662 - 710
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (柿本 人麻呂 or 柿本 人麿; c. 653–655 – c. 707–710) was a Japanese waka poet and aristocrat of the late Asuka period. He was the most prominent of the poets included in the Man'yōshū, the oldest waka anthology, but apart from what can be gleaned from hints in the Man'yōshū, the details of his life are largely uncertain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro has received more than 80,234 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Kakinomoto no Hitomaro is the 2,370th most popular writer (down from 2,268th in 2019), the 702nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 675th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Japanese Writer.
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Among writers, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 2,370 out of 5,755. Before him are Bhavabhuti, Alan Sillitoe, Silva Kaputikyan, Vladimír Clementis, Theodorus Gaza, and Amrita Pritam. After him are Consort Ban, Friedrich von Lütke, Gottschalk of Orbais, Dezső Kosztolányi, Anne Golon, and Fyodor Sologub.
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 2,364
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 2,365
1919 - 2006
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 2,366
1902 - 1952
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,367
1398 - 1475
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,368
1919 - 2005
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,369
662 - 710
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,370
48 BC - 6 BC
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,371
1797 - 1882
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,372
805 - 869
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2,373
1885 - 1936
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 2,374
1921 - 2017
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 2,375
1863 - 1927
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 2,376
Among people born in 662, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 4. Before him are Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Odile of Alsace, and Raginpert. Among people deceased in 710, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 6. Before him are Saint Giles, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Wittiza, Rupert of Salzburg, and Shangguan Wan'er. After him is Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi.
662 - 716
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1
662 - 720
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 2
662 - 701
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3
662 - 710
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 4
640 - 710
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1
656 - 710
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 2
687 - 710
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 3
650 - 710
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 4
664 - 710
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 5
662 - 710
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 6
640 - 710
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 7
Among people born in Japan, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 702 out of 6,048. Before him are Iwakura Tomomi (1825), Kujō Yoritsune (1218), Motoo Kimura (1924), Koji Funamoto (1942), Yoshio Fujiwara (null), and Yumi Umeoka (1950). After him are Arawa Kimura (1931), Tanzan Ishibashi (1884), Kanō Eitoku (1543), Torii Kiyonaga (1752), Hakuin Ekaku (1686), and Shinya Yamanaka (1962).
1825 - 1883
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 696
1218 - 1256
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 697
1924 - 1994
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 698
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 699
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 700
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 701
662 - 710
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 702
1931 - 2007
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 703
1884 - 1973
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 704
1543 - 1590
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 705
1752 - 1815
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 706
1686 - 1769
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 707
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 708
Among writers born in Japan, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro ranks 50. Before him are Saigyō (1118), George Ohsawa (1893), Katsu Kaishū (1823), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Ueda Akinari (1734), and Izumi Shikibu (976). After him are Kyōka Izumi (1873), Keigo Higashino (1958), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Amélie Nothomb (1967), Ryōkan (1758), and Ariwara no Narihira (825).
1118 - 1190
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 44
1893 - 1966
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 45
1823 - 1899
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 46
866 - 945
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 47
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 48
976 - 1033
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 49
662 - 710
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 50
1873 - 1939
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 51
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 52
1862 - 1913
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 53
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 54
1758 - 1831
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 55
825 - 880
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 56