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Eiji Yoshikawa

1892 - 1962

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Eiji Yoshikawa

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Eiji Yoshikawa is the 1,267th most popular writer (down from 1,217th in 2024), the 358th most popular biography from Japan (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Eiji Yoshikawa ranks 1,267 out of 7,302. Before him are Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, Rodolphe Töpffer, Madame d'Aulnoy, Vittorio Alfieri, Jan Kochanowski, and Agrippa d'Aubigné. After him are Vinicius de Moraes, Nikolaus Lenau, Gottfried Benn, Anton Praetorius, Saint Gall, and Nathalie Sarraute.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
1893 - 1945
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,261
Rodolphe Töpffer
1799 - 1846
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 1,262
Madame d'Aulnoy
1651 - 1705
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 1,263
Vittorio Alfieri
1749 - 1803
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 1,264
Jan Kochanowski
1530 - 1584
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 1,265
Agrippa d'Aubigné
1552 - 1630
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 1,266
Eiji Yoshikawa
1892 - 1962
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 1,267
Vinicius de Moraes
1913 - 1980
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,268
Nikolaus Lenau
1802 - 1850
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,269
Gottfried Benn
1886 - 1956
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,270
Anton Praetorius
1560 - 1613
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,271
Saint Gall
550 - 645
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,272
Nathalie Sarraute
1900 - 1999
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 1,273

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Eiji Yoshikawa ranks 64. Before him are Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Erich Auerbach, Mikhail Kirponos, Johannes Frießner, Juan Negrín, and Tamon Yamaguchi. After him are Germaine Tailleferre, Harry Stack Sullivan, Manuel Roxas, Mikhail Gurevich, Tazio Nuvolari, and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi. Among people deceased in 1962, Eiji Yoshikawa ranks 41. Before him are Hanns Eisler, Jacques Ibert, Killing of Peter Fechter, Ivan Meštrović, Dušan Simović, and Archduke Joseph August of Austria. After him are Leonardo De Lorenzo, M. Visvesvaraya, Gianna Beretta Molla, André Lhote, Owen D. Young, and Aleksei Antonov.

Others Born in 1892

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Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1892 - 1930
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 58
Erich Auerbach
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1957
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 59
Mikhail Kirponos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1941
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 60
Johannes Frießner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1971
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 61
Juan Negrín
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1956
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 62
Tamon Yamaguchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1942
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 63
Eiji Yoshikawa
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 64
Germaine Tailleferre
COMPOSER
1892 - 1983
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 65
Harry Stack Sullivan
PSYCHOLOGIST
1892 - 1949
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 66
Manuel Roxas
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 67
Mikhail Gurevich
ENGINEER
1892 - 1976
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 68
Tazio Nuvolari
RACING DRIVER
1892 - 1953
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 69
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1922
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 70

Others Deceased in 1962

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Hanns Eisler
COMPOSER
1898 - 1962
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 35
Jacques Ibert
COMPOSER
1890 - 1962
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 36
Killing of Peter Fechter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - 1962
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 37
Ivan Meštrović
SCULPTOR
1883 - 1962
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 38
Dušan Simović
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 39
Archduke Joseph August of Austria
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1962
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 40
Eiji Yoshikawa
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 41
Leonardo De Lorenzo
MUSICIAN
1875 - 1962
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 42
M. Visvesvaraya
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1962
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 43
Gianna Beretta Molla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 1962
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 44
André Lhote
PAINTER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 45
Owen D. Young
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1962
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 46
Aleksei Antonov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1962
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 47