Karateka

749 karatekas with enough recorded facts for a profile page.

Top profiles

• Chuck Norris (1940–2026) – United States
• Forest Whitaker (born 1961) – United States
• William Shatner (born 1931) – Canada
• Boyko Borissov (born 1959) – Bulgaria
• James Caan (1940–2022) – United States
• Wesley Snipes (born 1962) – United States
• Shilpa Shetty (born 1976) – India
• Christian Slater (born 1969) – United States
• Emma Bunton (born 1976) – United Kingdom
• Kristin Kreuk (born 1982) – Canada
• Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) – Ryukyu Kingdom
• Pam Grier (born 1949) – United States
• Ronald McNair (1950–1986) – United States
• Hiroyuki Sanada (born 1960) – Japan
• Mas Oyama (1923–1994) – Korea under Japanese rule
• Craig T. Nelson (born 1944) – United States
• Laura Vandervoort (born 1984) – Canada
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950–2025) – United States
• Cynthia Rothrock (born 1957) – United States
• Charlaine Harris (born 1951) – United States
• Élodie Yung (born 1981) – France
• Jim Kelly (1946–2013) – United States
• Leo Howard (born 1997) – United States
• Charlotte Church (born 1986) – United Kingdom
• Linden Ashby (born 1960) – United States
• Shin Koyamada (born 1982) – Japan
• Choi Hong-hi (1918–2002) – North Korea
• Russell Wong (born 1963) – United States
• Stephen R. Donaldson (born 1947) – United States
• Annie (born 1977) – Norway
• Bettina Plank (born 1992) – Austria
• Feryal Abdelaziz (born 1999) – Egypt
• Sandra Sánchez (born 1981) – Spain
• Masatoshi Nakayama (1913–1987) – Japan
• Alex Meraz (born 1985) – United States
• Sho Kosugi (born 1948) – Japan
• Billy Blanks (born 1955) – United States
• Aaron Norris (born 1951) – United States
• Kenwa Mabuni (1889–1952) – Japan
• Ankō Itosu (1831–1915) – Japan
• Nick Moran (born 1969) – United Kingdom
• Sajad Ganjzadeh (born 1992) – Iran
• Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931–2019) – Japan
• Jovana Preković (born 1996) – Serbia
• Fran Healy (born 1973) – United Kingdom
• Ivet Goranova (born 2000) – Bulgaria
• Motobu Chōki (1870–1944) – Japan
• Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928–2008) – Japan
• Al Leong (born 1952) – United States
• Chōjun Miyagi (1888–1953) – Japan
• Iryna Zaretska (born 1996) – Ukraine
• Elvis Stojko (born 1972) – Canada
• Brent Hayden (born 1983) – Canada
• Ryō Kiyuna (born 1990) – Japan
• Tareg Hamedi (born 1998) – Saudi Arabia
• Rafael Aghayev (born 1985) – Azerbaijan
• Darren Shahlavi (1972–2015) – United Kingdom
• Anzhelika Terliuha (born 1992) – Ukraine
• Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa (born 1996) – Jordan
• Kiyou Shimizu (born 1993) – Japan

By country

• Japan (199)
• United States (79)
• France (47)
• United Kingdom (27)
• Turkey (26)
• Italy (22)
• Iran (20)
• Germany (16)
• Canada (13)
• Egypt (12)
• Spain (11)
• Kingdom of the Netherlands (9)
• Morocco (9)
• Algeria (8)
• Azerbaijan (8)
• People's Republic of China (7)
• Belgium (6)
• Croatia (6)
• Kazakhstan (6)
• Ukraine (6)

