1963 - Today
Masako (雅子, born Masako Owada (小和田雅子, Owada Masako); 9 December 1963) is Empress of Japan (皇后, kōgō) as the wife of Emperor Naruhito, who ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne following his father's abdication in 2019. Born in Tokyo, Masako was educated at Belmont High School before attending Harvard College and earning a B.A. magna cum laude in economics. She also studied law at the University of Tokyo and international relations at Balliol College, Oxford. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Empress Masako has received more than 1,432,600 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Empress Masako is the 5,443rd most popular politician (up from 6,794th in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from Japan (up from 574th in 2019) and the 141st most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among politicians, Empress Masako ranks 5,443 out of 15,577. Before her are Anund Gårdske, Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Chen Shui-bian, Lauri Kristian Relander, Rafael Caldera, and Al-Afdal Shahanshah. After her are Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, Shiban, Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Matilda of Boulogne, Thyra, and Artabasdos.
1004 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 5,437
1578 - 1653
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 5,438
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 5,439
1883 - 1942
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 5,440
1916 - 2009
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 5,441
1066 - 1121
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 5,442
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 5,443
1116 - 1156
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 5,444
1200 - 1266
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 5,445
1650 - 1714
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 5,446
1103 - 1152
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 5,447
800 - 958
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 5,448
700 - 743
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 5,449
Among people born in 1963, Empress Masako ranks 48. Before her are Til Schweiger, Peter Bosz, Yngwie Malmsteen, Lolo Ferrari, Dunga, and Letsie III of Lesotho. After her are Eddie the Eagle, Stevo Pendarovski, Steven Soderbergh, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, Joey Tempest, and Jason Isaacs.
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 42
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 43
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 44
1963 - 2000
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 45
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 46
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 47
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 48
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 49
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 50
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 51
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 52
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 53
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 54
Among people born in Japan, Empress Masako ranks 357 out of 6,048. Before her are Hideki Shirakawa (1936), Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288), Emperor Seiwa (850), Emperor Go-Uda (1267), Oichi (1547), and Akira Nozawa (1914). After her are Emperor Uda (867), Azai Nagamasa (1545), Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855), Torakusu Yamaha (1851), Kenichi Fukui (1918), and Hirohiko Araki (1960).
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 351
1288 - 1336
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 352
850 - 881
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 353
1267 - 1324
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 354
1547 - 1583
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 355
1914 - 2000
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 356
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 357
867 - 931
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 358
1545 - 1573
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 359
1855 - 1932
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 360
1851 - 1916
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 361
1918 - 1998
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 362
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 363
Among politicians born in Japan, Empress Masako ranks 141. Before her are Tanaka Giichi (1864), Emperor Toba (1103), Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288), Emperor Seiwa (850), Emperor Go-Uda (1267), and Oichi (1547). After her are Emperor Uda (867), Azai Nagamasa (1545), Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855), Keizō Obuchi (1937), Emperor Nijō (1143), and Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840).
1864 - 1929
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 135
1103 - 1156
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 136
1288 - 1336
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 137
850 - 881
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 138
1267 - 1324
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 139
1547 - 1583
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 140
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 141
867 - 931
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 142
1545 - 1573
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 143
1855 - 1932
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 144
1937 - 2000
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 145
1143 - 1165
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 146
1840 - 1900
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 147