ACTOR
Yūji Ueda
1967 - Today

Yūji Ueda
Yūji Ueda (うえだ ゆうじ, Ueda Yūji; born June 15, 1967) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is best known for voicing the roles of Sagara Sanosuke in Rurouni Kenshin, Akito Tenkawa in Martian Successor Nadesico, Valerino in the 1992 series of Calimero, Takeshi/Brock and Sonansu/Wobbuffet in Pokémon, Horohoro in Shaman King, Johannes Krauser II in Detroit Metal City, Keitarō Urashima in Love Hina, Shiro Iori in Kill la Kill, and Yousuke Fuuma in Wedding Peach. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Yūji Ueda is the 9,472nd most popular actor (down from 8,751st in 2024), the 2,471st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,908th in 2019) and the 227th most popular Japanese Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Yūji Ueda ranks 9,472 out of 13,578. Before him are Charles Baker, Prateik Babbar, Ashley Olsen, Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu, Verónica Echegui, and Johanna Wokalek. After him are Susie Essman, Christopher Lawford, Derek Fowlds, Loren Dean, Willa Holland, and Joan Sims.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Baker
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 9,468
Prateik Babbar
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 9,469
Ashley Olsen
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 9,470
Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 9,471
Verónica Echegui
1983 - 2025
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 9,472
Johanna Wokalek
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 9,473
Yūji Ueda
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 9,474
Susie Essman
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 9,475
Christopher Lawford
1955 - 2018
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 9,476
Derek Fowlds
1937 - 2020
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 9,477
Loren Dean
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 9,478
Willa Holland
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 9,479
Joan Sims
1930 - 2001
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 9,480
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Yūji Ueda ranks 598. Before him are Avi Gabbay, René Dif, Robert Więckiewicz, Ihor Pavlyuk, Angela Melillo, and Robert Wangila. After him are Roger Sanchez, Maik Bullmann, Jonathan Adams, Dmitri Popov, Steve Harwell, and Matthew Barney.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsAvi Gabbay
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 592
René Dif
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 593
Robert Więckiewicz
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 594
Ihor Pavlyuk
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 595
Angela Melillo
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 596
Robert Wangila
ATHLETE
1967 - 1994
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 597
Yūji Ueda
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 598
Roger Sanchez
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 599
Maik Bullmann
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 600
Jonathan Adams
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 601
Dmitri Popov
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 602
Steve Harwell
SINGER
1967 - 2023
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 603
Matthew Barney
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 604
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yūji Ueda ranks 2,471 out of 6,245. Before him are Miyuki Sawashiro (1985), Yuya Funatsu (1983), Daniel Martínez (null), Masaki Kinoshita (1989), Naoki Miyata (1987), and Daiki Oizumi (1989). After him are Masashi Miyamura (1969), Ryuzo Morioka (1975), Naoko Takahashi (1972), Shinya Kato (1980), Kōji Tsujitani (1962), and Daijiro Takakuwa (1973).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMiyuki Sawashiro
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 2,465
Yuya Funatsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 2,466
Daniel Martínez
ATHLETE
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 2,467
Masaki Kinoshita
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 2,468
Naoki Miyata
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 2,469
Daiki Oizumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 2,470
Yūji Ueda
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 2,471
Masashi Miyamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 2,472
Ryuzo Morioka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 2,473
Naoko Takahashi
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 2,474
Shinya Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 2,475
Kōji Tsujitani
ACTOR
1962 - 2018
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 2,476
Daijiro Takakuwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 2,477
Among ACTORS In Japan
Among actors born in Japan, Yūji Ueda ranks 227. Before him are Sonoya Mizuno (1988), Eri Fukatsu (1973), Takeru Satoh (1989), Hiro Shimono (1980), Hisao Egawa (1962), and Miyuki Sawashiro (1985). After him are Kōji Tsujitani (1962), Naohito Fujiki (1972), Hikari Mitsushima (1985), Kumiko Watanabe (1965), Rika Fukami (1963), and Masami Nagasawa (1987).
Sonoya Mizuno
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 221
Eri Fukatsu
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 222
Takeru Satoh
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 223
Hiro Shimono
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 224
Hisao Egawa
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 225
Miyuki Sawashiro
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 226
Yūji Ueda
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 227
Kōji Tsujitani
1962 - 2018
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 228
Naohito Fujiki
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 229
Hikari Mitsushima
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 230
Kumiko Watanabe
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 231
Rika Fukami
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 232
Masami Nagasawa
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 233














































