TENNIS PLAYER
Ichiya Kumagae
1890 - 1968

Ichiya Kumagae
Ichiya "Ichy" Kumagae (熊谷 一弥, Kumagai Ichiya; 10 September 1890 – 16 August 1968) was a Japanese tennis player and the first Japanese Olympic medalist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ichiya Kumagae is the 283rd most popular tennis player (down from 269th in 2019), the 1,422nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,382nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Tennis Player.
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Among TENNIS PLAYERS
Among tennis players, Ichiya Kumagae ranks 283 out of 1,569. Before him are Edith Hannam, Juan Aguilera, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Ivan Ljubičić, Oliver Campbell, and Yvon Petra. After him are Betty Stöve, Daniil Medvedev, Raúl Ramírez, Slobodan Živojinović, Jiro Sato, and Geraldine Beamish.
Most Popular Tennis Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdith Hannam
1878 - 1951
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 277
Juan Aguilera
1962 - 2025
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 278
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 279
Ivan Ljubičić
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 280
Oliver Campbell
1871 - 1953
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 281
Yvon Petra
1916 - 1984
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 282
Ichiya Kumagae
1890 - 1968
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 283
Betty Stöve
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 284
Daniil Medvedev
1996 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 285
Raúl Ramírez
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 286
Slobodan Živojinović
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 287
Jiro Sato
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 288
Geraldine Beamish
1883 - 1972
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 289
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1890, Ichiya Kumagae ranks 196. Before him are Cecil Kellaway, Jean Piot, Gopinath Bordoloi, Robert Armstrong, Julie Vinter Hansen, and Luís de Freitas Branco. After him are Zhang Shichuan, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Georges Tainturier, Albert Zürner, Isaak Zelensky, and Alfred Neveu. Among people deceased in 1968, Ichiya Kumagae ranks 211. Before him are Mike Spence, Antonio Pesenti, William Varley, Alfredo Foglino, Hertha Sponer, and Martin Noth. After him are Fedde Schurer, Adolf Möller, Albert Dekker, Charles Henry Bartlett, Sid Kimpton, and Marguerite Clayton.
Others Born in 1890
Go to all RankingsCecil Kellaway
ACTOR
1890 - 1973
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 190
Jean Piot
ATHLETE
1890 - 1961
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 191
Gopinath Bordoloi
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1950
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 192
Robert Armstrong
ACTOR
1890 - 1973
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 193
Julie Vinter Hansen
ASTRONOMER
1890 - 1960
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 194
Luís de Freitas Branco
COMPOSER
1890 - 1955
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 195
Ichiya Kumagae
TENNIS PLAYER
1890 - 1968
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 196
Zhang Shichuan
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1954
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 197
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
EXPLORER
1890 - 1965
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 198
Georges Tainturier
FENCER
1890 - 1943
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 199
Albert Zürner
ATHLETE
1890 - 1920
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 200
Isaak Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1938
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 201
Alfred Neveu
ATHLETE
1890 - 1975
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 202
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsMike Spence
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 205
Antonio Pesenti
CYCLIST
1908 - 1968
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 206
William Varley
ATHLETE
1880 - 1968
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 207
Alfredo Foglino
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1968
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 208
Hertha Sponer
PHYSICIST
1895 - 1968
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 209
Martin Noth
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1968
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 210
Ichiya Kumagae
TENNIS PLAYER
1890 - 1968
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 211
Fedde Schurer
WRITER
1898 - 1968
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 212
Adolf Möller
ATHLETE
1877 - 1968
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 213
Albert Dekker
ACTOR
1905 - 1968
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 214
Charles Henry Bartlett
CYCLIST
1885 - 1968
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 215
Sid Kimpton
SOCCER PLAYER
1887 - 1968
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 216
Marguerite Clayton
ACTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 217
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Ichiya Kumagae ranks 1,422 out of 6,245. Before him are Tomohide Nakazawa (1980), Chiaki Yamada (1966), Toshikatsu Matsuoka (1945), Mikio Aoki (1934), Toshio Suzuki (1955), and Izumi Sakai (1967). After him are Hirotugu Akaike (1927), Masayuki Maegawa (1984), Kiyotaka Matsui (1961), Haruhiro Yamashita (1938), Yu Suzuki (1958), and Takeshi Koshida (1960).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTomohide Nakazawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 1,416
Chiaki Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 1,417
Toshikatsu Matsuoka
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2007
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 1,418
Mikio Aoki
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 1,419
Toshio Suzuki
RACING DRIVER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,420
Izumi Sakai
SINGER
1967 - 2007
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1,421
Ichiya Kumagae
TENNIS PLAYER
1890 - 1968
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1,422
Hirotugu Akaike
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2009
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1,423
Masayuki Maegawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,424
Kiyotaka Matsui
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,425
Haruhiro Yamashita
GYMNAST
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,426
Yu Suzuki
GAME DESIGNER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,427
Takeshi Koshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,428
Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Japan
Among tennis players born in Japan, Ichiya Kumagae ranks 4. Before him are Naomi Osaka (1997), Seiichiro Kashio (1892), and Kei Nishikori (1989). After him are Jiro Sato (1908), Kimiko Date (1970), Ai Sugiyama (1975), Kazuko Sawamatsu (1951), Shinobu Asagoe (1976), Akiko Morigami (1980), Yoshihito Nishioka (1995), and Shuko Aoyama (1987).
Naomi Osaka
1997 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1
Seiichiro Kashio
1892 - 1962
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 2
Kei Nishikori
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 3
Ichiya Kumagae
1890 - 1968
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 4
Jiro Sato
1908 - 1934
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 5
Kimiko Date
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 6
Ai Sugiyama
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 7
Kazuko Sawamatsu
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 8
Shinobu Asagoe
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 9
Akiko Morigami
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 10
Yoshihito Nishioka
1995 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 11
Shuko Aoyama
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 12