MILITARY PERSONNEL
Akechi Mitsuhide
1526 - 1582
Akechi Mitsuhide
Akechi Mitsuhide (明智 光秀, March 10, 1528 – July 2, 1582), first called Jūbei from his clan and later Koretō Hyūga no Kami (惟任日向守) from his title, was a Japanese samurai general of the Sengoku period. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akechi Mitsuhide has received more than 1,666,296 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Akechi Mitsuhide is the 176th most popular military personnel (up from 179th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Japan (down from 58th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.
Akechi Mitsuhide is most famous for his betrayal of Oda Nobunaga, which led to the death of Nobunaga.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
67.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
4.09
Effective Languages (L*)
3.42
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Akechi Mitsuhide ranks 176 out of 2,058. Before him are Helmuth Weidling, Zhao Yun, Georg von Küchler, Auguste de Marmont, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, and Jean-de-Dieu Soult. After him are Michiel de Ruyter, Hans Krebs, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Khalifa Haftar, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Parmenion.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHelmuth Weidling
1891 - 1955
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 170
Zhao Yun
168 - 229
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 171
Georg von Küchler
1881 - 1968
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 172
Auguste de Marmont
1774 - 1852
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 173
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
1559 - 1632
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 174
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
1769 - 1851
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 175
Akechi Mitsuhide
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 176
Michiel de Ruyter
1607 - 1676
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 177
Hans Krebs
1898 - 1945
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 178
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1837 - 1913
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 179
Khalifa Haftar
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 180
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
1650 - 1722
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 181
Parmenion
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 182
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1526, Akechi Mitsuhide ranks 3. Before him are Giuseppe Arcimboldo, and Catherine Jagiellon. After him are Elizabeth of Austria, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Rafael Bombelli, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Bâkî, Benedict the Moor, Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz. Among people deceased in 1582, Akechi Mitsuhide ranks 4. Before him are Oda Nobunaga, Teresa of Ávila, and Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba. After him are Wu Cheng'en, Altan Khan, Takeda Katsuyori, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Mori Ranmaru, Oda Nobutada, Zhang Juzheng, and Charlotte of Bourbon.
Others Born in 1526
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Arcimboldo
PAINTER
1526 - 1593
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 1
Catherine Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1526 - 1583
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 2
Akechi Mitsuhide
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 3
Elizabeth of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1545
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 4
Augustus, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1526 - 1586
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 5
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1586
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 6
Rafael Bombelli
MATHEMATICIAN
1526 - 1573
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 7
Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
ASTRONOMER
1526 - 1580
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 8
Bâkî
WRITER
1526 - 1600
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 9
Benedict the Moor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1526 - 1589
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 10
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1569
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 11
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1588
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1582
Go to all RankingsOda Nobunaga
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1534 - 1582
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 1
Teresa of Ávila
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1515 - 1582
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 2
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
POLITICIAN
1507 - 1582
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 3
Akechi Mitsuhide
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 4
Wu Cheng'en
WRITER
1500 - 1582
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 5
Altan Khan
POLITICIAN
1507 - 1582
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 6
Takeda Katsuyori
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1582
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 7
Diego, Prince of Asturias
POLITICIAN
1575 - 1582
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 8
Mori Ranmaru
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1582
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 9
Oda Nobutada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1557 - 1582
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 10
Zhang Juzheng
POLITICIAN
1525 - 1582
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 11
Charlotte of Bourbon
COMPANION
1546 - 1582
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 12
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Akechi Mitsuhide ranks 65 out of 6,245. Before him are Junji Nishikawa (1907), Empress Michiko (1934), Mako (1933), Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916), Natsume Sōseki (1867), and Kane Tanaka (1903). After him are Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837), Hideki Yukawa (1907), Kenzō Tange (1913), Fumio Kishida (1957), Akira Toriyama (1955), and Uesugi Kenshin (1530).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsJunji Nishikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 59
Empress Michiko
CELEBRITY
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 60
Mako
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 61
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
ENGINEER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 62
Natsume Sōseki
WRITER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 63
Kane Tanaka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 2022
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 64
Akechi Mitsuhide
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 65
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1913
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 66
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 67
Kenzō Tange
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 68
Fumio Kishida
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 69
Akira Toriyama
COMIC ARTIST
1955 - 2024
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 70
Uesugi Kenshin
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1578
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 71
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan
Among military personnels born in Japan, Akechi Mitsuhide ranks 9. Before him are Isoroku Yamamoto (1884), Hattori Hanzō (1542), Saigō Takamori (1828), Hiroo Onoda (1922), Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159), and Chūichi Nagumo (1887). After him are Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837), Date Masamune (1567), Tōgō Heihachirō (1848), Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891), Okita Sōji (1842), and Shunroku Hata (1879).
Isoroku Yamamoto
1884 - 1943
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 3
Hattori Hanzō
1542 - 1597
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 4
Saigō Takamori
1828 - 1877
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 5
Hiroo Onoda
1922 - 2014
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 6
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
1159 - 1189
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 7
Chūichi Nagumo
1887 - 1944
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 8
Akechi Mitsuhide
1526 - 1582
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 9
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1837 - 1913
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 10
Date Masamune
1567 - 1636
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 11
Tōgō Heihachirō
1848 - 1934
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 12
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
1891 - 1945
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 13
Okita Sōji
1842 - 1868
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 14
Shunroku Hata
1879 - 1962
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 15