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Masahito, Prince Hitachi

1935 - Today

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Masahito, Prince Hitachi (常陸宮正仁親王, Hitachi-no-miya Masahito Shinnō; born 28 November 1935) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan, the younger brother of Emperor emeritus Akihito and the paternal uncle of Emperor Naruhito. He is the second son and sixth born child of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun and is third and last in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne. He is mainly known for philanthropic activities and his research on the causes of cancer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Masahito, Prince Hitachi is the 6,599th most popular politician (down from 4,208th in 2024), the 537th most popular biography from Japan (down from 246th in 2019) and the 185th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Masahito, Prince Hitachi ranks 6,599 out of 19,576. Before him are Sher Ali Khan, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Albert I, Duke of Saxony, Christopher Báthory, Thomas R. Marshall, and Sisowath of Cambodia. After him are Menander I, Demchugdongrub, Phillipe de Plessis, Charles the Child, Fusako Shigenobu, and Francisco Craveiro Lopes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Masahito, Prince Hitachi ranks 98. Before him are Paula Rego, Mary Berry, Ján Popluhár, John G. Avildsen, Yakov Sinai, and Hillel Furstenberg. After him are Robert Silverberg, Thomas Keneally, Luis del Sol, André Brink, Valeri Kubasov, and Mohamed Choukri.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masahito, Prince Hitachi ranks 537 out of 6,245. Before him are Tokugawa Ienari (1773), Shibata Katsuie (1522), Eiichiro Oda (1975), Kozo Arai (1950), Naoki Urasawa (1960), and Hirohiko Araki (1960). After him are Fusako Shigenobu (1945), Tokugawa Ieharu (1737), Michio Ashikaga (1950), Takao Nishiyama (1942), Iwasaki Yatarō (1835), and Miki Matsubara (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Masahito, Prince Hitachi ranks 185. Before him are Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196), Hayato Ikeda (1899), Emperor Kazan (967), Emperor Go-Murakami (1328), Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1435), and Tokugawa Ienari (1773). After him are Fusako Shigenobu (1945), Tokugawa Ieharu (1737), Ōyama Iwao (1842), Empress Masako (1963), Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915), and Emperor Ichijō (980).

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