LINGUIST
Kunio Yanagita
1875 - 1962
Kunio Yanagita
Kunio Yanagita (Japanese: 柳田 國男, Hepburn: Yanagita Kunio, July 31, 1875 – August 8, 1962) was a Japanese author, scholar, and folklorist. He began his career as a bureaucrat, but developed an interest in rural Japan and its folk traditions. This led to a change in his career. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kunio Yanagita has received more than 130,572 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Kunio Yanagita is the 111th most popular linguist (down from 100th in 2019), the 1,012th most popular biography from Japan (down from 889th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Linguist.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
51.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
1.80
Effective Languages (L*)
3.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LINGUISTS
Among linguists, Kunio Yanagita ranks 111 out of 214. Before him are Matteo Bartoli, Igor M. Diakonoff, Daniel Jones, Heinrich Hübschmann, Nakahama Manjirō, and Georg Curtius. After him are Renato Corsetti, John Florio, August Friedrich Pott, Jules Gilliéron, Hans Ørberg, and Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda.
Most Popular Linguists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMatteo Bartoli
1873 - 1946
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 105
Igor M. Diakonoff
1914 - 1999
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 106
Daniel Jones
1881 - 1967
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 107
Heinrich Hübschmann
1848 - 1908
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 108
Nakahama Manjirō
1827 - 1898
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 109
Georg Curtius
1820 - 1885
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 110
Kunio Yanagita
1875 - 1962
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 111
Renato Corsetti
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 112
John Florio
1553 - 1625
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 113
August Friedrich Pott
1802 - 1887
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 114
Jules Gilliéron
1854 - 1926
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 115
Hans Ørberg
1920 - 2010
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 116
Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 117
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1875, Kunio Yanagita ranks 108. Before him are Mammad Hasan Hajinski, Felix Hamrin, Laurence Doherty, J. Stuart Blackton, Alexander Goldenweiser, and Henri Callot. After him are Italo Montemezzi, Leonor Michaelis, Friedrich von Huene, William Hoyt, Otto Strandman, and Adolfo Díaz. Among people deceased in 1962, Kunio Yanagita ranks 112. Before him are Franz Kaiser, Raquel Meller, Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Alessandro Pirzio Biroli, and Donald Lippincott. After him are Josef Uridil, A. K. Fazlul Huq, Gary Hocking, Rudolf von Bünau, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and Sylvia Beach.
Others Born in 1875
Go to all RankingsMammad Hasan Hajinski
ARCHITECT
1875 - 1931
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 102
Felix Hamrin
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1937
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 103
Laurence Doherty
TENNIS PLAYER
1875 - 1919
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 104
J. Stuart Blackton
FILM DIRECTOR
1875 - 1941
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 105
Alexander Goldenweiser
COMPOSER
1875 - 1961
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 106
Henri Callot
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1956
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 107
Kunio Yanagita
LINGUIST
1875 - 1962
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 108
Italo Montemezzi
COMPOSER
1875 - 1952
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 109
Leonor Michaelis
CHEMIST
1875 - 1949
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 110
Friedrich von Huene
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1969
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 111
William Hoyt
ATHLETE
1875 - 1954
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 112
Otto Strandman
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1941
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 113
Adolfo Díaz
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1964
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 114
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsFranz Kaiser
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1962
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 106
Raquel Meller
SINGER
1888 - 1962
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 107
Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin
MATHEMATICIAN
1866 - 1962
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 108
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
WRITER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 109
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1962
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 110
Donald Lippincott
ATHLETE
1893 - 1962
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 111
Kunio Yanagita
LINGUIST
1875 - 1962
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 112
Josef Uridil
SOCCER PLAYER
1895 - 1962
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 113
A. K. Fazlul Huq
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1962
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 114
Gary Hocking
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1962
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 115
Rudolf von Bünau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1962
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 116
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
EXPLORER
1879 - 1962
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 117
Sylvia Beach
BUSINESSPERSON
1887 - 1962
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 118
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Kunio Yanagita ranks 1,012 out of 6,245. Before him are Hiroji Imamura (1949), Shigesato Itoi (1948), Akira Kamiya (1946), Michitsuna's mother (935), Yasuhiro Yamashita (1957), and Yukio Kasaya (1943). After him are Nobuo Kawakami (1947), Toshio Furukawa (1946), Yoshiro Nakamatsu (1928), Toyohiro Akiyama (1942), Katsukawa Shunshō (1726), and Damo Suzuki (1950).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsHiroji Imamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 1,006
Shigesato Itoi
GAME DESIGNER
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 1,007
Akira Kamiya
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 1,008
Michitsuna's mother
WRITER
935 - 995
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 1,009
Yasuhiro Yamashita
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 1,010
Yukio Kasaya
SKIER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 1,011
Kunio Yanagita
LINGUIST
1875 - 1962
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 1,012
Nobuo Kawakami
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 1,013
Toshio Furukawa
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 1,014
Yoshiro Nakamatsu
INVENTOR
1928 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 1,015
Toyohiro Akiyama
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 1,016
Katsukawa Shunshō
PAINTER
1726 - 1793
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 1,017
Damo Suzuki
SINGER
1950 - 2024
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 1,018
Among LINGUISTS In Japan
Among linguists born in Japan, Kunio Yanagita ranks 3. Before him are Kūkai (774), and Nakahama Manjirō (1827). After him are Takekazu Asaka (1952).
Kūkai
774 - 835
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 1
Nakahama Manjirō
1827 - 1898
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2
Kunio Yanagita
1875 - 1962
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 3
Takekazu Asaka
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 4