427 BC - 291 BC
Emperor Kōan (孝安天皇, Kōan-tennō), also known as Yamatotarashihikokunioshihito no Mikoto (大倭帯日子国押人命) was the sixth 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. Kōan 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 Kōan has received more than 257,733 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Emperor Kōan is the 2,427th most popular politician (up from 2,664th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Japan (up from 108th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Japanese Politician.
Emperor Kōan is most famous for his military campaigns, which led to the unification of Japan.
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Among politicians, Emperor Kōan ranks 2,427 out of 15,577. Before him are Necmettin Erbakan, Theodosius III, Beji Caid Essebsi, Psusennes I, Mursili I, and Alcinous. After him are Tarō Asō, Bernardo O'Higgins, Manuel Godoy, John William Friso, Prince of Orange, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, and Pierre Trudeau.
1926 - 2011
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,421
700 - 722
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2,422
1926 - 2019
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2,423
1100 BC - 1001 BC
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 2,424
1700 BC - 1590 BC
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 2,425
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2,426
427 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2,427
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2,428
1778 - 1842
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2,429
1767 - 1851
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 2,430
1687 - 1711
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 2,431
1627 - 1693
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 2,432
1919 - 2000
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 2,433
Among people born in 427 BC, Emperor Kōan ranks 2. Before him is Plato. Among people deceased in 291 BC, Emperor Kōan ranks 2. Before him is Menander. After him is Dinarchus.
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 1
427 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2
361 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 3
Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kōan ranks 96 out of 6,048. Before him are Chiune Sugihara (1900), Emperor Itoku (-553), Masaru Emoto (1943), Joe Hisaishi (1950), Fumimaro Konoe (1891), and Ishida Mitsunari (1559). After him are Tarō Asō (1940), Abe no Seimei (921), Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886), Kiichiro Toyoda (1894), Kenzō Takada (1939), and Kazuyoshi Miura (1967).
1900 - 1986
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 90
553 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 91
1943 - 2014
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 92
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 93
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 94
1559 - 1600
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 95
427 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 96
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 97
921 - 1005
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 98
1886 - 1965
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 99
1894 - 1952
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 100
1939 - 2020
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 101
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 102
Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kōan ranks 29. Before him are Emperor Nakamikado (1702), Tomoe Gozen (1157), Emperor Annei (-577), Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740), Emperor Itoku (-553), and Fumimaro Konoe (1891). After him are Tarō Asō (1940), Prince Shōtoku (574), Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633), Emperor Kōshō (-505), Emperor Higashiyama (1675), and Emperor Go-Sai (1638).
1702 - 1737
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 23
1157 - 1247
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 24
577 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 25
1740 - 1813
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 26
553 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 27
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 28
427 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 29
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 30
574 - 622
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 31
1633 - 1654
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 32
505 BC - 392 BC
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 33
1675 - 1710
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 34
1638 - 1685
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 35