Keiko Awaji
1933 - 2014
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 94
Ken Uehara
1909 - 1991
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 95
So Yamamura
1910 - 2000
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 96
Kotono Mitsuishi
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 97
Kazuya Nakai
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 98
Hitoshi Matsumoto
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 99
Sachiko Hidari
1930 - 2001
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 100
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 101
Rokurō Naya
1932 - 2014
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 102
Miho Nakayama
1970 - 2024
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 103
Keiji Fujiwara
1964 - 2020
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 104
Yukiko Okada
1967 - 1986
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 105















































