COMIC ARTIST
Tsugumi Ohba
1950 - Today

Tsugumi Ohba
Tsugumi Ohba (Japanese: 大場 つぐみ, Hepburn: Ōba Tsugumi) is the pen name of a Japanese manga writer, best known for authoring the Death Note manga series with illustrator Takeshi Obata from 2003 to 2006, which has 30 million collected volumes in circulation. The duo's second series, Bakuman (2008–2012), was also successful with 15 million in circulation. In 2014, Ohba collaborated with My Little Monster creator Robico for the one-shot "Skip! Yamada-kun". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tsugumi Ohba is the 21st most popular comic artist (down from 17th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Japan (down from 217th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
Tsugumi Ohba is most famous for being the author of the manga series Death Note.
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Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Tsugumi Ohba ranks 21 out of 226. Before him are Jean Giraud, Jack Kirby, Matt Groening, Rumiko Takahashi, Jean-Jacques Sempé, and Bob Kane. After him are André Franquin, Go Nagai, Leiji Matsumoto, Joe Simon, Georges Wolinski, and Steve Ditko.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Giraud
1938 - 2012
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 15
Jack Kirby
1917 - 1994
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 16
Matt Groening
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 17
Rumiko Takahashi
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 18
Jean-Jacques Sempé
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 19
Bob Kane
1915 - 1998
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 20
Tsugumi Ohba
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 21
André Franquin
1924 - 1997
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 22
Go Nagai
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 23
Leiji Matsumoto
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 24
Joe Simon
1913 - 2011
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 25
Georges Wolinski
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 26
Steve Ditko
1927 - 2018
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Tsugumi Ohba ranks 62. Before him are Roza Otunbayeva, Sônia Braga, Bjarne Stroustrup, Julie Walters, Jussi Adler-Olsen, and Lakshmi Mittal. After him are Shoko Hamada, Christina Onassis, Victoria Principal, Alan Silvestri, Eddie Clarke, and Ntfombi of Eswatini.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsRoza Otunbayeva
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 56
Sônia Braga
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 57
Bjarne Stroustrup
ENGINEER
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 58
Julie Walters
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 59
Jussi Adler-Olsen
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 60
Lakshmi Mittal
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 61
Tsugumi Ohba
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 62
Shoko Hamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 63
Christina Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - 1988
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 64
Victoria Principal
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 65
Alan Silvestri
COMPOSER
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 66
Eddie Clarke
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2018
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 67
Ntfombi of Eswatini
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 68
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Tsugumi Ohba ranks 297 out of 6,245. Before him are Fumihito, Prince Akishino (1965), Takeshi Kamo (1915), Koichi Oita (1914), Seishiro Shimatani (1938), Yamagata Aritomo (1838), and Yasuyuki Kuwahara (1942). After him are Konishi Yukinaga (1555), Toshio Hirabayashi (null), Emperor Ingyō (376), Yoshio Furukawa (1934), Emperor Shōmu (701), and Shoko Hamada (1950).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsFumihito, Prince Akishino
NOBLEMAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 291
Takeshi Kamo
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2004
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 292
Koichi Oita
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1996
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 293
Seishiro Shimatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2001
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 294
Yamagata Aritomo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1922
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 295
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2017
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 296
Tsugumi Ohba
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 297
Konishi Yukinaga
POLITICIAN
1555 - 1600
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 298
Toshio Hirabayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 299
Emperor Ingyō
POLITICIAN
376 - 453
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 300
Yoshio Furukawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 301
Emperor Shōmu
POLITICIAN
701 - 756
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 302
Shoko Hamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 303
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Tsugumi Ohba ranks 4. Before him are Osamu Tezuka (1928), Akira Toriyama (1955), and Rumiko Takahashi (1957). After him are Go Nagai (1945), Leiji Matsumoto (1938), Kentaro Miura (1966), Eiichiro Oda (1975), Naoki Urasawa (1960), Hirohiko Araki (1960), Katsuhiro Otomo (1954), and Shotaro Ishinomori (1938).
Osamu Tezuka
1928 - 1989
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 1
Akira Toriyama
1955 - 2024
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 2
Rumiko Takahashi
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 3
Tsugumi Ohba
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 4
Go Nagai
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 5
Leiji Matsumoto
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 6
Kentaro Miura
1966 - 2021
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 7
Eiichiro Oda
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 8
Naoki Urasawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 9
Hirohiko Araki
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 10
Katsuhiro Otomo
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 11
Shotaro Ishinomori
1938 - 1998
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 12