JOURNALIST
Mika Yamamoto
1967 - 2012

Mika Yamamoto
Mika Yamamoto (山本 美香, Yamamoto Mika) (26 May 1967 – 20 August 2012) was an award-winning Japanese video and photojournalist for the news agency Japan Press. Yamamoto was killed on 20 August 2012 while covering the ongoing Syrian Civil War in Aleppo, Syria. She was the first Japanese and fourth foreign journalist killed in the Syrian Civil War that began in March 2011. She was the fifteenth journalist killed in Syria in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mika Yamamoto is the 163rd most popular journalist (down from 157th in 2019), the 2,969th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,336th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Journalist.
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Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Mika Yamamoto ranks 163 out of 196. Before her are Roxana Saberi, Yvonne Ridley, Anastasia Baburova, Alan Johnston, Jill Dando, and Adrian Lamo. After her are Olga Skabeyeva, Claas Relotius, Timur Miroshnychenko, Lise Rønne, Janet Maslin, and Katsiaryna Barysevich.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoxana Saberi
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 157
Yvonne Ridley
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 158
Anastasia Baburova
1983 - 2009
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 159
Alan Johnston
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 160
Jill Dando
1961 - 1999
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 161
Adrian Lamo
1981 - 2018
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 162
Mika Yamamoto
1967 - 2012
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 163
Olga Skabeyeva
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 164
Claas Relotius
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 165
Timur Miroshnychenko
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 166
Lise Rønne
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 167
Janet Maslin
1949 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 168
Katsiaryna Barysevich
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 169
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Mika Yamamoto ranks 765. Before her are Remigija Nazarovienė, Dara Torres, Nikolay Bukhalov, Carolyn Lawrence, Heavy D, and Liu Ailing. After her are Michiel Bartman, Stephanie Niznik, Hamzah Saleh, Sipan Shiraz, Tõnu Tõniste, and Christophe Capelle. Among people deceased in 2012, Mika Yamamoto ranks 510. Before her are Michael Dokes, John Ingle, James Abdnor, Alan G. Poindexter, Jonathan Frid, and Alex Alves. After her are Leslie Carter, Miki Roqué, Samia Yusuf Omar, Hollie Stevens, Vigor Bovolenta, and Andrew Breitbart.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsRemigija Nazarovienė
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 759
Dara Torres
SWIMMER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 760
Nikolay Bukhalov
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 761
Carolyn Lawrence
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 762
Heavy D
SINGER
1967 - 2011
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 763
Liu Ailing
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 764
Mika Yamamoto
JOURNALIST
1967 - 2012
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 765
Michiel Bartman
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 766
Stephanie Niznik
ACTOR
1967 - 2019
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 767
Hamzah Saleh
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 768
Sipan Shiraz
WRITER
1967 - 1997
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 769
Tõnu Tõniste
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 770
Christophe Capelle
CYCLIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 771
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsMichael Dokes
BOXER
1958 - 2012
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 504
John Ingle
ACTOR
1928 - 2012
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 505
James Abdnor
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2012
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 506
Alan G. Poindexter
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2012
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 507
Jonathan Frid
ACTOR
1924 - 2012
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 508
Alex Alves
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - 2012
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 509
Mika Yamamoto
JOURNALIST
1967 - 2012
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 510
Leslie Carter
SINGER
1986 - 2012
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 511
Miki Roqué
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - 2012
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 512
Samia Yusuf Omar
ATHLETE
1991 - 2012
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 513
Hollie Stevens
ACTOR
1982 - 2012
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 514
Vigor Bovolenta
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1974 - 2012
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 515
Andrew Breitbart
JOURNALIST
1969 - 2012
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 516
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Mika Yamamoto ranks 2,969 out of 6,245. Before her are Kisenosato Yutaka (1986), Tomoyoshi Ikeya (1962), Sojiro Ishii (1970), So Kataoka (1992), Ko Itakura (1997), and Hiroaki Kumon (1966). After her are Jun Takata (1977), Takanori Nagase (1993), Kentaro Sakai (1975), Toshihiro Aoyama (1986), Takahiro Moriuchi (1988), and Kanna Hashimoto (1999).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKisenosato Yutaka
WRESTLER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 2,963
Tomoyoshi Ikeya
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 2,964
Sojiro Ishii
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 2,965
So Kataoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 2,966
Ko Itakura
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 2,967
Hiroaki Kumon
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 2,968
Mika Yamamoto
JOURNALIST
1967 - 2012
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 2,969
Jun Takata
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 2,970
Takanori Nagase
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 2,971
Kentaro Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 2,972
Toshihiro Aoyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 2,973
Takahiro Moriuchi
MUSICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 2,974
Kanna Hashimoto
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 2,975
Among JOURNALISTS In Japan
Among journalists born in Japan, Mika Yamamoto ranks 5. Before her are Kanno Sugako (1881), Kenji Goto (1967), Tsuneko Sasamoto (1914), and Kenji Nagai (1957).
Kanno Sugako
1881 - 1911
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 1
Kenji Goto
1967 - 2015
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 2
Tsuneko Sasamoto
1914 - 2022
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 3
Kenji Nagai
1957 - 2007
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 4
Mika Yamamoto
1967 - 2012
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 5