WRESTLER
Yuji Takada
1954 - Today

Yuji Takada
Yuji Takada (高田 裕司, Takada Yūji; born February 17, 1954) is a retired Japanese flyweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. Takada held the world title in 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1979. In 2005 he was inducted into the FILA Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yuji Takada is the 279th most popular wrestler (down from 215th in 2019), the 1,667th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,552nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Japanese Wrestler.
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Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Yuji Takada ranks 279 out of 1,027. Before him are Naomi, Mohamed Ali Rashwan, Aleister Black, Gustav Freij, Luke Gallows, and Mark Henry. After him are Sin Cara, Sabu, Bayley, Søren Marinus Jensen, Ahmet Kireççi, and Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNaomi
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 273
Mohamed Ali Rashwan
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 274
Aleister Black
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 275
Gustav Freij
1922 - 1973
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 276
Luke Gallows
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 277
Mark Henry
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 278
Yuji Takada
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 279
Sin Cara
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 280
Sabu
1964 - 2025
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 281
Bayley
1989 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 282
Søren Marinus Jensen
1879 - 1965
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 283
Ahmet Kireççi
1914 - 1979
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 284
Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko
1938 - 2000
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 285
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Yuji Takada ranks 474. Before him are Andrzej Sekuła, Lou Pearlman, Yuji Horii, José Diego, Silvio Micali, and Gerónimo Barbadillo. After him are Verner Lička, Raymond T. Odierno, Adrie Koster, Donald Gibb, Tamara Lazakovich, and Jürgen Trittin.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsAndrzej Sekuła
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 468
Lou Pearlman
PRODUCER
1954 - 2016
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 469
Yuji Horii
GAME DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 470
José Diego
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 471
Silvio Micali
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 472
Gerónimo Barbadillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 473
Yuji Takada
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 474
Verner Lička
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 475
Raymond T. Odierno
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1954 - 2021
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 476
Adrie Koster
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 477
Donald Gibb
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 478
Tamara Lazakovich
GYMNAST
1954 - 1992
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 479
Jürgen Trittin
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 480
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yuji Takada ranks 1,667 out of 6,245. Before him are Takao Kobayashi (1961), Tsuyoshi Nakao (1983), Midori Ito (1969), Takeshi Watanabe (1972), Norio Sasaki (1958), and Akihiko Hoshide (1968). After him are Takashi Yamazaki (1964), Shogo Sakurai (1984), Daijiro Kato (1976), Yuto Nagatomo (1986), Kinya Takehara (1974), and Rikiya Koyama (1963).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTakao Kobayashi
ASTRONOMER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 1,661
Tsuyoshi Nakao
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 1,662
Midori Ito
SKATER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 1,663
Takeshi Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 1,664
Norio Sasaki
COACH
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 1,665
Akihiko Hoshide
ASTRONAUT
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,666
Yuji Takada
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,667
Takashi Yamazaki
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,668
Shogo Sakurai
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1,669
Daijiro Kato
RACING DRIVER
1976 - 2003
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1,670
Yuto Nagatomo
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1,671
Kinya Takehara
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1,672
Rikiya Koyama
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1,673
Among WRESTLERS In Japan
Among wrestlers born in Japan, Yuji Takada ranks 14. Before him are Osamu Watanabe (1940), Shozo Sasahara (1929), Shinobu Sekine (1943), Katsutoshi Naito (1895), Jiichiro Date (1952), and Asuka (1981). After him are Shohachi Ishii (1926), Mitsuo Ikeda (1935), Kiyomi Kato (1948), Hitoshi Saito (1961), Hidehiko Yoshida (1969), and Takanohana Kōji (1972).
Osamu Watanabe
1940 - 2022
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 8
Shozo Sasahara
1929 - 2023
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 9
Shinobu Sekine
1943 - 2018
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 10
Katsutoshi Naito
1895 - 1969
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 11
Jiichiro Date
1952 - 2018
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 12
Asuka
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 13
Yuji Takada
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 14
Shohachi Ishii
1926 - 1980
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 15
Mitsuo Ikeda
1935 - 2002
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 16
Kiyomi Kato
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 17
Hitoshi Saito
1961 - 2015
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 18
Hidehiko Yoshida
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 19
Takanohana Kōji
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 20