WRITER
Kobayashi Issa
1763 - 1828
Kobayashi Issa
Kobayashi Issa (小林 一茶, June 15, 1763 – January 5, 1828) was a Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest of the Jōdo Shinshū. He is known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply Issa (一茶), a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea (lit. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kobayashi Issa has received more than 281,140 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Kobayashi Issa is the 891st most popular writer (up from 1,049th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Japan (up from 201st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Writer.
Kobayashi Issa is most famous for his haiku poetry. He was a Japanese poet who lived from 1763 to 1827.
Memorability Metrics
280k
Page Views (PV)
62.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
5.19
Effective Languages (L*)
3.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Kobayashi Issa ranks 891 out of 7,302. Before him are Marko Marulić, Jorge Semprún, Marilyn vos Savant, Cormac McCarthy, Julien Green, and Silius Italicus. After him are Hans Fallada, Tukaram, Ben Jonson, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Eugène Scribe, and Daniel Goleman.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarko Marulić
1450 - 1524
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 885
Jorge Semprún
1923 - 2011
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 886
Marilyn vos Savant
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 887
Cormac McCarthy
1933 - 2023
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 888
Julien Green
1900 - 1998
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 889
Silius Italicus
26 - 101
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 890
Kobayashi Issa
1763 - 1828
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 891
Hans Fallada
1893 - 1947
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 892
Tukaram
1608 - 1650
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 893
Ben Jonson
1572 - 1637
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 894
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
1539 - 1616
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 895
Eugène Scribe
1791 - 1861
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 896
Daniel Goleman
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 897
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1763, Kobayashi Issa ranks 11. Before him are Jean Paul, Jean Victor Marie Moreau, Claude Chappe, Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, Augustin Robespierre, and Pierre-Charles Villeneuve. After him are Guillaume Brune, Xavier de Maistre, Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden, Joseph Fesch, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, and Étienne Méhul. Among people deceased in 1828, Kobayashi Issa ranks 9. Before him are Shaka, Maria Feodorovna, Victor of Aveyron, Alexander Ypsilantis, Franz Joseph Gall, and Jean-Antoine Houdon. After him are Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl Mack von Leiberich, Carl Peter Thunberg, Charlotte, Princess Royal, William Hyde Wollaston, and Sineperver Sultan.
Others Born in 1763
Go to all RankingsJean Paul
WRITER
1763 - 1825
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 5
Jean Victor Marie Moreau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1813
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 6
Claude Chappe
INVENTOR
1763 - 1805
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 7
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
CHEMIST
1763 - 1829
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 8
Augustin Robespierre
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1794
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 9
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1806
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 10
Kobayashi Issa
WRITER
1763 - 1828
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 11
Guillaume Brune
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1815
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 12
Xavier de Maistre
WRITER
1763 - 1852
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 13
Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1763 - 1830
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 14
Joseph Fesch
NOBLEMAN
1763 - 1839
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 15
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1827
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 16
Étienne Méhul
COMPOSER
1763 - 1817
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1828
Go to all RankingsShaka
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1828
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 3
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1759 - 1828
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 4
Victor of Aveyron
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1793 - 1828
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 5
Alexander Ypsilantis
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1828
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 6
Franz Joseph Gall
PHYSICIAN
1758 - 1828
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 7
Jean-Antoine Houdon
SCULPTOR
1741 - 1828
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 8
Kobayashi Issa
WRITER
1763 - 1828
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 9
Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1828
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 10
Karl Mack von Leiberich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1828
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 11
Carl Peter Thunberg
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1828
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 12
Charlotte, Princess Royal
COMPANION
1766 - 1828
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 13
William Hyde Wollaston
CHEMIST
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 14
Sineperver Sultan
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1828
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 15
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kobayashi Issa ranks 156 out of 6,245. Before him are Torakusu Yamaha (1851), Issey Miyake (1938), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Kenzō Takada (1939), Kazuyoshi Miura (1967), and Junko Tabei (1939). After him are Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885), Iwane Matsui (1878), Ken Watanabe (1959), Shoko Asahara (1955), Osamu Yamaji (1929), and Nobusuke Kishi (1896).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTorakusu 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
Nobusuke Kishi
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1987
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 162
Among WRITERS In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, Kobayashi Issa ranks 18. Before him are Kōbō Abe (1924), Sugawara no Michizane (845), Sei Shōnagon (966), Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886), Masaru Emoto (1943), and Zeami Motokiyo (1363). After him are Shoko Asahara (1955), Mori Ōgai (1862), Shūsaku Endō (1923), D. T. Suzuki (1870), Yosano Akiko (1878), and Kenji Miyazawa (1896).
Kōbō Abe
1924 - 1993
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 12
Sugawara no Michizane
845 - 903
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 13
Sei Shōnagon
966 - 1025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 14
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
1886 - 1965
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 15
Masaru Emoto
1943 - 2014
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 16
Zeami Motokiyo
1363 - 1443
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 17
Kobayashi Issa
1763 - 1828
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 18
Shoko Asahara
1955 - 2018
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 19
Mori Ōgai
1862 - 1922
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 20
Shūsaku Endō
1923 - 1996
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 21
D. T. Suzuki
1870 - 1966
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 22
Yosano Akiko
1878 - 1942
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 23
Kenji Miyazawa
1896 - 1933
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 24