175 - 248
Himiko (卑弥呼, c. 170–247/248 AD), also known as Shingi Waō (親魏倭王, "Ruler of Wa, Friend of Wei"), was a shamaness-queen of Yamatai-koku in Wakoku (倭国). Early Chinese dynastic histories chronicle tributary relations between Queen Himiko and the Cao Wei Kingdom (220–265) and record that the Yayoi period people chose her as ruler following decades of warfare among the kings of Wa. Early Japanese histories do not mention Himiko, but historians associate her with legendary figures such as Empress Consort Jingū, who is said to have served as regent from 201 to 269.Scholarly debates over the identity of Himiko and the location of her domain, Yamatai, have raged since the late Edo period, with opinions divided between northern Kyūshū or traditional Yamato Province in present-day Kinki. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Himiko has received more than 1,699,959 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Himiko is the 1,064th most popular politician (down from 1,062nd in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Japan (down from 34th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Politician.
Himiko is most famous for being the first female ruler of Japan.
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Among politicians, Himiko ranks 1,064 out of 15,577. Before her are Saud of Saudi Arabia, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Shoshenq I, Chlothar II, Sigismund I the Old, and Adolphe Thiers. After her are Yulia Tymoshenko, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Ariq Böke, Dionysius I of Syracuse, Alfredo Stroessner, and Rashid-al-Din Hamadani.
1902 - 1969
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 1,058
1175 - 1218
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 1,059
1000 BC - 924 BC
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 1,060
584 - 629
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 1,061
1467 - 1548
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1,062
1797 - 1877
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1,063
175 - 248
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1,064
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,065
1844 - 1916
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,066
1219 - 1266
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,067
430 BC - 366 BC
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 1,068
1912 - 2006
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 1,069
1247 - 1318
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 1,070
Among people born in 175, Himiko ranks 1. After her are Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, Ammonius Saccas, and Gan Ning. Among people deceased in 248, Himiko ranks 1. After her are Lady Triệu, Dongcheon of Goguryeo, Pacatianus, and Pope Heraclas of Alexandria.
175 - 248
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1
175 - 210
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 2
175 - 200
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 3
175 - 242
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 4
175 - 222
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 5
175 - 248
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 1
225 - 248
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 2
209 - 248
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 3
200 - 248
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 4
180 - 248
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 5
Among people born in Japan, Himiko ranks 35 out of 6,048. Before her are Osamu Tezuka (1928), Lee Myung-bak (1941), Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892), Kane Tanaka (1903), Gichin Funakoshi (1868), and Sadako Sasaki (1943). After her are Emperor Kōmei (1831), Tadao Ando (1941), Morihei Ueshiba (1883), Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), Kenzaburō Ōe (1935), and Emperor Ninkō (1800).
1928 - 1989
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 29
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 30
1892 - 1927
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 31
1903 - 2022
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 32
1868 - 1957
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 33
1943 - 1955
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 34
175 - 248
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 35
1831 - 1867
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 36
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 37
1883 - 1969
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 38
1894 - 1972
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 39
1935 - 2023
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 40
1800 - 1846
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 41
Among politicians born in Japan, Himiko ranks 8. Before her are Emperor Meiji (1852), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536), Emperor Jimmu (-711), Hideki Tojo (1884), Sasaki Kojirō (1583), and Lee Myung-bak (1941). After her are Emperor Kōmei (1831), Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), Emperor Ninkō (1800), Emperor Kōkaku (1771), Itō Hirobumi (1841), and Takeda Shingen (1521).
1852 - 1912
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 2
1536 - 1598
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 3
711 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 4
1884 - 1948
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 5
1583 - 1612
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 6
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 7
175 - 248
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 8
1831 - 1867
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 9
1894 - 1972
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 10
1800 - 1846
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 11
1771 - 1840
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 12
1841 - 1909
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 13
1521 - 1573
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 14