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WRITER

Ryū Murakami

1952 - Today

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Ryū Murakami (村上 龍, Murakami Ryū, born February 19, 1952 in Sasebo, Nagasaki) is a Japanese novelist, short story writer, essayist and filmmaker. His novels explore human nature through themes of disillusion, drug use, surrealism, murder and war, set against the dark backdrop of Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ryū Murakami has received more than 493,151 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ryū Murakami is the 1,594th most popular writer (up from 2,005th in 2019), the 438th most popular biography from Japan (up from 606th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Japanese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ryū Murakami ranks 1,594 out of 5,755Before him are Pacuvius, Walter Tevis, Semonides of Amorgos, Brian Tracy, Sheridan Le Fanu, and Wace. After him are Afanasy Fet, Gabriel Naudé, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Colin Wilson, Agnes Smedley, and Enzo of Sardinia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Ryū Murakami ranks 87Before him are Lee Soo-man, Udo Dirkschneider, Christine Baranski, Graham Greene, Alain Giresse, and Eric Adams. After him are Mary McDonnell, Anne-Marie David, Charles M. Rice, Şenol Güneş, Michael Jeter, and Manuel Zelaya.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ryū Murakami ranks 438 out of 6,048Before him are Ichirou Mizuki (1948), Eiichiro Oda (1975), Takeo Fukuda (1905), Emperor Go-Hanazono (1419), Shoichi Nishimura (1912), and Shiro Azumi (null). After him are Emperor Ninmyō (808), Takeda Sōkaku (1859), Emperor Montoku (827), Morihiro Hosokawa (1938), Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653), and Shiro Misaki (null).

Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Ryū Murakami ranks 32Before him are Yosano Akiko (1878), Chūya Nakahara (1907), Kenji Miyazawa (1896), Ihara Saikaku (1642), Ichiyō Higuchi (1872), and Ono no Komachi (825). After him are Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653), Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), Masaoka Shiki (1867), Akiyuki Nosaka (1930), Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931), and Junji Ito (1963).