1155 - 1189
Saitō Musashibō Benkei (西塔武蔵坊弁慶, 1155–1189), popularly known by the mononym Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk (sōhei) who lived in the latter years of the Heian Period (794–1185). Benkei led a varied life, first becoming a monk, then a mountain ascetic, and then a rogue warrior. He later came to respect and serve the famous warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune, also known as Ushiwakamaru. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benkei has received more than 1,253,752 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Benkei is the 667th most popular religious figure (down from 534th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Japan (down from 69th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.
Benkei is most famous for being a warrior monk who protected the emperor from his enemies.
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Among religious figures, Benkei ranks 667 out of 2,238. Before him are Isaac of Nineveh, William Tyndale, Je Tsongkhapa, Basilios Bessarion, Billy Graham, and Giulia Farnese. After him are Zayd ibn Ali, Robert of Molesme, Tarcisio Bertone, Zebedee, John Cassian, and Onuphrius.
640 - 700
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 661
1494 - 1536
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 662
1357 - 1419
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 663
1403 - 1472
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 664
1918 - 2018
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 665
1474 - 1524
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 666
1155 - 1189
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 667
695 - 740
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 668
1024 - 1111
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 669
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 670
100 BC - 100
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 671
360 - 435
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 672
320 - 400
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 673
Among people born in 1155, Benkei ranks 4. Before him are Isaac II Angelos, Alfonso VIII of Castile, and Niketas Choniates. After him are Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Henry the Young King, Kilij Arslan II, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Peter II of Courtenay, Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera. Among people deceased in 1189, Benkei ranks 4. Before him are Henry II of England, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and William II of Sicily. After him are Gerard de Ridefort, Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, Emperor Shizong of Jin, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, and Frederick, Duke of Bohemia.
1155 - 1204
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 1
1155 - 1214
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 2
1155 - 1217
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 3
1155 - 1189
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 4
1155 - 1191
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 5
1155 - 1230
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 6
1155 - 1183
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 7
1155 - 1192
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 8
1155 - 1196
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 9
1155 - 1219
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 10
1155 - 1217
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 11
1155 - 1211
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 12
1133 - 1189
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 1
1159 - 1189
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 2
1153 - 1189
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 3
1155 - 1189
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 4
1141 - 1189
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 5
1156 - 1189
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 6
1123 - 1189
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 7
1136 - 1189
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 8
1142 - 1189
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 9
Among people born in Japan, Benkei ranks 89 out of 6,048. Before him are Emperor Annei (-577), Dōgen (1200), Akira Toriyama (1955), Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740), Syukuro Manabe (1931), and Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571). After him are Chiune Sugihara (1900), Emperor Itoku (-553), Masaru Emoto (1943), Joe Hisaishi (1950), Fumimaro Konoe (1891), and Ishida Mitsunari (1559).
577 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 83
1200 - 1253
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 84
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 85
1740 - 1813
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 86
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 87
1571 - 1622
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 88
1155 - 1189
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 89
1900 - 1986
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 90
553 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 91
1943 - 2014
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 92
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 93
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 94
1559 - 1600
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 95
Among religious figures born in Japan, Benkei ranks 4. Before him are Kane Tanaka (1903), Nichiren (1222), and Dōgen (1200). After him are Abe no Seimei (921), Empress Meishō (1624), Paulo Miki (1564), Mikao Usui (1865), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Ikkyū (1394), and Dom Justo Takayama (1552).
1903 - 2022
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 1
1222 - 1282
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 2
1200 - 1253
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 3
1155 - 1189
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 4
921 - 1005
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 5
1624 - 1696
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 6
1564 - 1597
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 7
1865 - 1926
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 8
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 9
1522 - 1591
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 10
1394 - 1481
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 11
1552 - 1615
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 12