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Banana Yoshimoto

1964 - Today

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Banana Yoshimoto (吉本 ばなな, Yoshimoto Banana, born 24 July 1964) is the pen name of Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本 真秀子, Yoshimoto Mahoko). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Banana Yoshimoto has received more than 560,751 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Banana Yoshimoto is the 2,621st most popular writer (up from 3,116th in 2019), the 775th most popular biography from Japan (up from 861st in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Japanese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 560k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Banana Yoshimoto ranks 2,621 out of 5,755. Before her are Sophron, Ibn Taghribirdi, Stefan Heym, Mikhail Artsybashev, Fritz Mauthner, and Bekir Çoban-zade. After her are Charlie Kaufman, Herbert Read, Juan Gelman, Duris of Samos, Mickey Spillane, and Samson Raphael Hirsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Banana Yoshimoto ranks 95. Before her are Stone Cold Steve Austin, Edith González, Laura Harring, Crispin Glover, Michelle Fairley, and Willie Garson. After her are Mark Lanegan, Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš, Doug Savant, Jennifer Doudna, Paco Tous, and Sertab Erener.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Banana Yoshimoto ranks 775 out of 6,048. Before her are Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Prince Morikuni (1301), Masami Kurumada (1953), Takenoshin Nakai (1882), Ikki Kita (1883), and Sachi Kagawa (null). After her are Sanjō Sanetomi (1837), Eiko Ishioka (1938), Yasushi Inoue (1907), Takuboku Ishikawa (1886), Tasuku Honjo (1942), and Naoya Shiga (1883).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Banana Yoshimoto ranks 62. Before her are Ariwara no Narihira (825), Yasutaka Tsutsui (1934), Takiji Kobayashi (1903), Shūji Terayama (1935), Seichō Matsumoto (1909), and Ikki Kita (1883). After her are Yasushi Inoue (1907), Takuboku Ishikawa (1886), Naoya Shiga (1883), Kamo no Chōmei (1155), Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), and Takeo Arishima (1878).

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