SOCCER PLAYER
Yoshio Furukawa
1934 - Today

Yoshio Furukawa
Yoshio Furukawa (古川 好男, Furukawa Yoshio; born July 5, 1934) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshio Furukawa is the 325th most popular soccer player (up from 400th in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Japan (up from 393rd in 2019) and the 70th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.
Yoshio Furukawa is most famous for his work in the field of electrochemistry. Furukawa is the inventor of the fuel cell, which is a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Yoshio Furukawa ranks 325 out of 21,273. Before him are Manuel Neuer, Takeshi Kamo, Koichi Oita, Seishiro Shimatani, Yasuyuki Kuwahara, and Toshio Hirabayashi. After him are Sérgio Conceição, Dida, Shoko Hamada, Nagayasu Honda, Nobuo Matsunaga, and Masanobu Izumi.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsManuel Neuer
1986 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 322
Takeshi Kamo
1915 - 2004
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 323
Koichi Oita
1914 - 1996
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 324
Seishiro Shimatani
1938 - 2001
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 325
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
1942 - 2017
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 326
Toshio Hirabayashi
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 327
Yoshio Furukawa
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 328
Sérgio Conceição
1974 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 329
Dida
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 330
Shoko Hamada
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 331
Nagayasu Honda
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 332
Nobuo Matsunaga
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 333
Masanobu Izumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 334
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Yoshio Furukawa ranks 80. Before him are Hans Hollein, Kenzo Ohashi, Diana Wynne Jones, Heng Samrin, Rudolf Schuster, and Abimael Guzmán. After him are Garry Marshall, Renata Scotto, Marshall Rosenberg, Bingu wa Mutharika, Dave Mackay, and Cláudio Hummes.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsHans Hollein
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2014
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 74
Kenzo Ohashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 75
Diana Wynne Jones
WRITER
1934 - 2011
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 76
Heng Samrin
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 77
Rudolf Schuster
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 78
Abimael Guzmán
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - 2021
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 79
Yoshio Furukawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 80
Garry Marshall
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 81
Renata Scotto
SINGER
1934 - 2023
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 82
Marshall Rosenberg
WRITER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 83
Bingu wa Mutharika
ECONOMIST
1934 - 2012
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 84
Dave Mackay
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 85
Cláudio Hummes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2022
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 86
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoshio Furukawa ranks 301 out of 6,245. Before him are Yamagata Aritomo (1838), Yasuyuki Kuwahara (1942), Tsugumi Ohba (1950), Konishi Yukinaga (1555), Toshio Hirabayashi (null), and Emperor Ingyō (376). After him are Emperor Shōmu (701), Shoko Hamada (1950), Tokugawa Iemochi (1846), Nagayasu Honda (null), Nobuyuki Abe (1875), and Shuji Nakamura (1954).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYamagata 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
Tokugawa Iemochi
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1866
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 304
Nagayasu Honda
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 305
Nobuyuki Abe
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 306
Shuji Nakamura
PHYSICIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 307
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan
Among soccer players born in Japan, Yoshio Furukawa ranks 70. Before him are Junji Nishikawa (1907), Takeshi Kamo (1915), Koichi Oita (1914), Seishiro Shimatani (1938), Yasuyuki Kuwahara (1942), and Toshio Hirabayashi (null). After him are Shoko Hamada (1950), Nagayasu Honda (null), Nobuo Matsunaga (1921), Masanobu Izumi (1944), Seki Matsunaga (1928), and Hisataka Okamoto (1933).
Junji Nishikawa
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 64
Takeshi Kamo
1915 - 2004
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 65
Koichi Oita
1914 - 1996
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 66
Seishiro Shimatani
1938 - 2001
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 67
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
1942 - 2017
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 68
Toshio Hirabayashi
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 69
Yoshio Furukawa
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 70
Shoko Hamada
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 71
Nagayasu Honda
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 72
Nobuo Matsunaga
1921 - 2007
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 73
Masanobu Izumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 74
Seki Matsunaga
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 75
Hisataka Okamoto
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 76