SOCCER PLAYER
Saizo Saito
1908 - 2004

Saizo Saito
Saizo Saito (斎藤 才三, Saitō Saizō; September 24, 1908 – 2004) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saizo Saito is the 372nd most popular soccer player (up from 413th in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Japan (up from 406th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Saito is most famous for his involvement in the assassination of Japan's Prime Minister, Inukai Tsuyoshi, in 1932.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Saizo Saito ranks 372 out of 21,273. Before him are Dave Mackay, Kiyoo Kanda, Yasuo Haruyama, Ramón Díaz, Tamotsu Asakura, and Koji Miyata. After him are Jari Litmanen, Günter Netzer, Rinat Dasayev, Mesut Özil, Thomas Müller, and Shigeo Sugimoto.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDave Mackay
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 369
Kiyoo Kanda
1900 - 1970
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 370
Yasuo Haruyama
1906 - 1987
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 371
Ramón Díaz
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 372
Tamotsu Asakura
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 373
Koji Miyata
1923 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 374
Saizo Saito
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 375
Jari Litmanen
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 376
Günter Netzer
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 377
Rinat Dasayev
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 378
Mesut Özil
1988 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 379
Thomas Müller
1989 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 380
Shigeo Sugimoto
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 381
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Saizo Saito ranks 66. Before him are Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Amintore Fanfani, Valentin Glushko, Victor Ambartsumian, and Masaru Ibuka. After him are Maria Prymachenko, Robert Merle, Bjarni Benediktsson, Martha Gellhorn, Percy Williams, and Yousuf Karsh. Among people deceased in 2004, Saizo Saito ranks 48. Before him are Godfrey Hounsfield, Masanori Tokita, Takeshi Kamo, Marvin Heemeyer, Matthäus Hetzenauer, and Nicolai Ghiaurov. After him are Andriyan Nikolayev, Otto Kumm, Theo van Gogh, Norberto Bobbio, Hubert Selby Jr., and Franz König.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsMaria Helena Vieira da Silva
PAINTER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 60
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
WRITER
1908 - 1942
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 61
Amintore Fanfani
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1999
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 62
Valentin Glushko
ENGINEER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 63
Victor Ambartsumian
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 64
Masaru Ibuka
ENGINEER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 65
Saizo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 66
Maria Prymachenko
PAINTER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 67
Robert Merle
WRITER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 68
Bjarni Benediktsson
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1970
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 69
Martha Gellhorn
WRITER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 70
Percy Williams
ATHLETE
1908 - 1982
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 71
Yousuf Karsh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 72
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsGodfrey Hounsfield
ENGINEER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 42
Masanori Tokita
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2004
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 43
Takeshi Kamo
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2004
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 44
Marvin Heemeyer
EXTREMIST
1951 - 2004
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 45
Matthäus Hetzenauer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2004
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 46
Nicolai Ghiaurov
SINGER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 47
Saizo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 48
Andriyan Nikolayev
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2004
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 49
Otto Kumm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 2004
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 50
Theo van Gogh
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - 2004
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 51
Norberto Bobbio
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 2004
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 52
Hubert Selby Jr.
WRITER
1928 - 2004
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 53
Franz König
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 2004
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 54
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Saizo Saito ranks 352 out of 6,245. Before him are Kiyoo Kanda (1900), Mitsuo Fuchida (1902), Yasuo Haruyama (1906), Tamotsu Asakura (null), Masaru Ibuka (1908), and Koji Miyata (1923). After him are Emperor Kanmu (737), Akira Yoshino (1948), Leiji Matsumoto (1938), Eiji Yoshikawa (1892), Hakaru Hashimoto (1881), and Emperor Go-Uda (1267).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKiyoo Kanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 346
Mitsuo Fuchida
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1976
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 347
Yasuo Haruyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1987
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 348
Tamotsu Asakura
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 349
Masaru Ibuka
ENGINEER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 350
Koji Miyata
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 351
Saizo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 352
Emperor Kanmu
POLITICIAN
737 - 806
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 353
Akira Yoshino
CHEMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 354
Leiji Matsumoto
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 355
Eiji Yoshikawa
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 356
Hakaru Hashimoto
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1934
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 357
Emperor Go-Uda
POLITICIAN
1267 - 1324
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 358
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Saizo Saito ranks 92. Before him are Haruo Arima (null), Shogo Kamo (1915), Kiyoo Kanda (1900), Yasuo Haruyama (1906), Tamotsu Asakura (null), and Koji Miyata (1923). After him are Shigeo Sugimoto (1926), Hiroshi Saeki (1936), Minoru Kobata (1946), Shunichi Kumai (1910), Sachi Kagawa (null), and Toshio Iwatani (1925).
Haruo Arima
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 86
Shogo Kamo
1915 - 1977
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 87
Kiyoo Kanda
1900 - 1970
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 88
Yasuo Haruyama
1906 - 1987
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 89
Tamotsu Asakura
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 90
Koji Miyata
1923 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 91
Saizo Saito
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 92
Shigeo Sugimoto
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 93
Hiroshi Saeki
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 94
Minoru Kobata
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 95
Shunichi Kumai
1910 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 96
Sachi Kagawa
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 97
Toshio Iwatani
1925 - 1970
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 98