Businessperson

Shibusawa Eiichi

Japanese industrialist known as the "father of Japanese capitalism"

1840 - 1931

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Shibusawa Eiichi

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Shibusawa Eiichi is the 253rd most popular businessperson (up from 263rd in 2024), the 699th most popular biography from Japan (down from 686th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Businessperson.

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Among Businesspeople

Among businesspeople, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 253 out of 847. Before him are Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, Lee Shau-kee, Steve Fossett, Hans Wilsdorf, Vagit Alekperov, and David Icke. After him are George Gallup, Terry Gou, Isaac Carasso, Freddy Heineken, Ray Dalio, and William C. Durant.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 247
Lee Shau-kee
1929 - 2025
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 248
Steve Fossett
1944 - 2007
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 249
Hans Wilsdorf
1881 - 1960
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 250
Vagit Alekperov
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 251
David Icke
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 252
Shibusawa Eiichi
1840 - 1931
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 253
George Gallup
1901 - 1984
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 254
Terry Gou
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 255
Isaac Carasso
1874 - 1939
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 256
Freddy Heineken
1923 - 2002
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 257
Ray Dalio
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 258
William C. Durant
1861 - 1947
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 259

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 36. Before him are Sisowath of Cambodia, Kuroda Kiyotaka, William, Prince of Orange, Friedrich Kohlrausch, Emin Pasha, and Namık Kemal. After him are Lars Fredrik Nilson, Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, August Leskien, José Manuel Balmaceda, Marie Bracquemond, and Charles Booth. Among people deceased in 1931, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 52. Before him are Eugene de Blaas, Thomas Lipton, Charles Algernon Parsons, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, David Bruce, and Chandra Shekhar Azad. After him are Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Salvatore Maranzano, Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme, Lujo Brentano, Felix Blumenfeld, and Henri Mathias Berthelot.

Others Born in 1840

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Sisowath of Cambodia
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1927
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 30
Kuroda Kiyotaka
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1900
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 31
William, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1879
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 32
Friedrich Kohlrausch
PHYSICIST
1840 - 1910
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 33
Emin Pasha
EXPLORER
1840 - 1892
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 34
Namık Kemal
WRITER
1840 - 1888
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 35
Shibusawa Eiichi
BUSINESSPERSON
1840 - 1931
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 36
Lars Fredrik Nilson
CHEMIST
1840 - 1899
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 37
Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1910
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 38
August Leskien
LINGUIST
1840 - 1916
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 39
José Manuel Balmaceda
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1891
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 40
Marie Bracquemond
PAINTER
1840 - 1916
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 41
Charles Booth
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1916
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 42

Others Deceased in 1931

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Eugene de Blaas
PAINTER
1843 - 1931
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 46
Thomas Lipton
BUSINESSPERSON
1848 - 1931
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 47
Charles Algernon Parsons
INVENTOR
1854 - 1931
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 48
Mohammad Ali Jauhar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1931
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 49
David Bruce
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1931
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 50
Chandra Shekhar Azad
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1931
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 51
Shibusawa Eiichi
BUSINESSPERSON
1840 - 1931
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 52
Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1931
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 53
Salvatore Maranzano
MAFIOSO
1886 - 1931
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 54
Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme
NOBLEMAN
1872 - 1931
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 55
Lujo Brentano
ECONOMIST
1844 - 1931
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 56
Felix Blumenfeld
MUSICIAN
1863 - 1931
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 57
Henri Mathias Berthelot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1931
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 58