ATHLETE
Nobuo Arai
1909 - 1990

Nobuo Arai
Nobuo Arai (新井 信男) (1909 – June 15, 1990) was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Arai was a member of the Japanese team which won the silver medal for the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay event at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. He placed fourth in the semifinal of the 1500 meter freestyle event, but did not advance to the finals. He also qualified for the semifinals of the 400 meter freestyle event, but did not start. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nobuo Arai is the 1,515th most popular athlete (up from 2,024th in 2019). (up from 4,661st in 2019)
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Nobuo Arai ranks 1,515 out of 6,025. Before him are Jakov Fak, Stanislav Lusk, Béla Zsitnik, Gunnar Larsson, Ferdinand Kiefler, and Klára Fried-Bánfalvi. After him are Charles Grimes, Yuriy Lituyev, Ilona Gusenbauer, Maria Kwaśniewska, Péter Baczakó, and Toimi Alatalo.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJakov Fak
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 1,509
Stanislav Lusk
1931 - 1987
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 1,510
Béla Zsitnik
1924 - 2019
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 1,511
Gunnar Larsson
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,512
Ferdinand Kiefler
1913 - 1945
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,513
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi
1931 - 2009
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,514
Nobuo Arai
1909 - 1990
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,515
Charles Grimes
1935 - 2007
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,516
Yuriy Lituyev
1925 - 2000
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,517
Ilona Gusenbauer
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,518
Maria Kwaśniewska
1913 - 2007
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,519
Péter Baczakó
1951 - 2008
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 1,520
Toimi Alatalo
1929 - 2014
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 1,521
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Nobuo Arai ranks 353. Before him are Lazăr Sfera, Rune Carlsson, Sergey Gritsevets, Gregorio Blasco, Jean Taris, and Virginia Bruce. After him are Victorio Unamuno, Michio Mado, Dieter Borsche, Gregor Hradetzky, Wilhelmina von Bremen, and Anatoly Maltsev. Among people deceased in 1990, Nobuo Arai ranks 265. Before him are Norman Cousins, Albert Salmi, Margaret Lockwood, Ramón Piñeiro López, Sadi Irmak, and Leonid Trauberg. After him are Leopold Neumer, Petar Šegvić, Boris Piotrovsky, Harry Klinefelter, Mohamed Latif, and Pierre Musy.
Others Born in 1909
Go to all RankingsLazăr Sfera
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1992
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 347
Rune Carlsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1943
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 348
Sergey Gritsevets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 1939
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 349
Gregorio Blasco
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 350
Jean Taris
SWIMMER
1909 - 1977
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 351
Virginia Bruce
ACTOR
1909 - 1982
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 352
Nobuo Arai
ATHLETE
1909 - 1990
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 353
Victorio Unamuno
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 354
Michio Mado
WRITER
1909 - 2014
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 355
Dieter Borsche
ACTOR
1909 - 1982
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 356
Gregor Hradetzky
ATHLETE
1909 - 1984
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 357
Wilhelmina von Bremen
ATHLETE
1909 - 1976
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 358
Anatoly Maltsev
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1967
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 359
Others Deceased in 1990
Go to all RankingsNorman Cousins
WRITER
1915 - 1990
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 259
Albert Salmi
ACTOR
1928 - 1990
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 260
Margaret Lockwood
ACTOR
1916 - 1990
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 261
Ramón Piñeiro López
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1990
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 262
Sadi Irmak
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1990
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 263
Leonid Trauberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1990
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 264
Nobuo Arai
ATHLETE
1909 - 1990
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 265
Leopold Neumer
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1990
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 266
Petar Šegvić
ATHLETE
1930 - 1990
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 267
Boris Piotrovsky
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1908 - 1990
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 268
Harry Klinefelter
PHYSICIAN
1912 - 1990
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 269
Mohamed Latif
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1990
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 270
Pierre Musy
ATHLETE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 271