1897 - 1897
Jiroemon Kimura (Japanese: 木村 次郎右衛門, Hepburn: Kimura Jirōemon; 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the verified oldest living person between Dina Manfredini's death on 17 December 2012 and his own death at age 116 years and 54 days on 12 June 2013. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jiroemon Kimura has received more than 2,202,063 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Jiroemon Kimura is the 3,684th most popular politician (up from 4,003rd in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Japan (up from 231st in 2019) and the 70th most popular Japanese Politician.
Jiroemon Kimura was most famous for being the oldest man in recorded history. He was born on April 19, 1897 and died on June 12, 2013.
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Among politicians, Jiroemon Kimura ranks 3,684 out of 15,577. Before him are Gérard Genette, Emperor Kōtoku, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Magnus II of Sweden, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, and Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria. After him are Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, Emperor Kenzō, Demetrius II Aetolicus, Shepseskare, and Borut Pahor.
1930 - 2018
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,678
596 - 654
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,679
1826 - 1907
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,680
1130 - 1161
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 3,681
701 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 3,682
1000 - 1018
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3,683
1897 - 1897
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3,684
1870 - 1891
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3,685
265 BC - 211 BC
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3,686
450 - 487
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 3,687
275 BC - 229 BC
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 3,688
2450 BC - 2473 BC
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 3,689
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 3,690
Among people born in 1897, Jiroemon Kimura ranks 51. Before him are Leonid Govorov, Vasily Sokolovsky, Emil Maurice, Herbert Gille, Dmitry Pavlov, and Georg Wittig. After him are John Cockcroft, Patrick Blackett, Virginia Henderson, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Ye Jianying, and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish. Among people deceased in 1897, Jiroemon Kimura ranks 12. Before him are Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Savitribai Phule, Edward Drinker Cope, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, James Joseph Sylvester, and Albert Marth. After him are Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Sebastian Kneipp, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Salomon August Andrée, and Andrés Bonifacio.
1897 - 1955
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 45
1897 - 1968
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 46
1897 - 1972
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 47
1897 - 1966
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 48
1897 - 1941
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 49
1897 - 1987
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 50
1897 - 1897
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 51
1897 - 1967
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 52
1897 - 1974
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 53
1897 - 1996
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 54
1897 - 1967
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 55
1897 - 1986
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 56
1897 - 1978
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 57
1837 - 1897
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 6
1831 - 1897
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 7
1840 - 1897
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 8
1847 - 1897
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 9
1814 - 1897
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 10
1828 - 1897
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 11
1897 - 1897
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 12
1832 - 1897
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 13
1851 - 1897
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 14
1821 - 1897
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 15
1833 - 1897
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 16
1854 - 1897
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 17
1863 - 1897
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 18
Among people born in Japan, Jiroemon Kimura ranks 189 out of 6,048. Before him are Sen no Rikyū (1522), Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Yoichiro Nambu (1921), Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915), and Emperor Kōtoku (596). After him are Emperor Kenzō (450), Shoko Asahara (1955), Emperor Seimu (83), Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935), Shohei Imamura (1926), and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646).
1522 - 1591
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 183
1838 - 1922
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 184
1887 - 1945
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 185
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 186
1915 - 2016
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 187
596 - 654
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 188
1897 - 1897
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 189
450 - 487
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 190
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 191
83 - 191
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 192
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 193
1926 - 2006
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 194
1646 - 1709
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 195
Among politicians born in Japan, Jiroemon Kimura ranks 70. Before him are Emperor Antoku (1178), Masamune (1300), Emperor Tenmu (631), Ōkuma Shigenobu (1838), Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915), and Emperor Kōtoku (596). After him are Emperor Kenzō (450), Emperor Seimu (83), Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Katsura Tarō (1848), and Emperor Chūai (149).
1178 - 1185
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 64
1300 - 1400
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 65
631 - 686
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 66
1838 - 1922
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 67
1915 - 2016
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 68
596 - 654
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 69
1897 - 1897
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 70
450 - 487
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 71
83 - 191
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 72
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 73
1646 - 1709
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 74
1848 - 1913
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 75
149 - 200
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 76