648 - 672
Emperor Kōbun (弘文天皇, Kōbun-tennō, c. 648 – August 21, 672) was the 39th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kōbun's reign lasted only a few months in 672. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emperor Kōbun has received more than 144,530 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Emperor Kōbun is the 5,309th most popular politician (up from 5,658th in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Japan (up from 428th in 2019) and the 131st most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among politicians, Emperor Kōbun ranks 5,309 out of 15,577. Before him are Psammuthes, Vyacheslav Menzhinsky, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Arsames, Antti Aarne, and Hüma Hatun. After him are Clement Greenberg, Erwig, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, Arif Alvi, Milan Hodža, and Emperor Go-Kameyama.
500 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,303
1874 - 1934
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,304
1504 - 1553
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,305
550 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5,306
1867 - 1925
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 5,307
1400 - 1449
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 5,308
648 - 672
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 5,309
1909 - 1994
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 5,310
642 - 687
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 5,311
1450 - 1482
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 5,312
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 5,313
1878 - 1944
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 5,314
1347 - 1424
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 5,315
Among people born in 648, Emperor Kōbun ranks 2. Before him is Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad. Among people deceased in 672, Emperor Kōbun ranks 3. Before him are Pope Vitalian and Emperor Tenji. After him are Recceswinth, Cenwalh of Wessex, and Chad of Mercia.
600 - 672
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 1
626 - 672
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2
648 - 672
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 3
620 - 672
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 4
601 - 672
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5
634 - 672
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 6
Among people born in Japan, Emperor Kōbun ranks 341 out of 6,048. Before him are Seishirō Itagaki (1885), Satoshi Nakamoto (1975), Masayoshi Son (1957), Koji Miyata (1923), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950), and Emperor Go-Toba (1180). After him are Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347), Emperor Go-Nijō (1285), Emperor Sushun (520), Ikkyū (1394), Ichiyō Higuchi (1872), and Tanaka Giichi (1864).
1885 - 1948
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 335
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 336
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 337
1923 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 338
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 339
1180 - 1239
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 340
648 - 672
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 341
1347 - 1424
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 342
1285 - 1308
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 343
520 - 592
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 344
1394 - 1481
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 345
1872 - 1896
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 346
1864 - 1929
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 347
Among politicians born in Japan, Emperor Kōbun ranks 131. Before him are Kōki Hirota (1878), Kakuei Tanaka (1918), Minoru Genda (1904), Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1442), Nobuyuki Abe (1875), and Emperor Go-Toba (1180). After him are Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347), Emperor Go-Nijō (1285), Emperor Sushun (520), Tanaka Giichi (1864), Emperor Toba (1103), and Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288).
1878 - 1948
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 125
1918 - 1993
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 126
1904 - 1989
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 127
1442 - 1500
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 128
1875 - 1953
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 129
1180 - 1239
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 130
648 - 672
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 131
1347 - 1424
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 132
1285 - 1308
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 133
520 - 592
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 134
1864 - 1929
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 135
1103 - 1156
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 136
1288 - 1336
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 137