Other countries

• Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa (born 1996) – Jordan
• Abdu Shaher (born 1957)
• Abdullah Shaaban (born 1994) – Kuwait
• Ablaye Diop (born 1983) – Senegal
• Ahmad Zigi Zaresta Yuda (born 1998) – Indonesia
• Akio Tamashiro (born 1979) – Peru
• Alexander Fu Sheng (1954–1983) – British Hong Kong
• Alexander Gerunov (born 1979) – Russia
• Alexandra Grande (born 1990) – Peru
• Ali Zand (born 1999)
• Alicia Hernández (born 1990)
• Alisa Buchinger (born 1992) – Austria
• Alisha Choudhary – India
• Allan Maldonado (born 1994)
• Amir Hossein Fadakar (born 1999)
• Ana Villanueva (born 1982) – Dominican Republic
• Andrea Anacan (born 1990) – New Zealand
• Andrea Armada (born 2000)
• Andrey Aktauov
• Andrés Madera (born 1988)
• Andrés Rendón (born 1980) – Colombia
• Anna Chernysheva (born 2001) – Russia
• Anna Coddington (born 1981) – New Zealand
• Anna Lewandowska (born 1988) – Poland
• Annie (born 1977) – Norway
• Antonio Díaz (born 1980) – Venezuela
• Arnela Odžaković (born 1983) – Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Arthur Hovhannisyan (born 1975) – Armenia
• Artsiom Krautsou (born 1991) – Belarus
• Arturo Worrell (born 1950) – Panama
• Ayaka Saito
• Babacar Seck (born 1998)
• Bahman Askari (born 1991)
• Bakhriniso Babaeva (born 1997)
• Barno Mirzaeva (born 1991) – Uzbekistan
• Bashar Al-Najjar (born 1991) – Jordan
• Baurelys Torres (born 1994)
• Bettina Plank (born 1992) – Austria
• Bill Viola Jr (born 1977)
• Bimala Tamang (born 1995) – Nepal
• Boyko Borissov (born 1959) – Bulgaria
• Brian Irr (born 1988)
• Brian Timmermans (born 1997)
• Camilo Velozo (born 1996) – Chile
• Celine Lee (born 1994)
• Ceyco Georgia Zefanya (born 1999)
• Chan Sing (1940–2019) – Thailand
• Chang Keun Choi (born 1941) – South Korea
• Chao Jou (born 1995)
• Chehinez Jemi (born 1997) – Tunisia
• Chirine Zarati (born 2002) – Tunisia
• Choi Hong-hi (1918–2002) – North Korea
• Choi Wan Yu (born 1993)
• Christos-Stefanos Xenos (born 2000) – Greece
• Chōfu Kyan (1839–1910) – Ryukyu Kingdom
• Claudymar Garcés (born 1998)
• Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani (born 1994) – Indonesia
• Daniyar Yuldashev (born 1996)
• Dastonbek Otabolaev (born 1993) – Uzbekistan
• Diana Ramírez – Colombia
• Didar Amirali (born 1996)
• Dionicio Gustavo (born 1983) – Dominican Republic
• Dionysios Xenos (born 1995) – Greece
• Dorota Banaszczyk (born 1997) – Poland
• Douglas Brose (born 1985) – Brazil
• Elena Quirici (born 1994) – Switzerland
• Eleni Chatziliadou (born 1993) – Greece
• Eli Cohen (born 1949) – Israel
• Emil Pavlov (born 1992) – North Macedonia
• Emma Henry (1940–1986) – Philippines
• Emmanuel Leong
• Enrique Villalón (born 2001) – Chile
• Fabián Casas (born 1965) – Argentina
• Fabián Huaiquimán (born 1998) – Chile
• Fariz Najafov (born 1978) – Soviet Union
• Felton Messina – Dominican Republic
• Fortesa Orana (born 1996) – Kosovo
• Frank Woon-a-tai (born 1950) – Guyana
• Frank Zoko Ble (born 1975) – Finland
• Freddy Valera
• Garreth McLellan (born 1982) – South Africa
• Geoff Thompson
• Geraldine Peña – Colombia
• Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) – Ryukyu Kingdom
• Gloria Guissou (born 1995) – Burkina Faso
• Gogita Arkania (born 1984) – Georgia
• Gretchen Malalad (born 1980) – Philippines
• Gu Shiau-shuang (born 1997)
• Gulshan Alimardanova (born 2006) – Uzbekistan
• Gábor Hárspataki (born 1996) – Hungary
• Hala Al-Qadi (born 2001) – Palestine
• Halyna Melnyk (born 1994)
• Hana Antunovic
• Harold G. Long (1930–1998)
• Heidy Rodríguez (born 1981)
• Heikki Koort (1955–2021) – Estonia
• Helena Kuusisto (born 1992) – Finland
• Herolind Nishevci (born 1992) – Albania
• Hideo Nakamura (1913–2013) – Korea under Japanese rule
• Higaonna Kanryō (1853–1916) – Ryukyu Kingdom
• Hikaru Ono (born 1992)
• Hsu Wei-chun (born 1991)
• Héctor Cención (born 1999) – Panama
• Hồ Thị Thu Hiền (born 1995) – Vietnam
• Ingrid Aranda (born 1992) – Peru
• Ingrida Suchánková (born 1993) – Slovakia
• Isabel Aco (born 1994) – Peru
