Writer
Kazuo Ishiguro
1954 - today
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Kazuo Ishiguro
His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2024). Kazuo Ishiguro is the 603rd most popular writer (down from 536th in 2024), the 78th most popular biography from Japan (down from 75th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Japanese Writer.
Kazuo Ishiguro is most famous for his novel The Remains of the Day, which was turned into a movie in 1993. The novel is about a butler who spends his life serving an English lord.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Kazuo Ishiguro ranks 603 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Burns, Bell hooks, Gustav Meyrink, Paul Lafargue, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Alfred de Musset. After him are Ausonius, Lion Feuchtwanger, Bert Hellinger, Ellen G. White, Dino Buzzati, and Titus Pomponius Atticus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Robert Burns
1759 - 1796
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 597
Bell hooks
1952 - 2021
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 598
Gustav Meyrink
1868 - 1932
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 599
Paul Lafargue
1842 - 1911
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 600
Marina Tsvetaeva
1892 - 1941
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 601
Alfred de Musset
1810 - 1857
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 602
Kazuo Ishiguro
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 603
Ausonius
310 - 395
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 604
Lion Feuchtwanger
1884 - 1958
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 605
Bert Hellinger
1925 - 2019
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 606
Ellen G. White
1827 - 1915
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 607
Dino Buzzati
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 608
Titus Pomponius Atticus
110 BC - 32 BC
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 609
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Kazuo Ishiguro ranks 24. Before him are Fernando Santos, Masoud Pezeshkian, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Mario Kempes, Dieter Bohlen, and João Lourenço. After him are Oprah Winfrey, Serzh Sargsyan, Ray Liotta, Peter J. Ratcliffe, Stieg Larsson, and Jeffrey Sachs.
Others Born in 1954
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Fernando Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 18
Masoud Pezeshkian
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 19
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 20
Mario Kempes
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 21
Dieter Bohlen
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 22
João Lourenço
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 23
Kazuo Ishiguro
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 24
Oprah Winfrey
PRESENTER
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 25
Serzh Sargsyan
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 26
Ray Liotta
ACTOR
1954 - 2022
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 27
Peter J. Ratcliffe
CHEMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 28
Stieg Larsson
WRITER
1954 - 2004
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 29
Jeffrey Sachs
ECONOMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 30
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kazuo Ishiguro ranks 78 out of NaN. Before him are Soichiro Honda (1906), Chūichi Nagumo (1887), Kenzō Tange (1913), Nichiren (1222), Tomoe Gozen (1157), and Emperor Annei (-577). After him are Shirō Ishii (1892), Sei Shōnagon (966), Emperor Momozono (1741), Ishida Mitsunari (1559), Yoichiro Nambu (1921), and Toyotomi Hideyori (1593).
Others born in Japan
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Soichiro Honda
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1991
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 72
Chūichi Nagumo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1944
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 73
Kenzō Tange
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2005
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 74
Nichiren
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1222 - 1282
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 75
Tomoe Gozen
POLITICIAN
1157 - 1247
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 76
Emperor Annei
POLITICIAN
577 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 77
Kazuo Ishiguro
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 78
Shirō Ishii
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1959
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 79
Sei Shōnagon
WRITER
966 - 1025
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 80
Emperor Momozono
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1762
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 81
Ishida Mitsunari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 82
Yoichiro Nambu
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 83
Toyotomi Hideyori
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1593 - 1615
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 84
Among Writers In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, Kazuo Ishiguro ranks 11. Before him are Yasunari Kawabata (1899), Murasaki Shikibu (973), Osamu Dazai (1909), Kenzaburō Ōe (1935), Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892), and Natsume Sōseki (1867). After him are Sei Shōnagon (966), Kōbō Abe (1924), Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Masaru Emoto (1943), and Kobayashi Issa (1763).
Yasunari Kawabata
1899 - 1972
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 5
Murasaki Shikibu
973 - 1014
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 6
Osamu Dazai
1909 - 1948
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 7
Kenzaburō Ōe
1935 - 2023
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 8
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
1892 - 1927
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 9
Natsume Sōseki
1867 - 1916
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 10
Kazuo Ishiguro
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 11
Sei Shōnagon
966 - 1025
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 12
Kōbō Abe
1924 - 1993
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 13
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
1886 - 1965
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 14
Zeami Motokiyo
1363 - 1443
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 15
Masaru Emoto
1943 - 2014
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 16
Kobayashi Issa
1763 - 1828
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 17
