MARTIAL ARTS
Takao Kawaguchi
1950 - Today

Takao Kawaguchi
Takao Kawaguchi (川口 孝夫, Kawaguchi Takao; born 13 April 1950) is a retired judoka who competed in the –63 kg division. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takao Kawaguchi is the 47th most popular martial arts (up from 49th in 2019), the 1,414th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,433rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Martial Arts.
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Among MARTIAL ARTS
Among martial arts, Takao Kawaguchi ranks 47 out of 179. Before him are Shoji Nishio, Peter Aerts, Takayuki Kubota, Rickson Gracie, Royce Gracie, and Demetrious Johnson. After him are Islam Makhachev, Toyokazu Nomura, Christian Tissier, Francis Ngannou, Mariusz Pudzianowski, and Ronda Rousey.
Most Popular Martial Arts in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShoji Nishio
1927 - 2005
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 41
Peter Aerts
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 42
Takayuki Kubota
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 43
Rickson Gracie
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 44
Royce Gracie
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 45
Demetrious Johnson
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 46
Takao Kawaguchi
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 47
Islam Makhachev
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 48
Toyokazu Nomura
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 49
Christian Tissier
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 50
Francis Ngannou
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 51
Mariusz Pudzianowski
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 52
Ronda Rousey
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 53
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Takao Kawaguchi ranks 438. Before him are Chris Stein, Kessai Note, Rudy Sarzo, Volkan Bozkır, Gabriele Salvatores, and Wendie Malick. After him are Paul Kossoff, Mohamed Wali Akeik, Pascal Yoadimnadji, Michael C. Burgess, David Lloyd, and Jorma Ollila.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsChris Stein
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 432
Kessai Note
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 433
Rudy Sarzo
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 434
Volkan Bozkır
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 435
Gabriele Salvatores
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 436
Wendie Malick
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 437
Takao Kawaguchi
MARTIAL ARTS
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 438
Paul Kossoff
MUSICIAN
1950 - 1976
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 439
Mohamed Wali Akeik
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 440
Pascal Yoadimnadji
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2007
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 441
Michael C. Burgess
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 442
David Lloyd
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 443
Jorma Ollila
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 444
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Takao Kawaguchi ranks 1,414 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoko Taro (1970), Katsutoshi Naito (1895), Takashi Kageyama (1977), Kazuo Hasegawa (1908), Akira Yamaoka (1968), and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (1955). After him are Masaji Kiyokawa (1913), Tomohide Nakazawa (1980), Chiaki Yamada (1966), Toshikatsu Matsuoka (1945), Mikio Aoki (1934), and Toshio Suzuki (1955).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYoko Taro
GAME DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 1,408
Katsutoshi Naito
WRESTLER
1895 - 1969
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,409
Takashi Kageyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,410
Kazuo Hasegawa
ACTOR
1908 - 1984
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 1,411
Akira Yamaoka
COMPOSER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,412
Princess Tomohito of Mikasa
NOBLEMAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1,413
Takao Kawaguchi
MARTIAL ARTS
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1,414
Masaji Kiyokawa
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 1999
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 1,415
Tomohide Nakazawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 1,416
Chiaki Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 1,417
Toshikatsu Matsuoka
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2007
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 1,418
Mikio Aoki
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 1,419
Toshio Suzuki
RACING DRIVER
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,420
Among MARTIAL ARTS In Japan
Among martial arts born in Japan, Takao Kawaguchi ranks 18. Before him are Koichi Tohei (1920), Morihiro Saito (1928), Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928), Gozo Shioda (1915), Shoji Nishio (1927), and Takayuki Kubota (1934). After him are Toyokazu Nomura (1949), Kazuhiro Ninomiya (1946), Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (1957), Satoshi Ishii (1986), Shinya Aoki (1983), and Kōsei Inoue (1978).
Koichi Tohei
1920 - 2011
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 12
Morihiro Saito
1928 - 2002
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 13
Hidetaka Nishiyama
1928 - 2008
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 14
Gozo Shioda
1915 - 1994
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 15
Shoji Nishio
1927 - 2005
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 16
Takayuki Kubota
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 17
Takao Kawaguchi
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 18
Toyokazu Nomura
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 19
Kazuhiro Ninomiya
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 20
Yoshiyuki Matsuoka
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 21
Satoshi Ishii
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 22
Shinya Aoki
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 23
Kōsei Inoue
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 24