BUSINESSPERSON
Mineko Iwasaki
1949 - Today
Mineko Iwasaki
Mineko Iwasaki (岩崎 峰子/岩崎 究香, Iwasaki Mineko, born Masako Tanaka (田中 政子), 2 November 1949) is a Japanese businesswoman, author and former geisha. Iwasaki was the most famous geisha in Japan until her sudden retirement at the age of 29. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mineko Iwasaki has received more than 733,869 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mineko Iwasaki is the 238th most popular businessperson, the 621st most popular biography from Japan and the 9th most popular Japanese Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
730k
Page Views (PV)
56.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
6.66
Effective Languages (L*)
1.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Mineko Iwasaki ranks 238 out of 847. Before her are Srettha Thavisin, Max Factor, David Icke, John C. Bogle, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, and Josep Maria Bartomeu. After her are Mike Markkula, Bill Hewlett, Meyer Guggenheim, Henry Flagler, Kirk Kerkorian, and Edsel Ford.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSrettha Thavisin
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 232
Max Factor
1877 - 1938
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 233
David Icke
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 234
John C. Bogle
1929 - 2019
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 235
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
1771 - 1834
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 236
Josep Maria Bartomeu
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 237
Mineko Iwasaki
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 238
Mike Markkula
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 239
Bill Hewlett
1913 - 2001
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 240
Meyer Guggenheim
1828 - 1905
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 241
Henry Flagler
1830 - 1913
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 242
Kirk Kerkorian
1917 - 2015
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 243
Edsel Ford
1893 - 1943
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 244
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Mineko Iwasaki ranks 160. Before her are Christopher Hitchens, Trevor Horn, Thierry Sabine, Aurelio De Laurentiis, Pam Grier, and Dusty Hill. After her are Horst Seehofer, Tommy Ramone, Phil Lynott, Anne Schedeen, Matthew Festing, and Ric Flair.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsChristopher Hitchens
JOURNALIST
1949 - 2011
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 154
Trevor Horn
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 155
Thierry Sabine
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1986
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 156
Aurelio De Laurentiis
PRODUCER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 157
Pam Grier
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 158
Dusty Hill
SINGER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 159
Mineko Iwasaki
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 160
Horst Seehofer
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 161
Tommy Ramone
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2014
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 162
Phil Lynott
MUSICIAN
1949 - 1986
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 163
Anne Schedeen
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 164
Matthew Festing
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 165
Ric Flair
WRESTLER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 166
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Mineko Iwasaki ranks 621 out of 6,245. Before her are Daigoro Kondo (1907), Hitoshi Ashida (1887), Shigeru Ban (1957), Hasui Kawase (1883), Zenkō Suzuki (1911), and Kaneto Shindo (1912). After her are Hantaro Nagaoka (1865), Senjūrō Hayashi (1876), Yuriko Koike (1952), Keigo Higashino (1958), Kyōka Izumi (1873), and Nobuyuki Kato (1920).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsDaigoro Kondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 615
Hitoshi Ashida
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1959
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 616
Shigeru Ban
ARCHITECT
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 617
Hasui Kawase
ARTIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 618
Zenkō Suzuki
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 619
Kaneto Shindo
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2012
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 620
Mineko Iwasaki
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 621
Hantaro Nagaoka
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1950
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 622
Senjūrō Hayashi
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1943
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 623
Yuriko Koike
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 624
Keigo Higashino
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 625
Kyōka Izumi
WRITER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 626
Nobuyuki Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 627
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Japan
Among businesspeople born in Japan, Mineko Iwasaki ranks 9. Before her are Akio Morita (1921), Torakusu Yamaha (1851), Iwasaki Yatarō (1835), Hiroshi Yamauchi (1927), Masayoshi Son (1957), and Fusajiro Yamauchi (1859). After her are Shibusawa Eiichi (1840), Eiji Toyoda (1913), Mikimoto Kōkichi (1858), Tadashi Yanai (1949), Norio Ohga (1930), and Akio Toyoda (1956).
Akio Morita
1921 - 1999
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 3
Torakusu Yamaha
1851 - 1916
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 4
Iwasaki Yatarō
1835 - 1885
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 5
Hiroshi Yamauchi
1927 - 2013
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 6
Masayoshi Son
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 7
Fusajiro Yamauchi
1859 - 1940
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 8
Mineko Iwasaki
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 9
Shibusawa Eiichi
1840 - 1931
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 10
Eiji Toyoda
1913 - 2013
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 11
Mikimoto Kōkichi
1858 - 1954
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 12
Tadashi Yanai
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 13
Norio Ohga
1930 - 2011
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 14
Akio Toyoda
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 15