Military Personnel

Minamoto no Yoshitsune

1159 - 1189

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His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Minamoto no Yoshitsune is the 148th most popular military personnel (down from 129th in 2024), the 51st most popular biography from Japan (down from 47th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

Yoshitsune is most famous for being a hero who led the Minamoto clan to victory in the Genpei War.

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Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 148 out of 2,058. Before him are Werner von Blomberg, Franz Halder, Bohemond I of Antioch, André Masséna, Erwin von Witzleben, and Yakov Dzhugashvili. After him are Erich von Falkenhayn, Helmuth Weidling, Perdiccas, John Hawkins, Pyotr Bagration, and Zhang Fei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1159, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 1. After him are Prithviraj Chauhan, and Bo'orchu. Among people deceased in 1189, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 2. Before him is Henry II of England. After him are Gerard de Ridefort, William II of Sicily, Benkei, Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, Frederick, Duke of Bohemia, and Emperor Shizong of Jin.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 51 out of NaN. Before him are Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147), Morihei Ueshiba (1883), Akira Toriyama (1955), Sanae Takaichi (1961), Sakamoto Ryōma (1836), and Takeshi Kitano (1947). After him are Takeda Shingen (1521), Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Emperor Ninkō (1800), Emperor Kōkaku (1771), Olivia de Havilland (1916), and Hideki Yukawa (1907).

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Among Military Personnels In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune ranks 8. Before him are Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542), Hiroo Onoda (1922), Isoroku Yamamoto (1884), Hattori Hanzō (1542), Saigō Takamori (1828), and Akechi Mitsuhide (1526). After him are Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837), Chūichi Nagumo (1887), Ishida Mitsunari (1559), Toyotomi Hideyori (1593), Date Masamune (1567), and Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885).

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