FILM DIRECTOR
Yoshiyuki Tomino
1941 - Today

Yoshiyuki Tomino
Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 由悠季, Tomino Yoshiyuki; born 富野 喜幸; November 5, 1941) is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, songwriter and novelist best known for creating the Gundam anime franchise. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshiyuki Tomino is the 490th most popular film director (down from 461st in 2019), the 790th most popular biography from Japan (down from 699th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Japanese Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Yoshiyuki Tomino ranks 490 out of 2,041. Before him are Ladislao Vajda, Claude Zidi, Lindsay Anderson, Pierre Woodman, Andre DeToth, and Gérard Oury. After him are Alain Corneau, Walter Ruttmann, Alessandro Blasetti, André Cayatte, Umberto Lenzi, and Sam Wood.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLadislao Vajda
1906 - 1965
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 484
Claude Zidi
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 485
Lindsay Anderson
1923 - 1994
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 486
Pierre Woodman
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 487
Andre DeToth
1913 - 2002
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 488
Gérard Oury
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 489
Yoshiyuki Tomino
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 490
Alain Corneau
1943 - 2010
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 491
Walter Ruttmann
1887 - 1941
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 492
Alessandro Blasetti
1900 - 1987
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 493
André Cayatte
1909 - 1989
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 494
Umberto Lenzi
1931 - 2017
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 495
Sam Wood
1883 - 1949
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 496
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Yoshiyuki Tomino ranks 211. Before him are José Carlos, İdil Biret, Mariangela Melato, Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Reine Wisell, and Fred West. After him are Leslie Lamport, Carla Gravina, Bruce Nauman, Josep Maria Mauri, David Crystal, and Vladimir Lyakhov.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsJosé Carlos
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 205
İdil Biret
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 206
Mariangela Melato
ACTOR
1941 - 2013
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 207
Gabriel Zubeir Wako
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 208
Reine Wisell
RACING DRIVER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 209
Fred West
EXTREMIST
1941 - 1995
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 210
Yoshiyuki Tomino
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 211
Leslie Lamport
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 212
Carla Gravina
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 213
Bruce Nauman
PAINTER
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 214
Josep Maria Mauri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 215
David Crystal
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 216
Vladimir Lyakhov
ASTRONAUT
1941 - 2018
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 217
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoshiyuki Tomino ranks 790 out of 6,245. Before him are Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902), Matome Ugaki (1890), Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867), Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), Eiji Toyoda (1913), and Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852). After him are Yasushi Inoue (1907), Takeshi Ono (1944), Mineko Iwasaki (1949), Naoko Takeuchi (1967), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), and Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (1958).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYasuhito, Prince Chichibu
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 784
Matome Ugaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1945
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 785
Hiranuma Kiichirō
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1952
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 786
Ashikaga Yoshinori
POLITICIAN
1394 - 1441
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 787
Eiji Toyoda
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2013
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 788
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 789
Yoshiyuki Tomino
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 790
Yasushi Inoue
WRITER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 791
Takeshi Ono
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 792
Mineko Iwasaki
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 793
Naoko Takeuchi
COMIC ARTIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 794
Banana Yoshimoto
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 795
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 796
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Yoshiyuki Tomino ranks 21. Before him are Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1955), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), Ishirō Honda (1911), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Mikio Naruse (1905), and Kon Ichikawa (1915). After him are Takashi Miike (1960), Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), Hiroshi Inagaki (1905), Gorō Miyazaki (1967), Osamu Dezaki (1943), and Seijun Suzuki (1923).
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 15
Kinji Fukasaku
1930 - 2003
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 16
Ishirō Honda
1911 - 1993
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 17
Hirokazu Kore-eda
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 18
Mikio Naruse
1905 - 1969
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 19
Kon Ichikawa
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 20
Yoshiyuki Tomino
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 21
Takashi Miike
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 22
Hiroshi Teshigahara
1927 - 2001
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 23
Hiroshi Inagaki
1905 - 1980
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 24
Gorō Miyazaki
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 25
Osamu Dezaki
1943 - 2011
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 26
Seijun Suzuki
1923 - 2017
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 27