WRITER
D. T. Suzuki
1870 - 1966
D. T. Suzuki
Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 貞太郎, Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō, 18 October 1870 – 12 July 1966), self-rendered in 1894 as "Daisetz", was a Japanese essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, and translator. He was an authority on Buddhism, especially Zen and Shin, and was instrumental in spreading interest in these (and in Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. He was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Sanskrit literature. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of D. T. Suzuki has received more than 620,060 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). D. T. Suzuki is the 1,040th most popular writer (up from 1,042nd in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Japan (down from 197th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Japanese Writer.
D.T. Suzuki is most famous for his translations of Buddhist texts and his interpretations of Zen Buddhism.
Memorability Metrics
620k
Page Views (PV)
61.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
5.10
Effective Languages (L*)
3.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, D. T. Suzuki ranks 1,040 out of 7,302. Before him are Sam Shepard, Ľudovít Štúr, Hassan ibn Thabit, Paulinus of Nola, Fyodor Tyutchev, and Marcel Pagnol. After him are Cai Yan, Thomas Mayne Reid, Chinua Achebe, Michel Tournier, Thomas Malory, and Emil Ludwig.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSam Shepard
1943 - 2017
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,034
Ľudovít Štúr
1815 - 1856
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,035
Hassan ibn Thabit
554 - 674
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 1,036
Paulinus of Nola
354 - 431
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 1,037
Fyodor Tyutchev
1803 - 1873
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 1,038
Marcel Pagnol
1895 - 1974
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 1,039
D. T. Suzuki
1870 - 1966
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 1,040
Cai Yan
177 - 250
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 1,041
Thomas Mayne Reid
1818 - 1883
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 1,042
Chinua Achebe
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 1,043
Michel Tournier
1924 - 2016
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 1,044
Thomas Malory
1405 - 1471
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 1,045
Emil Ludwig
1881 - 1948
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 1,046
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1870, D. T. Suzuki ranks 26. Before him are Maurice Denis, Clara Immerwahr, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, Sophia of Prussia, and Georgy Gapon. After him are Ernst Barlach, Pierre Louÿs, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Charlotte Cooper, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, and Louis Vierne. Among people deceased in 1966, D. T. Suzuki ranks 33. Before him are Carlo Carrà, Abdul Salam Arif, Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Chang Myon, and Herbert Gille. After him are Cléo de Mérode, Ludwig Binswanger, Gino Severini, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Alfred Naujocks, and Lao She.
Others Born in 1870
Go to all RankingsMaurice Denis
WRITER
1870 - 1943
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 20
Clara Immerwahr
CHEMIST
1870 - 1915
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 21
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1964
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 22
Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1899
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 23
Sophia of Prussia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1870 - 1932
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 24
Georgy Gapon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1870 - 1906
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 25
D. T. Suzuki
WRITER
1870 - 1966
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 26
Ernst Barlach
WRITER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 27
Pierre Louÿs
WRITER
1870 - 1925
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 28
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1949
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 29
Charlotte Cooper
TENNIS PLAYER
1870 - 1966
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 30
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1891
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 31
Louis Vierne
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1937
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1966
Go to all RankingsCarlo Carrà
PAINTER
1881 - 1966
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 27
Abdul Salam Arif
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1966
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 28
Rolf Maximilian Sievert
PHYSICIST
1896 - 1966
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 29
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1966
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 30
Chang Myon
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1966
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 31
Herbert Gille
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1966
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 32
D. T. Suzuki
WRITER
1870 - 1966
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 33
Cléo de Mérode
ACTOR
1875 - 1966
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 34
Ludwig Binswanger
PSYCHOLOGIST
1881 - 1966
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 35
Gino Severini
PAINTER
1883 - 1966
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 36
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1966
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 37
Alfred Naujocks
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 38
Lao She
WRITER
1899 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 39
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, D. T. Suzuki ranks 214 out of 6,245. Before him are Yozo Aoki (1929), Terauchi Masatake (1852), Issei Sagawa (1949), Toshihide Maskawa (1940), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), and Kantarō Suzuki (1868). After him are Emperor Hanzei (336), Emperor Chūai (149), Tsugumi Ohba (1950), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Emperor Shōkō (1401), and Empress Jingū (169).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYozo Aoki
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 208
Terauchi Masatake
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1919
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 209
Issei Sagawa
EXTREMIST
1949 - 2022
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 210
Toshihide Maskawa
PHYSICIST
1940 - 2021
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 211
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 212
Kantarō Suzuki
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1948
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 213
D. T. Suzuki
WRITER
1870 - 1966
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 214
Emperor Hanzei
POLITICIAN
336 - 410
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 215
Emperor Chūai
POLITICIAN
149 - 200
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 216
Tsugumi Ohba
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 217
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
POLITICIAN
1464 - 1526
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 218
Emperor Shōkō
POLITICIAN
1401 - 1428
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 219
Empress Jingū
POLITICIAN
169 - 269
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 220
Among WRITERS In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, D. T. Suzuki ranks 22. Before him are Masaru Emoto (1943), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Kobayashi Issa (1763), Shoko Asahara (1955), Mori Ōgai (1862), and Shūsaku Endō (1923). After him are Yosano Akiko (1878), Kenji Miyazawa (1896), Eiji Yoshikawa (1892), Yosa Buson (1716), Ichiyō Higuchi (1872), and Chūya Nakahara (1907).
Masaru Emoto
1943 - 2014
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 16
Zeami Motokiyo
1363 - 1443
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 17
Kobayashi Issa
1763 - 1828
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 18
Shoko Asahara
1955 - 2018
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 19
Mori Ōgai
1862 - 1922
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 20
Shūsaku Endō
1923 - 1996
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 21
D. T. Suzuki
1870 - 1966
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 22
Yosano Akiko
1878 - 1942
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 23
Kenji Miyazawa
1896 - 1933
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 24
Eiji Yoshikawa
1892 - 1962
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 25
Yosa Buson
1716 - 1783
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 26
Ichiyō Higuchi
1872 - 1896
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 27
Chūya Nakahara
1907 - 1937
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 28