WRITER
Ariwara no Narihira
825 - 880
Ariwara no Narihira
Ariwara no Narihira (在原 業平, 825 – 9 July 880) was a Japanese courtier and waka poet of the early Heian period. He was named one of both the Six Poetic Geniuses and the Thirty-Six Poetic Geniuses, and one of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu collection. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ariwara no Narihira has received more than 128,884 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ariwara no Narihira is the 2,466th most popular writer (up from 2,475th in 2019), the 733rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 740th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Japanese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
54.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
1.62
Effective Languages (L*)
4.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ariwara no Narihira ranks 2,466 out of 7,302. Before him are Winston Groom, William Beckford, Alois Musil, María Kodama, Annie Proulx, and Rolf Hochhuth. After him are Dick Francis, Christopher Priest, Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart, Valentin Kataev, Andrey Kurbsky, and Lidia Zamenhof.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWinston Groom
1943 - 2020
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 2,460
William Beckford
1760 - 1844
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 2,461
Alois Musil
1868 - 1944
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,462
María Kodama
1937 - 2023
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,463
Annie Proulx
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,464
Rolf Hochhuth
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,465
Ariwara no Narihira
825 - 880
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2,466
Dick Francis
1920 - 2010
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2,467
Christopher Priest
1943 - 2024
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2,468
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
1739 - 1791
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 2,469
Valentin Kataev
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 2,470
Andrey Kurbsky
1528 - 1583
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 2,471
Lidia Zamenhof
1904 - 1942
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 2,472
Contemporaries
Among people born in 825, Ariwara no Narihira ranks 5. Before him are Louis II of Italy, Al-Muhtadi, Ono no Komachi, and Fortún Garcés of Pamplona. After him is Galindo Aznárez I. Among people deceased in 880, Ariwara no Narihira ranks 4. Before him are Carloman of Bavaria, Fatima al-Fihri, and Bruno, Duke of Saxony. After him is Al-Mahani.
Others Born in 825
Go to all RankingsLouis II of Italy
POLITICIAN
825 - 875
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 1
Al-Muhtadi
POLITICIAN
825 - 870
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 2
Ono no Komachi
WRITER
825 - 900
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3
Fortún Garcés of Pamplona
POLITICIAN
825 - 922
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4
Ariwara no Narihira
WRITER
825 - 880
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5
Galindo Aznárez I
POLITICIAN
825 - 867
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 6
Others Deceased in 880
Go to all RankingsCarloman of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
830 - 880
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1
Fatima al-Fihri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 880
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2
Bruno, Duke of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
850 - 880
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 3
Ariwara no Narihira
WRITER
825 - 880
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 4
Al-Mahani
MATHEMATICIAN
820 - 880
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 5
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Ariwara no Narihira ranks 733 out of 6,245. Before him are Takao Nishiyama (1942), Masabumi Hosono (1870), Taisen Deshimaru (1914), Harukichi Hyakutake (1888), Tanzan Ishibashi (1884), and Donald Tsang (1944). After him are Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921), George Ohsawa (1893), Kanō Eitoku (1543), Hiroshi Inagaki (1905), Soga no Umako (551), and Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTakao Nishiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 727
Masabumi Hosono
EXPLORER
1870 - 1939
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 728
Taisen Deshimaru
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1982
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 729
Harukichi Hyakutake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 730
Tanzan Ishibashi
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1973
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 731
Donald Tsang
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 732
Ariwara no Narihira
WRITER
825 - 880
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 733
Kisshomaru Ueshiba
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1999
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 734
George Ohsawa
WRITER
1893 - 1966
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 735
Kanō Eitoku
PAINTER
1543 - 1590
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 736
Hiroshi Inagaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1980
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 737
Soga no Umako
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
551 - 626
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 738
Ashikaga Yoshinori
POLITICIAN
1394 - 1441
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 739
Among WRITERS In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, Ariwara no Narihira ranks 51. Before him are Saigyō (1118), Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Ueda Akinari (1734), Izumi Shikibu (976), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), and Ikki Kita (1883). After him are George Ohsawa (1893), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), and Yasushi Inoue (1907).
Saigyō
1118 - 1190
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 45
Fujiwara no Teika
1162 - 1241
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 46
Ueda Akinari
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 47
Izumi Shikibu
976 - 1033
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 48
Ki no Tsurayuki
866 - 945
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 49
Ikki Kita
1883 - 1937
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 50
Ariwara no Narihira
825 - 880
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 51
George Ohsawa
1893 - 1966
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 52
Okakura Kakuzō
1862 - 1913
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 53
Seichō Matsumoto
1909 - 1992
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 54
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
662 - 710
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 55
Banana Yoshimoto
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 56
Yasushi Inoue
1907 - 1991
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 57