SOCCER PLAYER
Shigeo Sugimoto
1926 - 2002

Shigeo Sugimoto
Shigeo Sugimoto (杉本 茂雄, Sugimoto Shigeo; December 4, 1926 – April 2, 2002) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shigeo Sugimoto is the 378th most popular soccer player (up from 395th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Japan (up from 392nd in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Shigeo Sugimoto is most famous for his work on the atomic bomb. He was the first person to measure the radiation levels in Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Shigeo Sugimoto ranks 378 out of 21,273. Before him are Saizo Saito, Jari Litmanen, Günter Netzer, Rinat Dasayev, Mesut Özil, and Thomas Müller. After him are Elías Figueroa, Hiroshi Saeki, Alessandro Costacurta, Marcel Desailly, Robin van Persie, and Hilderaldo Bellini.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSaizo 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
Elías Figueroa
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 382
Hiroshi Saeki
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 383
Alessandro Costacurta
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 384
Marcel Desailly
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 385
Robin van Persie
1983 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 386
Hilderaldo Bellini
1930 - 2014
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 387
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Shigeo Sugimoto ranks 93. Before him are Richard Matheson, Noah Gordon, George C. Williams, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Heikki Hasu, and César Pelli. After him are Hugo Banzer, Teddy Scholten, John Schlesinger, Hans Werner Henze, David C. H. Austin, and Francisco Rabal. Among people deceased in 2002, Shigeo Sugimoto ranks 59. Before him are Pim Fortuyn, Agatha Barbara, Laurent Schwartz, César Milstein, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, and María Félix. After him are Hugo Banzer, Mauro Ramos, Hildegard Knef, Yousuf Karsh, Song Hye-rim, and Stephen Jay Gould.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsRichard Matheson
WRITER
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 87
Noah Gordon
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 88
George C. Williams
BIOLOGIST
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 89
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 90
Heikki Hasu
SKIER
1926 - 2025
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 91
César Pelli
ARCHITECT
1926 - 2019
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 92
Shigeo Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 93
Hugo Banzer
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 94
Teddy Scholten
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 95
John Schlesinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 96
Hans Werner Henze
COMPOSER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 97
David C. H. Austin
WRITER
1926 - 2018
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 98
Francisco Rabal
ACTOR
1926 - 2001
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 99
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsPim Fortuyn
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2002
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 53
Agatha Barbara
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 54
Laurent Schwartz
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 55
César Milstein
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2002
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 56
Lilian, Princess of Réthy
COMPANION
1916 - 2002
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 57
María Félix
ACTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 58
Shigeo Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 59
Hugo Banzer
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 60
Mauro Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 61
Hildegard Knef
ACTOR
1925 - 2002
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 62
Yousuf Karsh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 63
Song Hye-rim
ACTOR
1937 - 2002
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 64
Stephen Jay Gould
BIOLOGIST
1941 - 2002
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 65
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shigeo Sugimoto ranks 360 out of 6,245. Before him are Akira Yoshino (1948), Leiji Matsumoto (1938), Eiji Yoshikawa (1892), Hakaru Hashimoto (1881), Emperor Go-Uda (1267), and Sada Abe (1905). After him are Hiroshi Saeki (1936), Kōichirō Matsuura (1937), Ono no Komachi (825), Maeda Toshiie (1538), Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855), and Setsuko Hara (1920).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsAkira 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
Sada Abe
EXTREMIST
1905 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 359
Shigeo Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 360
Hiroshi Saeki
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 361
Kōichirō Matsuura
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 362
Ono no Komachi
WRITER
825 - 900
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 363
Maeda Toshiie
POLITICIAN
1538 - 1599
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 364
Inukai Tsuyoshi
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1932
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 365
Setsuko Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 366
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Shigeo Sugimoto ranks 93. Before him are Shogo Kamo (1915), Kiyoo Kanda (1900), Yasuo Haruyama (1906), Tamotsu Asakura (null), Koji Miyata (1923), and Saizo Saito (1908). After him are Hiroshi Saeki (1936), Minoru Kobata (1946), Shunichi Kumai (1910), Sachi Kagawa (null), Toshio Iwatani (1925), and Shigeyoshi Suzuki (1902).
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
Shigeyoshi Suzuki
1902 - 1971
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 99