EXPLORER
Masabumi Hosono
1870 - 1939
Masabumi Hosono
Masabumi Hosono (細野 正文, Hosono Masabumi, 15 October 1870 – 14 March 1939) was a Japanese civil servant. He survived the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912 but found himself condemned and ostracized by the Japanese public, press, and government because of a misconception that he decided to save himself rather than go down with the ship. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masabumi Hosono has received more than 733,306 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Masabumi Hosono is the 218th most popular explorer (down from 177th in 2019), the 728th most popular biography from Japan (down from 588th in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
730k
Page Views (PV)
60.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Masabumi Hosono ranks 218 out of 498. Before him are Francisco de Bobadilla, Duarte Pacheco Pereira, Julius Klaproth, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn, Carsten Borchgrevink, and Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne. After him are Daniel Boone, Jedediah Smith, Ma Huan, Nuno Tristão, Joshua Slocum, and Dinis Dias.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrancisco de Bobadilla
1500 - 1502
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 212
Duarte Pacheco Pereira
1460 - 1533
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 213
Julius Klaproth
1783 - 1835
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 214
Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn
1556 - 1623
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 215
Carsten Borchgrevink
1864 - 1934
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 216
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne
1724 - 1772
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 217
Masabumi Hosono
1870 - 1939
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 218
Daniel Boone
1734 - 1820
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 219
Jedediah Smith
1799 - 1831
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 220
Ma Huan
1380 - 1460
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 221
Nuno Tristão
1500 - 1446
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 222
Joshua Slocum
1844 - 1909
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 223
Dinis Dias
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 224
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1870, Masabumi Hosono ranks 74. Before him are Thomas Byles, Leonid Krasin, Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Reginald Lee, Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, and Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov. After him are Géza Maróczy, Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Joseph Strauss, Ada Negri, Osachi Hamaguchi, and Hilaire Belloc. Among people deceased in 1939, Masabumi Hosono ranks 68. Before him are Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Benjamin Tucker, Archibald Leitch, Louis Trousselier, and Konstantin Somov. After him are Johann Strauss III, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Max Skladanowsky, Ma Rainey, Stjepan Sarkotić, and Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz.
Others Born in 1870
Go to all RankingsThomas Byles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1912
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 68
Leonid Krasin
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1926
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 69
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1948
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 70
Reginald Lee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1913
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 71
Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1948
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 72
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1932
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 73
Masabumi Hosono
EXPLORER
1870 - 1939
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 74
Géza Maróczy
CHESS PLAYER
1870 - 1951
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 75
Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
NOBLEMAN
1870 - 1935
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 76
Joseph Strauss
ENGINEER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 77
Ada Negri
WRITER
1870 - 1945
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 78
Osachi Hamaguchi
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1931
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 79
Hilaire Belloc
WRITER
1870 - 1953
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 80
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsEugène-Henri Gravelotte
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1939
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 62
Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1939
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 63
Benjamin Tucker
ECONOMIST
1854 - 1939
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 64
Archibald Leitch
ARCHITECT
1865 - 1939
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 65
Louis Trousselier
CYCLIST
1881 - 1939
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 66
Konstantin Somov
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1939
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 67
Masabumi Hosono
EXPLORER
1870 - 1939
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 68
Johann Strauss III
COMPOSER
1866 - 1939
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 69
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
PAINTER
1878 - 1939
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 70
Max Skladanowsky
INVENTOR
1863 - 1939
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 71
Ma Rainey
MUSICIAN
1886 - 1939
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 72
Stjepan Sarkotić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1858 - 1939
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 73
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
WRITER
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 74
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Masabumi Hosono ranks 728 out of 6,245. Before him are Shigeo Shingo (1909), Masami Kurumada (1953), Fukusaburo Harada (null), Ikki Kita (1883), Motoo Kimura (1924), and Takao Nishiyama (1942). After him are Taisen Deshimaru (1914), Harukichi Hyakutake (1888), Tanzan Ishibashi (1884), Donald Tsang (1944), Ariwara no Narihira (825), and Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsShigeo Shingo
INVENTOR
1909 - 1990
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 722
Masami Kurumada
COMIC ARTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 723
Fukusaburo Harada
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 724
Ikki Kita
WRITER
1883 - 1937
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 725
Motoo Kimura
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 1994
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 726
Takao Nishiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 727
Masabumi Hosono
EXPLORER
1870 - 1939
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 728
Taisen Deshimaru
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1982
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 729
Harukichi Hyakutake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 730
Tanzan Ishibashi
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1973
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 731
Donald Tsang
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 732
Ariwara no Narihira
WRITER
825 - 880
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 733
Kisshomaru Ueshiba
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1999
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 734
Among EXPLORERS In Japan
Among explorers born in Japan, Masabumi Hosono ranks 1.