CHEMIST
Kaoru Ishikawa
1915 - 1989
Kaoru Ishikawa
Kaoru Ishikawa (石川 馨, Ishikawa Kaoru, July 13, 1915 – April 16, 1989) was a Japanese organizational theorist and a professor in the engineering faculty at the University of Tokyo who was noted for his quality management innovations. He is considered a key figure in the development of quality initiatives in Japan, particularly the quality circle. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kaoru Ishikawa has received more than 407,232 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Kaoru Ishikawa is the 263rd most popular chemist (down from 217th in 2019), the 339th most popular biography from Japan (down from 237th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Chemist.
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6.42
Effective Languages (L*)
2.18
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Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Kaoru Ishikawa ranks 263 out of 602. Before him are Dudley R. Herschbach, Emil Abderhalden, Michael Smith, Feodor Lynen, Richard Smalley, and Edward W. Morley. After him are Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, Martin Karplus, Locusta, Joachim Sauer, Edwin G. Krebs, and Peter D. Mitchell.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDudley R. Herschbach
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 257
Emil Abderhalden
1877 - 1950
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 258
Michael Smith
1932 - 2000
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 259
Feodor Lynen
1911 - 1979
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 260
Richard Smalley
1943 - 2005
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 261
Edward W. Morley
1838 - 1923
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 262
Kaoru Ishikawa
1915 - 1989
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 263
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
1722 - 1765
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 264
Martin Karplus
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 265
Locusta
1 - 100
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 266
Joachim Sauer
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 267
Edwin G. Krebs
1918 - 2009
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 268
Peter D. Mitchell
1920 - 1992
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 269
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Kaoru Ishikawa ranks 50. Before him are Rashid Behbudov, Denis Thatcher, Mario Monicelli, Modibo Keïta, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, and Terence Young. After him are Marie-Louise von Franz, Peter Medawar, Helmut Schön, Miroslav Filipović, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, and Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este. Among people deceased in 1989, Kaoru Ishikawa ranks 61. Before him are Rashid Behbudov, Carlos Arias Navarro, Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, Irving Stone, Hamani Diori, and Countess Georgina von Wilczek. After him are Karel Zeman, A. J. Ayer, Leonardo Sciascia, Werner Best, Franklin J. Schaffner, and Bernard Blier.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsRashid Behbudov
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 44
Denis Thatcher
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2003
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 45
Mario Monicelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 2010
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 46
Modibo Keïta
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1977
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 47
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2016
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 48
Terence Young
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 49
Kaoru Ishikawa
CHEMIST
1915 - 1989
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 50
Marie-Louise von Franz
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 1998
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 51
Peter Medawar
BIOLOGIST
1915 - 1987
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 52
Helmut Schön
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1996
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 53
Miroslav Filipović
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1946
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 54
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 55
Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1996
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsRashid Behbudov
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 55
Carlos Arias Navarro
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1989
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 56
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1989
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 57
Irving Stone
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 58
Hamani Diori
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 59
Countess Georgina von Wilczek
COMPANION
1921 - 1989
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 60
Kaoru Ishikawa
CHEMIST
1915 - 1989
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 61
Karel Zeman
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1989
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 62
A. J. Ayer
PHILOSOPHER
1910 - 1989
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 63
Leonardo Sciascia
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1989
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 64
Werner Best
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 65
Franklin J. Schaffner
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1989
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 66
Bernard Blier
ACTOR
1916 - 1989
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 67
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kaoru Ishikawa ranks 339 out of 6,245. Before him are Tokugawa Ieharu (1737), Emperor Go-Hanazono (1419), Jisaburō Ozawa (1886), Saburō Sakai (1916), Kenji Doihara (1883), and Saionji Kinmochi (1849). After him are Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855), Izumo no Okuni (1572), Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Emperor Chōkei (1343), and Kiyonosuke Marutani (null).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTokugawa Ieharu
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1786
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 333
Emperor Go-Hanazono
POLITICIAN
1419 - 1471
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 334
Jisaburō Ozawa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1966
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 335
Saburō Sakai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 2000
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 336
Kenji Doihara
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1948
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 337
Saionji Kinmochi
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1940
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 338
Kaoru Ishikawa
CHEMIST
1915 - 1989
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 339
Inukai Tsuyoshi
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1932
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 340
Izumo no Okuni
DANCER
1572 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 341
Emperor Go-Shirakawa
POLITICIAN
1127 - 1192
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 342
Hirokazu Kore-eda
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 343
Emperor Chōkei
POLITICIAN
1343 - 1394
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 344
Kiyonosuke Marutani
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 345
Among CHEMISTS In Japan
Among chemists born in Japan, Kaoru Ishikawa ranks 8. Before him are Osamu Shimomura (1928), Kenichi Fukui (1918), Satoshi Ōmura (1935), Hideki Shirakawa (1936), Ryōji Noyori (1938), and Kikunae Ikeda (1864). After him are Akira Yoshino (1948), Koichi Tanaka (1959), Takamine Jōkichi (1854), and Masatoshi Shima (1943).
Osamu Shimomura
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 2
Kenichi Fukui
1918 - 1998
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 3
Satoshi Ōmura
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 4
Hideki Shirakawa
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 5
Ryōji Noyori
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 6
Kikunae Ikeda
1864 - 1936
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 7
Kaoru Ishikawa
1915 - 1989
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 8
Akira Yoshino
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 9
Koichi Tanaka
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 10
Takamine Jōkichi
1854 - 1922
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 11
Masatoshi Shima
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 12