1534 - 1582
Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長, listen; 23 June 1534 – 21 June 1582) known as "Owari no Ōutsuke" (Fool of Owari), was a Japanese daimyo and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oda Nobunaga has received more than 5,567,539 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Oda Nobunaga is the 23rd most popular military personnel (down from 14th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Japan (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Military Personnel.
Oda Nobunaga is most famous for unifying Japan and ending the Sengoku period.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among military personnels, Oda Nobunaga ranks 23 out of 1,466. Before him are Erich von Manstein, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Ptolemy I Soter, Wilhelm Keitel, and Friedrich Paulus. After him are Cesare Borgia, Simo Häyhä, Vercingetorix, Ratko Mladić, Alfred Dreyfus, and Roland.
1887 - 1973
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 17
1663 - 1736
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 18
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 19
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 20
1882 - 1946
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 21
1890 - 1957
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 22
1534 - 1582
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 23
1475 - 1507
HPI: 81.75
Rank: 24
1905 - 2002
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 25
80 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 26
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 27
1859 - 1935
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 28
736 - 778
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 29
Among people born in 1534, Oda Nobunaga ranks 1. After him are Orlande de Lassus, Frederick II of Denmark, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Isaac Luria, Myeongjong of Joseon, Joseph of Anchieta, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Lautaro, Guru Ram Das, Fernando de Herrera, and Robert Garnier. Among people deceased in 1582, Oda Nobunaga ranks 2. Before him is Teresa of Ávila. After him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Wu Cheng'en, Akechi Mitsuhide, Altan Khan, Takeda Katsuyori, Mori Ranmaru, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Zhang Juzheng, Charlotte of Bourbon, and Oda Nobutada.
1534 - 1582
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 1
1534 - 1594
HPI: 81.44
Rank: 2
1534 - 1588
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 3
1534 - 1578
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 4
1534 - 1572
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 5
1534 - 1567
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 6
1534 - 1597
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 7
1534 - 1594
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 8
1534 - 1557
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 9
1534 - 1581
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 10
1534 - 1597
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 11
1534 - 1590
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 12
1515 - 1582
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 1
1534 - 1582
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 2
1507 - 1582
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 3
1500 - 1582
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 4
1526 - 1582
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 5
1507 - 1582
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 6
1546 - 1582
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 7
1565 - 1582
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 8
1575 - 1582
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 9
1525 - 1582
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 10
1546 - 1582
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 11
1557 - 1582
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 12
Among people born in Japan, Oda Nobunaga ranks 9 out of 5,560. Before him are Hayao Miyazaki (1941), Akira Kurosawa (1910), Matsuo Bashō (1644), Akihito (1933), Emperor Meiji (1852), and Miyamoto Musashi (1584). After him are Yoko Ono (1933), Haruki Murakami (1949), Isoroku Yamamoto (1884), Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536), and Murasaki Shikibu (973).
1941 - Present
HPI: 84.84
Rank: 3
1910 - 1998
HPI: 84.43
Rank: 4
1644 - 1694
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 5
1933 - Present
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 6
1852 - 1912
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 7
1584 - 1645
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 8
1534 - 1582
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 9
1933 - Present
HPI: 81.01
Rank: 10
1949 - Present
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 11
1884 - 1943
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 12
1542 - 1616
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 13
1536 - 1598
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 14
973 - 1014
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 15
Among military personnels born in Japan, Oda Nobunaga ranks 1. After him are Isoroku Yamamoto (1884), Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542), Hattori Hanzō (1542), Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159), Saigō Takamori (1828), Hiroo Onoda (1922), Chūichi Nagumo (1887), Date Masamune (1567), Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891), and Tōgō Heihachirō (1848).
1534 - 1582
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 1
1884 - 1943
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 2
1542 - 1616
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 3
1542 - 1597
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 4
1159 - 1189
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 5
1828 - 1877
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 6
1922 - 2014
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 7
1887 - 1944
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 8
1567 - 1636
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 9
1526 - 1582
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 10
1891 - 1945
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 11
1848 - 1934
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 12