WRESTLER
Hitoshi Saito
1961 - 2015

Hitoshi Saito
Hitoshi Saito (斉藤 仁, Saitō Hitoshi; January 2, 1961 – January 20, 2015) was a Japanese judoka who won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic games. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hitoshi Saito is the 318th most popular wrestler (down from 270th in 2019), the 1,811th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,733rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Wrestler.
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Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Hitoshi Saito ranks 318 out of 1,027. Before him are Armen Nazaryan, Lars-Erik Skiöld, Davey Boy Smith, D-Von Dudley, Umaga, and Rick Rude. After him are Mr. Fuji, Marc Alexandre, Hakuhō Shō, Don Frye, Rikishi, and Soslan Andiyev.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArmen Nazaryan
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 312
Lars-Erik Skiöld
1952 - 2017
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 313
Davey Boy Smith
1962 - 2002
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 314
D-Von Dudley
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 315
Umaga
1973 - 2009
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 316
Rick Rude
1958 - 1999
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 317
Hitoshi Saito
1961 - 2015
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 318
Mr. Fuji
1934 - 2016
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 319
Marc Alexandre
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 320
Hakuhō Shō
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 321
Don Frye
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 322
Rikishi
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 323
Soslan Andiyev
1952 - 2018
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 324
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Hitoshi Saito ranks 466. Before him are Monika Fagerholm, Satoshi Tsunami, John Logan, Tarsem Singh, Gyrðir Elíasson, and Martín Lasarte. After him are Blanche Barton, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Tawny Kitaen, Benny Chan, Joseph Jouthe, and Simon Russell Beale. Among people deceased in 2015, Hitoshi Saito ranks 449. Before him are Abu Anas al-Libi, Andy Fraser, Steve Strange, Edward Brooke, Bassel Khartabil, and M. H. Abrams. After him are Alberta Watson, Martin Milner, Ray Lumpp, Ferenc Juhász, Robert Spitzer, and Edward Egan.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsMonika Fagerholm
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 461
Satoshi Tsunami
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 462
John Logan
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 463
Tarsem Singh
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 464
Gyrðir Elíasson
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 465
Martín Lasarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 466
Hitoshi Saito
WRESTLER
1961 - 2015
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 467
Blanche Barton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 468
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 469
Tawny Kitaen
ACTOR
1961 - 2021
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 470
Benny Chan
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2020
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 471
Joseph Jouthe
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 472
Simon Russell Beale
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 473
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsAbu Anas al-Libi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1964 - 2015
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 443
Andy Fraser
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2015
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 444
Steve Strange
SINGER
1959 - 2015
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 445
Edward Brooke
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2015
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 446
Bassel Khartabil
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1981 - 2015
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 447
M. H. Abrams
WRITER
1912 - 2015
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 448
Hitoshi Saito
WRESTLER
1961 - 2015
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 449
Alberta Watson
ACTOR
1955 - 2015
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 450
Martin Milner
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 451
Ray Lumpp
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 452
Ferenc Juhász
WRITER
1928 - 2015
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 453
Robert Spitzer
PHYSICIAN
1932 - 2015
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 454
Edward Egan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2015
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 455
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hitoshi Saito ranks 1,811 out of 6,245. Before him are Kazuyoshi Funaki (1975), Masaaki Shirakawa (1949), Shunkichi Hamada (1910), Mayumi Aoki (1953), Yoshiyuki Okumura (1993), and Yuki Imamura (1976). After him are Rie Miyazawa (1973), Hideo Nomo (1968), Masafumi Mizuki (1974), Seiji Aochi (1942), Hideaki Kaetsu (1974), and Kenji Takahashi (1985).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKazuyoshi Funaki
SKIER
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 1,805
Masaaki Shirakawa
ECONOMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 1,806
Shunkichi Hamada
ATHLETE
1910 - 2009
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 1,807
Mayumi Aoki
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 1,808
Yoshiyuki Okumura
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 1,809
Yuki Imamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 1,810
Hitoshi Saito
WRESTLER
1961 - 2015
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 1,811
Rie Miyazawa
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 1,812
Hideo Nomo
BASEBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 1,813
Masafumi Mizuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,814
Seiji Aochi
SKIER
1942 - 2008
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,815
Hideaki Kaetsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 1,816
Kenji Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 1,817
Among WRESTLERS In Japan
Among wrestlers born in Japan, Hitoshi Saito ranks 18. Before him are Jiichiro Date (1952), Asuka (1981), Yuji Takada (1954), Shohachi Ishii (1926), Mitsuo Ikeda (1935), and Kiyomi Kato (1948). After him are Hidehiko Yoshida (1969), Takanohana Kōji (1972), Shinsuke Nakamura (1980), Tadahiro Nomura (1974), Shohei Ono (1992), and Toshihiko Koga (1967).
Jiichiro Date
1952 - 2018
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 12
Asuka
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 13
Yuji Takada
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 14
Shohachi Ishii
1926 - 1980
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 15
Mitsuo Ikeda
1935 - 2002
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 16
Kiyomi Kato
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 17
Hitoshi Saito
1961 - 2015
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 18
Hidehiko Yoshida
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 19
Takanohana Kōji
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 20
Shinsuke Nakamura
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 21
Tadahiro Nomura
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 22
Shohei Ono
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 23
Toshihiko Koga
1967 - 2021
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 24