ATHLETE
Shinji Hosokawa
1960 - Today

Shinji Hosokawa
Shinji Hosokawa (細川伸二, Hosokawa Shinji; born on 2 January 1960 in Ichinomiya, Hyogo, Japan) is a Japanese retired judoka who won two Olympic medals during the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Shinji Hosokawa is the 2,090th most popular athlete (down from 2,030th in 2024), the 1,884th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,720th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Japanese Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Shinji Hosokawa ranks 2,090 out of 6,025. Before him are Mervyn Wood, Fița Lovin, Abdul Hamid, Hans Wetterström, Meredith Colket, and Dorothy Shirley. After him are Zdravko Hebel, Nobutaka Taguchi, Peter-Michael Kolbe, Marilyn Black, Ryszard Parulski, and Zbigniew Jaremski.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMervyn Wood
1917 - 2006
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 2,084
Fița Lovin
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2,085
Abdul Hamid
1927 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2,086
Hans Wetterström
1923 - 1980
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,087
Meredith Colket
1878 - 1947
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,088
Dorothy Shirley
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,089
Shinji Hosokawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,090
Zdravko Hebel
1943 - 2017
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,091
Nobutaka Taguchi
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,092
Peter-Michael Kolbe
1953 - 2023
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,093
Marilyn Black
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,094
Ryszard Parulski
1938 - 2017
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 2,095
Zbigniew Jaremski
1949 - 2011
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 2,096
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Shinji Hosokawa ranks 476. Before him are Luis de Guindos, Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich, Mikhail Kornienko, Maia Panjikidze, Joey Belladonna, and Christian Prudhomme. After him are Connie Hedegaard, Aziz Bouderbala, Adam Schiff, Yasser Seirawan, Andrzej Stasiuk, and Adrienne King.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsLuis de Guindos
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 470
Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich
SKATER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 471
Mikhail Kornienko
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 472
Maia Panjikidze
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 473
Joey Belladonna
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 474
Christian Prudhomme
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 475
Shinji Hosokawa
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 476
Connie Hedegaard
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 477
Aziz Bouderbala
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 478
Adam Schiff
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 479
Yasser Seirawan
CHESS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 480
Andrzej Stasiuk
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 481
Adrienne King
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 482
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shinji Hosokawa ranks 1,884 out of 6,245. Before him are Seishi Kishimoto (1974), Takaki Shigemitsu (1983), Inio Asano (1980), Norifumi Abe (1975), Kensuke Tsukuda (1977), and Princess Kako of Akishino (1994). After him are Sachio Yoshida (1980), Nobutaka Taguchi (1951), Katsuyuki Konishi (1973), Richard T. Jones (1972), Fumito Ueda (1970), and Shuhei Yoshida (1964).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsSeishi Kishimoto
COMIC ARTIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 1,878
Takaki Shigemitsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 1,879
Inio Asano
COMIC ARTIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 1,880
Norifumi Abe
RACING DRIVER
1975 - 2007
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 1,881
Kensuke Tsukuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 1,882
Princess Kako of Akishino
NOBLEMAN
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 1,883
Shinji Hosokawa
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 1,884
Sachio Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 1,885
Nobutaka Taguchi
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 1,886
Katsuyuki Konishi
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 1,887
Richard T. Jones
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 1,888
Fumito Ueda
DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 1,889
Shuhei Yoshida
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 1,890
Among ATHLETES In Japan
Among athletes born in Japan, Shinji Hosokawa ranks 35. Before him are Yoshihiro Akiyama (1975), Kim Eui-tae (1941), Masushi Ouchi (1943), Shunkichi Hamada (1910), Mayumi Aoki (1953), and Toru Goto (1934). After him are Nobutaka Taguchi (1951), Hideaki Tomiyama (1957), Hiroshi Yamamoto (1962), Koji Murofushi (1974), Daniel Martínez (null), and Naoko Takahashi (1972).
Yoshihiro Akiyama
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 29
Kim Eui-tae
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 30
Masushi Ouchi
1943 - 2011
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 31
Shunkichi Hamada
1910 - 2009
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 32
Mayumi Aoki
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 33
Toru Goto
1934 - Present
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 34
Shinji Hosokawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 35
Nobutaka Taguchi
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 36
Hideaki Tomiyama
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 37
Hiroshi Yamamoto
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 38
Koji Murofushi
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 39
Daniel Martínez
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 40
Naoko Takahashi
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 41














































