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Emperor Itoku

553 BC - 477 BC

Emperor Itoku

Emperor Itoku (懿徳天皇, Itoku-tennō), also known as Ōyamatohikosukitomo no Mikoto (大倭日子鉏友命) was the fourth legendary Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Very little is known about this emperor due to a lack of material available for further verification and study. Itoku is known as a "legendary emperor" among historians as his actual existence is disputed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Itoku has received more than 269,643 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Itoku is the 2,256th most popular politician (up from 2,265th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 91st in 2019) and the 24th most popular Japanese Politician.

Itoku is most famous for being the first emperor of Japan.

Memorability Metrics

270k
Page Views (PV)
64.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
6.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Itoku ranks 2,256 out of 19,576. Before him are Radu cel Frumos, Hermann von Salza, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Géza I of Hungary, Tiglath-Pileser III, and Faustina the Younger. After him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, Karel Schwarzenberg, James I of Scotland, Li Hongzhang, Peng Dehuai, and Aníbal Cavaco Silva.

Others Born in 553 BC

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Emperor Itoku
POLITICIAN
553 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 477 BC

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Emperor Itoku
POLITICIAN
553 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 1
Gelon
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 2
King Jing of Zhou
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 3

In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Emperor Itoku ranks 93 out of 6,245. Before him are Sakamoto Ryōma (1836), Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952), Joe Hisaishi (1950), Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891), Kōbō Abe (1924), and Kūkai (774). After him are Prince Shōtoku (574), Benkei (1155), Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740), Naoto Kan (1946), Akira Suzuki (1930), and Paulo Miki (1564).

Others born in Japan

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Sakamoto Ryōma
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1836 - 1867
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 87
Ryuichi Sakamoto
COMPOSER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 88
Joe Hisaishi
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 89
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 90
Kōbō Abe
WRITER
1924 - 1993
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 91
Kūkai
LINGUIST
774 - 835
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 92
Emperor Itoku
POLITICIAN
553 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 93
Prince Shōtoku
POLITICIAN
574 - 622
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 94
Benkei
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1155 - 1189
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 95
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1813
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 96
Naoto Kan
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 97
Akira Suzuki
CHEMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 98
Paulo Miki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1564 - 1597
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 99