1892 - 1962
Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川 英治, Yoshikawa Eiji, August 11, 1892 – September 7, 1962) was a Japanese historical novelist. Among his best-known novels are revisions of older classics. He was mainly influenced by classics such as The Tale of the Heike, Tale of Genji, Water Margin and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many of which he retold in his own style. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eiji Yoshikawa has received more than 269,794 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Eiji Yoshikawa is the 1,124th most popular writer (up from 1,289th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Japan (up from 284th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Writer.
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Among writers, Eiji Yoshikawa ranks 1,124 out of 5,755. Before him are Joan Fuster, Gaius Asinius Pollio, Assia Djebar, Hrotsvitha, Lobsang Rampa, and Ken Kesey. After him are Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Joachim du Bellay, Rigas Feraios, Ouyang Xiu, Polyaenus, and Rex Stout.
1922 - 1992
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 1,118
76 BC - 4
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 1,119
1936 - 2015
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 1,120
935 - 1002
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 1,121
1910 - 1981
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 1,122
1935 - 2001
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 1,123
1892 - 1962
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 1,124
1858 - 1915
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 1,125
1522 - 1560
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 1,126
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 1,127
1007 - 1072
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 1,128
101 - 180
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 1,129
1886 - 1975
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 1,130
Among people born in 1892, Eiji Yoshikawa ranks 58. Before him are Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, József Mindszenty, Erich Auerbach, Johannes Frießner, Mikhail Kirponos, and Hjalmar Siilasvuo. After him are Juan Negrín, Edith Södergran, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Tamon Yamaguchi, Harry Stack Sullivan, and Tazio Nuvolari. Among people deceased in 1962, Eiji Yoshikawa ranks 38. Before him are Charles Laughton, Jacques Ibert, Hanns Eisler, Gabriele Münter, Killing of Peter Fechter, and Archduke Joseph August of Austria. After him are Shunroku Hata, André Lhote, Ivan Meštrović, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, Dušan Simović, and Aleksei Antonov.
1892 - 1930
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 52
1892 - 1975
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 53
1892 - 1957
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 54
1892 - 1971
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 55
1892 - 1941
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 56
1892 - 1947
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 57
1892 - 1962
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 58
1892 - 1956
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 59
1892 - 1923
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 60
1892 - 1979
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 61
1892 - 1942
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 62
1892 - 1949
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 63
1892 - 1953
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 64
1899 - 1962
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 32
1890 - 1962
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 33
1898 - 1962
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 34
1877 - 1962
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 35
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 36
1872 - 1962
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 37
1892 - 1962
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 38
1879 - 1962
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 39
1885 - 1962
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 40
1883 - 1962
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 41
1902 - 1962
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 42
1882 - 1962
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 43
1896 - 1962
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 44
Among people born in Japan, Eiji Yoshikawa ranks 221 out of 6,048. Before him are Sada Abe (1905), Akira Yoshizawa (1911), Jisaburō Ozawa (1886), Emperor Ninken (449), Antonio Inoki (1943), and Ishikawa Goemon (1558). After him are Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853), Emperor Senka (467), Emperor Hanzei (336), Masatoshi Koshiba (1926), Ōkubo Toshimichi (1830), and Leo Esaki (1925).
1905 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 215
1911 - 2005
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 216
1886 - 1966
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 217
449 - 498
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 218
1943 - 2022
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 219
1558 - 1594
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 220
1892 - 1962
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 221
1853 - 1931
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 222
467 - 539
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 223
336 - 410
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 224
1926 - 2020
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 225
1830 - 1878
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 226
1925 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 227
Among writers born in Japan, Eiji Yoshikawa ranks 23. Before him are Edogawa Ranpo (1894), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Shoko Asahara (1955), D. T. Suzuki (1870), Mori Ōgai (1862), and Kobayashi Issa (1763). After him are Yosa Buson (1716), Shūsaku Endō (1923), Yosano Akiko (1878), Chūya Nakahara (1907), Kenji Miyazawa (1896), and Ihara Saikaku (1642).
1894 - 1965
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 17
1363 - 1443
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 18
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 19
1870 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 20
1862 - 1922
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 21
1763 - 1828
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 22
1892 - 1962
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 23
1716 - 1783
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 24
1923 - 1996
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 25
1878 - 1942
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 26
1907 - 1937
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 27
1896 - 1933
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 28
1642 - 1693
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 29