MOUNTAINEER
Junko Tabei
1939 - 2016
Junko Tabei
Junko Tabei (Japanese: 田部井 淳子, Hepburn: Tabei Junko, née Ishibashi; 22 September 1939 – 20 October 2016) was a Japanese mountaineer, author, and teacher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Junko Tabei has received more than 1,705,497 page views. Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Junko Tabei is the 7th most popular mountaineer, the 155th most popular biography from Japan (down from 134th in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Mountaineer.
Junko Tabei is most famous for her work on the manga "Kimi ni Todoke" which was later adapted into an anime series.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
62.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
5.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MOUNTAINEERS
Among mountaineers, Junko Tabei ranks 7 out of 56. Before her are Edmund Hillary, Reinhold Messner, Tenzing Norgay, Heinrich Harrer, George Mallory, and Horace Bénédict de Saussure. After her are Jerzy Kukuczka, Edward Whymper, Hermann Buhl, Jacques Balmat, Walter Bonatti, and Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi.
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1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 1
Reinhold Messner
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 2
Tenzing Norgay
1914 - 1986
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 3
Heinrich Harrer
1912 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 4
George Mallory
1886 - 1924
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1740 - 1799
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 6
Junko Tabei
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
Jerzy Kukuczka
1948 - 1989
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 8
Edward Whymper
1840 - 1911
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 9
Hermann Buhl
1924 - 1957
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 10
Jacques Balmat
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 11
Walter Bonatti
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 12
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
1873 - 1933
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Junko Tabei ranks 46. Before her are Mark Margolis, Ray Manzarek, Wes Craven, Volker Schlöndorff, Michael Cimino, and Kenzō Takada. After her are Henry Mintzberg, Phil Spector, Harry Kroto, Claude François, Joel Schumacher, and Pak Pong-ju. Among people deceased in 2016, Junko Tabei ranks 53. Before her are George Martin, Michael Cimino, Michel Galabru, Ahmed Zewail, Michèle Morgan, and George Gaynes. After her are Viktor Korchnoi, Ettore Scola, Harry Kroto, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and Reinhard Selten.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsMark Margolis
ACTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 40
Ray Manzarek
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2013
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 41
Wes Craven
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2015
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 42
Volker Schlöndorff
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 43
Michael Cimino
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 44
Kenzō Takada
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 45
Junko Tabei
MOUNTAINEER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 46
Henry Mintzberg
ECONOMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 47
Phil Spector
PRODUCER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 48
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 49
Claude François
SINGER
1939 - 1978
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 50
Joel Schumacher
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 51
Pak Pong-ju
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsGeorge Martin
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 47
Michael Cimino
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 48
Michel Galabru
ACTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 49
Ahmed Zewail
CHEMIST
1946 - 2016
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 50
Michèle Morgan
ACTOR
1920 - 2016
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 51
George Gaynes
ACTOR
1917 - 2016
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 52
Junko Tabei
MOUNTAINEER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 53
Viktor Korchnoi
CHESS PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 54
Ettore Scola
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2016
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 55
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 56
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 57
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 58
Reinhard Selten
ECONOMIST
1930 - 2016
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 59
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Junko Tabei ranks 155 out of 6,245. Before her are Emperor Kōrei (-341), Torakusu Yamaha (1851), Issey Miyake (1938), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Kenzō Takada (1939), and Kazuyoshi Miura (1967). After her are Kobayashi Issa (1763), Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885), Iwane Matsui (1878), Ken Watanabe (1959), Shoko Asahara (1955), and Osamu Yamaji (1929).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsEmperor Kōrei
POLITICIAN
341 BC - 214 BC
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 149
Torakusu Yamaha
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1916
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 150
Issey Miyake
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2022
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 151
Zeami Motokiyo
WRITER
1363 - 1443
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 152
Kenzō Takada
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 153
Kazuyoshi Miura
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 154
Junko Tabei
MOUNTAINEER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 155
Kobayashi Issa
WRITER
1763 - 1828
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 156
Tomoyuki Yamashita
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1946
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 157
Iwane Matsui
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1948
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 158
Ken Watanabe
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 159
Shoko Asahara
WRITER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 160
Osamu Yamaji
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 161
Among MOUNTAINEERS In Japan
Among mountaineers born in Japan, Junko Tabei ranks 1.