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Empress Masako

1963 - Today

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Empress Masako ranks 5,443 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Empress Masako ranks 48Before 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.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Empress Masako ranks 357 out of 6,048Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Empress Masako ranks 141Before 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).