866 - 945
Ki no Tsurayuki (紀 貫之, 872 – June 30, 945) was a Japanese author, poet and court noble of the Heian period. He is best known as the principal compiler of the Kokin Wakashū, also writing its Japanese Preface, and as a possible author of the Tosa Diary, although this was published anonymously. He is well known for his waka poetry and is counted as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals selected by Fujiwara no Kintō; his poetry was included also in the Hyakunin Isshu. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ki no Tsurayuki has received more than 70,428 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ki no Tsurayuki is the 2,224th most popular writer (up from 2,277th in 2019), the 658th most popular biography from Japan (up from 679th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Japanese Writer.
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Among writers, Ki no Tsurayuki ranks 2,224 out of 5,755. Before him are Margaret Fuller, Hermann Sudermann, Émile Augier, Andrey Kurbsky, Luís Fróis, and Katsu Kaishū. After him are François Coppée, János Arany, Uhwudong, Ernst von Salomon, Leopoldo Alas, and Germaine Greer.
1810 - 1850
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,218
1857 - 1928
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,219
1820 - 1889
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,220
1528 - 1583
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,221
1532 - 1597
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,222
1823 - 1899
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,223
866 - 945
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 2,224
1842 - 1908
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,225
1817 - 1882
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 2,226
1430 - 1480
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,227
1902 - 1972
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,228
1852 - 1901
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,229
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 2,230
Among people born in 866, Ki no Tsurayuki ranks 3. Before him are Leo VI the Wise and Carloman II. Among people deceased in 945, Ki no Tsurayuki ranks 3. Before him are Igor of Kiev and Hyejong of Goryeo. After him are Krešimir I of Croatia and Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani.
866 - 912
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 1
866 - 884
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 2
866 - 945
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 3
877 - 945
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 1
912 - 945
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 2
866 - 945
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 3
800 - 945
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 4
893 - 945
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 5
Among people born in Japan, Ki no Tsurayuki ranks 658 out of 6,048. Before him are Hideo Shinojima (1910), Nakano Takeko (1847), Mitsuko Uchida (1948), Miki Matsubara (1959), Emperor Sanjō (976), and Katsu Kaishū (1823). After him are Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), Kikuzo Kisaka (null), Fusako Shigenobu (1945), Takashi Miike (1960), Emperor Reizei (949), and Shigeru Takahashi (null).
1910 - 1975
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 652
1847 - 1868
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 653
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 654
1959 - 2004
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 655
976 - 1017
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 656
1823 - 1899
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 657
866 - 945
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 658
1538 - 1590
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 659
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 660
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 661
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 662
949 - 1011
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 663
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 664
Among writers born in Japan, Ki no Tsurayuki ranks 47. Before him are Doppo Kunikida (1871), Yoshida Kenkō (1283), Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Saigyō (1118), George Ohsawa (1893), and Katsu Kaishū (1823). After him are Ueda Akinari (1734), Izumi Shikibu (976), Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662), Kyōka Izumi (1873), Keigo Higashino (1958), and Okakura Kakuzō (1862).
1871 - 1908
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 41
1283 - 1350
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 42
1162 - 1241
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 43
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