• Iurik Ogannisian – Russia
• Ivana Perović (born 2002) – Serbia
• Ivet Goranova (born 2000) – Bulgaria
• Ivona Ćavar (born 1996)
• Jacqueline Factos (born 1985) – Ecuador
• James Reid (born 1993) – Philippines
• Jamie Lim
• Jelena Milivojčević (born 1990)
• Jenny Warling (born 1994) – Luxembourg
• Jillian Toney (born 1970)
• Jintar Simanjuntak (born 1987)
• John van Weenen (born 1941)
• Jose Martins Achiam (1944–2008) – Portugal
• Jovana Preković (born 1996) – Serbia
• Juan Eduardo Castro (born 1954) – Uruguay
• Julliet Toney (born 1970)
• Kakeru Nishiyama (born 1995)
• Kalvis Kalnins (born 1991) – Latvia
• Karin Prinsloo (born 1972) – South Africa
• Karin Sökare (born 1964)
• Kateryna Kryva (born 1992)
• Kathryn Campbell (born 1990)
• Katrine Pedersen (born 1996) – Kingdom of Denmark
• Kelly Fernandes (born 2000) – Brazil
• Konstantin Totibadze (born 1969) – Georgia
• Krisda Putri Aprilia (born 1999) – Indonesia
• Ku Tsui-ping – Taiwan
• Kushal Shrestha (born 1982) – Nepal
• Kyriaki Kydonaki (born 2001)
• Kálmán Furkó (1947–2021) – Hungary
• Kūsankū (1670–1762)
• Li Lirisman (born 1998) – Estonia
• Lucija Lesjak (born 1999)
• Luis Plumacher (born 1983) – Colombia
• Mae Soriano (born 1982)
• Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (born 1980) – United Arab Emirates
• Maja Ivarsson (born 1979) – Sweden
• Maria Alexiadis (born 1975) – Australia
• Mariano Wong (born 1997) – Peru
• Marianth Cuervo (born 1997)
• Mario Hodžić (born 1998)
• Marko Luhamaa (born 1975) – Estonia
• Maryam Bishārāt (born 2009) – Palestine
• María Dimitrova (born 1985)
• María Isabel Nieto Mejías (born 1999)
• María Torres García (born 1997)
• Mas Oyama (1923–1994) – Korea under Japanese rule
• Masami Tsuruoka (1929–2014)
• Masaru Shintani (1927–2000)
• Matteo Avanzini
• Meena Hazara – Pakistan
• Milorad Radulović (born 1953) – Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
• Mohammad Al-Jafari (born 2004)
• Monsicha Tararattanakul (born 1998)
• Montassar Tabben (born 1982) – Tunisia
• Mouad Ouites
• Nagham Abu Samra (1997–2024) – Palestine
• Nargis Hameed (born 1998) – Pakistan
• Nelson Sardenberg (born 1970) – Brazil
• Nguyễn Hoàng Ngân (born 1984) – Vietnam
• Nguyễn Minh Phụng (born 1991) – Vietnam
• Nisar Smiler (born 1953) – Pakistan
• Nurkanat Azhikanov (born 2001)
• Ofentse Bakwadi
• Omaira Molina (born 1991)
• Omar Murtazaliev (1963–2026) – Soviet Union
• Pacha Nobin Jomoh (born 1990)
• Parid Dule (born 1969) – Albania
• Patrick McCarthy (born 1954) – Australia
• Patrícia Esparteiro (born 1994) – Portugal
• Paul Newby
• Paul Starling (born 1948) – Australia
• Paul Viorel Dinu (born 1977) – Romania
• Paula Flores (born 1994)
• Peichin Takahara (1684–1760) – Ryukyu Kingdom
• Peter Archer (1943–2000) – Australia
• Peter Chong (born 1941) – Singapore
• Philip Sahagun
• Ramona Brüderlin (born 1994) – Switzerland
• Roberto Danubio (born 1957) – Switzerland
• Rodrigo Rojas (born 1990) – Chile
• Roman Anashkin (born 1968) – Soviet Union
• Ruslans Sadikovs (born 1987) – Latvia
• Sadriddin Saymatov (born 1997) – Uzbekistan
• Saleh Abazari (born 1998)
• Sayed Mohammed Al Mosawi (born 1995) – Kuwait
• Sevinch Rakhimova (born 1999) – Uzbekistan
• Shilpa Shetty (born 1976) – India
• Stein Rønning (1965–2008) – Norway
• Steve Arneil (1934–2021) – South Africa
• Sultan Al-Zahrani (born 1998) – Saudi Arabia
• Sven-Ole Thorsen (born 1944) – Kingdom of Denmark
• Tareg Hamedi (born 1998) – Saudi Arabia
• Thomas Scott (born 1990)
• Titta Keinänen (born 1993) – Finland
• Tony Ferrer (1934–2021) – Philippines
• Valentina Toro (born 2000) – Chile
• Vassilikí Panetsídou (born 1989) – Greece
• Vinícius Figueira (born 1991) – Brazil
• Vladimir Zorin (born 1957) – Soviet Union
• Wafa Mahjoub (born 2001) – Tunisia
• Wen Tzu-yun (born 1993) – Taiwan
• Wlodzimierz Kwiecinski (born 1955) – Poland
• Won Kuk Lee (1907–2003) – South Korea
• Yuriy Kalashnikov (born 1982) – Russia

See also

• All fighters
• Karateka competitions

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.