1960 - Today
Naruhito (徳仁, pronounced [naɾɯꜜçi̥to]; born 23 February 1960) is the Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era, following the abdication of his father, Akihito. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Naruhito has received more than 8,372,145 page views. His biography is available in 185 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 169 in 2019). Naruhito is the 32nd most popular nobleman (up from 41st in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Japan (up from 18th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Nobleman.
Naruhito is most famous for being the Crown Prince of Japan. He is the eldest son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and he is the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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Among noblemen, Naruhito ranks 32 out of 842. Before him are Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Ramesses I, Diana, Princess of Wales, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Edward VII, and Charles the Bold. After him are Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Marie de' Medici, Ramesses III, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, El Cid, and Ludovico Sforza.
1895 - 1918
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 26
1300 BC - 1290 BC
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 27
1961 - 1997
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 28
1122 - 1204
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 29
1841 - 1910
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 30
1433 - 1477
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 31
1960 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 32
1923 - 2005
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 33
1575 - 1642
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 34
1217 BC - 1155 BC
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 35
1904 - 1918
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 36
1045 - 1099
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 37
1452 - 1508
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 38
Among people born in 1960, Naruhito ranks 2. Before him is Diego Maradona. After him are Ayrton Senna, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tim Cook, Yulia Tymoshenko, Antonio Banderas, Jo Nesbø, Joachim Löw, Julianne Moore, Colin Firth, and Philippe of Belgium.
1960 - 2020
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 1
1960 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 2
1960 - 1994
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 3
1960 - Present
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 4
1960 - Present
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 5
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 6
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 7
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 8
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 9
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 10
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 11
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 12
Among people born in Japan, Naruhito ranks 14 out of 6,048. Before him are Emperor Meiji (1852), Kanō Jigorō (1860), Yukio Mishima (1925), Matsuo Bashō (1644), Haruki Murakami (1949), and Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542). After him are Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536), Murasaki Shikibu (973), Isoroku Yamamoto (1884), Emperor Taishō (1879), Osamu Dazai (1909), and Yasunari Kawabata (1899).
1852 - 1912
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 8
1860 - 1938
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 9
1925 - 1970
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 10
1644 - 1694
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 11
1949 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 12
1542 - 1616
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 13
1960 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 14
1536 - 1598
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 15
973 - 1014
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 16
1884 - 1943
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 17
1879 - 1926
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 18
1909 - 1948
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 19
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 20
Among noblemen born in Japan, Naruhito ranks 2. Before him are Akihito (1933). After him are Fumihito, Prince Akishino (1965), Prince Yasuhiko Asaka (1887), Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu (1905), Kiko, Princess Akishino (1966), Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (1946), Sayako Kuroda (1969), Princess Mako of Akishino (1991), Aiko, Princess Toshi (2001), Princess Kako of Akishino (1994), and Prince Hisahito of Akishino (2006).
1933 - Present
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 1
1960 - Present
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 2
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 3
1887 - 1981
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 4
1905 - 1987
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 5
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 6
1946 - 2012
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 7
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 8
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 9
2001 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 10
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 11
2006 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 12