711 BC - 585 BC
Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇, Jinmu-tennō) was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki. His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BC. In Japanese mythology, he was a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, through her grandson Ninigi, as well as a descendant of the storm god Susanoo. He launched a military expedition from Hyūga near the Seto Inland Sea, captured Yamato, and established this as his center of power. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Jimmu has received more than 2,546,004 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Emperor Jimmu is the 609th most popular politician (up from 619th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Japan and the 4th most popular Japanese Politician.
Emperor Jimmu is most famous for being the first emperor of Japan. He was born in 660 BC, and his father was a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
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Among politicians, Emperor Jimmu ranks 609 out of 15,577. Before him are Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Peleus, Honorius, Heydar Aliyev, and Charles I of Anjou. After him are Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Chun Doo-hwan, Charles the Simple, Juliana of the Netherlands, Chandragupta Maurya, and Catiline.
1903 - 1946
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 603
1527 - 1576
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 604
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 605
384 - 423
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 606
1923 - 2003
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 607
1226 - 1285
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 608
711 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 609
1882 - 1951
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 610
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 611
879 - 929
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 612
1909 - 2004
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 613
340 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 614
109 BC - 62 BC
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 615
Among people born in 711 BC, Emperor Jimmu ranks 1. Among people deceased in 585 BC, Emperor Jimmu ranks 1. After him is Rusa III.
Among people born in Japan, Emperor Jimmu ranks 21 out of 6,048. Before him are Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536), Murasaki Shikibu (973), Isoroku Yamamoto (1884), Emperor Taishō (1879), Osamu Dazai (1909), and Yasunari Kawabata (1899). After him are Yoko Ono (1933), Hideki Tojo (1884), Sasaki Kojirō (1583), Olivia de Havilland (1916), Hiroo Onoda (1922), and Hattori Hanzō (1542).
1536 - 1598
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 15
973 - 1014
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 16
1884 - 1943
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 17
1879 - 1926
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 18
1909 - 1948
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 19
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 20
711 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 21
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 22
1884 - 1948
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 23
1583 - 1612
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 24
1916 - 2020
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 25
1922 - 2014
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 26
1542 - 1597
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 27
Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Jimmu ranks 4. Before him are Hirohito (1901), Emperor Meiji (1852), and Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536). After him are Hideki Tojo (1884), Sasaki Kojirō (1583), Lee Myung-bak (1941), Himiko (175), Emperor Kōmei (1831), Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), Emperor Ninkō (1800), and Emperor Kōkaku (1771).
1901 - 1989
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 1
1852 - 1912
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 2
1536 - 1598
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 3
711 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 4
1884 - 1948
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 5
1583 - 1612
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 6
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 7
175 - 248
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 8
1831 - 1867
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 9
1894 - 1972
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 10
1800 - 1846
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 11
1771 - 1840
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 12