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Yuko Shimizu

1946 - Today

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Yuko Shimizu (清水 侑子, Shimizu Yūko; born 1 November 1946) is a Japanese designer who created Hello Kitty. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yuko Shimizu is the 58th most popular designer (up from 64th in 2019), the 989th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,025th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Yuko Shimizu ranks 58 out of 104. Before her are Milton Glaser, Milena Canonero, Louis Majorelle, Enzo Mari, Syd Mead, and Laura Biagiotti. After her are Hans Wegner, Diana Vreeland, Kaj Franck, Georg Jensen, Anton Koberger, and Paul Rand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Yuko Shimizu ranks 348. Before her are Rocío Jurado, Lesley Gore, María Baxa, Zhang Gaoli, Roland Sandberg, and Álvaro Arzú. After her are Roy Thomas Baker, Ralph Gonsalves, Paul Davies, Blake Clark, Jiří Bělohlávek, and Mart Siimann.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yuko Shimizu ranks 989 out of 6,245. Before her are Katō Tomosaburō (1861), Kirin Kiki (1943), Keisuke Kinoshita (1912), Kafū Nagai (1879), Naomi Osaka (1997), and Keiichi Tsuchiya (1956). After her are Tatsumi Kimishima (1950), Koichi Tohei (1920), Kan Kikuchi (1888), Magdalene of Nagasaki (1611), Mikio Sato (1928), and Torii Kiyonobu I (1664).

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Among DESIGNERS In Japan

Among designers born in Japan, Yuko Shimizu ranks 2. Before her are Eiko Ishioka (1938). After her are Fumito Ueda (1970), Yusaku Maezawa (1975), and Nicola Formichetti (1977).

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