509 - 571
Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇, Kinmei-tennō, 509–571) was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign is said to have spanned the years from 539 to 571. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Kinmei has received more than 550,909 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Emperor Kinmei is the 3,498th most popular politician (up from 3,935th in 2019).
Emperor Kinmei is most famous for his contribution to Buddhism in Japan. He was the first emperor to convert to Buddhism.
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Among politicians, Emperor Kinmei ranks 3,498 out of 15,577. Before him are Empress Genshō, Vuk Branković, Madame Nhu, Philetaerus, Sebastiano Venier, and Rusudan of Georgia. After him are Shahrbaraz, Tancred of Hauteville, Švitrigaila, Emperor Richū, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, and Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
680 - 748
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3,492
1345 - 1397
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 3,493
1924 - 2011
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3,494
340 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3,495
1496 - 1578
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3,496
1194 - 1245
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,497
509 - 571
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,498
600 - 629
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,499
980 - 1041
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,500
1370 - 1452
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,501
336 - 405
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,502
1176 - 1230
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,503
1882 - 1945
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,504
Among people born in 509, Emperor Kinmei ranks 1. Among people deceased in 571, Emperor Kinmei ranks 1.