ACTOR
Takuya Kimura
1972 - Today

Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura (Japanese: 木村 拓哉, Hepburn: Kimura Takuya; born November 13, 1972) is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. In the media, he is known as a huge heartthrob in Japan, and a sex symbol, having been voted Japan's sexiest man for 15 years in a row by readers of one magazine. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takuya Kimura is the 2,913th most popular actor (down from 2,652nd in 2019), the 1,006th most popular biography from Japan (down from 932nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Japanese Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Takuya Kimura ranks 2,913 out of 13,578. Before him are Evelyn Nesbit, Geoff Pierson, Carole Landis, James Marsden, Park Bo-gum, and Nicollette Sheridan. After him are Adela Noriega, Ghita Nørby, Tina Ambani, Timothy Olyphant, Bob Peck, and Anton Diffring.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEvelyn Nesbit
1884 - 1967
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 2,907
Geoff Pierson
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 2,908
Carole Landis
1919 - 1948
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 2,909
James Marsden
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 2,910
Park Bo-gum
1993 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 2,911
Nicollette Sheridan
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 2,912
Takuya Kimura
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 2,913
Adela Noriega
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 2,914
Ghita Nørby
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 2,915
Tina Ambani
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 2,916
Timothy Olyphant
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 2,917
Bob Peck
1945 - 1999
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 2,918
Anton Diffring
1916 - 1989
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 2,919
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Takuya Kimura ranks 101. Before him are Chiara Mastroianni, Nina Badrić, Samantha Smith, Severina, Audrey Azoulay, and Alejandro Amenábar. After him are Garou, Evan Williams, Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, Julie Benz, Cat Power, and Beth Hart.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsChiara Mastroianni
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 95
Nina Badrić
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 96
Samantha Smith
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1972 - 1985
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 97
Severina
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 98
Audrey Azoulay
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 99
Alejandro Amenábar
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 100
Takuya Kimura
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 101
Garou
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 102
Evan Williams
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 103
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 104
Julie Benz
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 105
Cat Power
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 106
Beth Hart
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 107
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Takuya Kimura ranks 1,006 out of 6,245. Before him are Hiromi Kawakami (1958), Nobuko Jashima (1959), Tetsurō Tamba (1922), Natsuo Kirino (1951), Ai Yazawa (1967), and Futabatei Shimei (1864). After him are Shinobu Ikeda (1962), Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896), Tōson Shimazaki (1872), Nobuyo Fujishiro (1960), Kunio Yanagita (1875), and Kanō Tan'yū (1602).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsHiromi Kawakami
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 1,000
Nobuko Jashima
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,001
Tetsurō Tamba
ACTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,002
Natsuo Kirino
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,003
Ai Yazawa
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,004
Futabatei Shimei
WRITER
1864 - 1909
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,005
Takuya Kimura
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 1,006
Shinobu Ikeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,007
Teinosuke Kinugasa
ACTOR
1896 - 1982
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,008
Tōson Shimazaki
WRITER
1872 - 1943
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,009
Nobuyo Fujishiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,010
Kunio Yanagita
LINGUIST
1875 - 1962
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,011
Kanō Tan'yū
PAINTER
1602 - 1674
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,012
Among ACTORS In Japan
Among actors born in Japan, Takuya Kimura ranks 31. Before him are Sho Kosugi (1948), Mie Hama (1943), Akihiro Miwa (1935), Meiko Kaji (1947), Kirin Kiki (1943), and Tetsurō Tamba (1922). After him are Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896), Tōru Furuya (1953), Tadanobu Asano (1973), Sayuri Yoshinaga (1945), Noriko Ohara (1935), and Rentarō Mikuni (1923).
Sho Kosugi
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 25
Mie Hama
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 26
Akihiro Miwa
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 27
Meiko Kaji
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 28
Kirin Kiki
1943 - 2018
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 29
Tetsurō Tamba
1922 - 2006
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 30
Takuya Kimura
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 31
Teinosuke Kinugasa
1896 - 1982
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 32
Tōru Furuya
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 33
Tadanobu Asano
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 34
Sayuri Yoshinaga
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 35
Noriko Ohara
1935 - 2024
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 36
Rentarō Mikuni
1923 - 2013
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 37