1828 - 1877
Saigō Takamori (Takanaga) (西鄕 隆盛 (隆永), January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877) was a Japanese samurai and nobleman. He was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration. Living during the late Edo and early Meiji periods, he later led the Satsuma Rebellion against the Meiji government. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saigō Takamori has received more than 2,059,881 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Saigō Takamori is the 147th most popular military personnel (down from 119th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Japan (down from 36th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.
Saigō Takamori is most famous for his role in the Meiji Restoration. He was a samurai who was instrumental in the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the establishment of the Meiji government.
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Among military personnels, Saigō Takamori ranks 147 out of 1,468. Before him are Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Louis, Grand Condé, Dong Zhuo, Miloš Obilić, Chester W. Nimitz, and Jean Lannes. After him are Franz Halder, Friedrich Olbricht, Dragut, Paul Hausser, Ferdinand Schörner, and Yūsuf Balasaguni.
1895 - 1977
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 141
1621 - 1686
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 142
139 - 192
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 143
1350 - 1389
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 144
1885 - 1966
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 145
1769 - 1809
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 146
1828 - 1877
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 147
1884 - 1972
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 148
1888 - 1944
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 149
1485 - 1565
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 150
1880 - 1972
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 151
1892 - 1973
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 152
1020 - 1075
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 153
Among people born in 1828, Saigō Takamori ranks 8. Before him are Jules Verne, Henry Dunant, Henrik Ibsen, Randal Cremer, Rani of Jhansi, and Hippolyte Taine. After him are Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Charbel Makhlouf, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Louise of the Netherlands, Albert Marth, and Albert of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1877, Saigō Takamori ranks 4. Before him are Gustave Courbet, Brigham Young, and Adolphe Thiers. After him are Urbain Le Verrier, Crazy Horse, Henry Fox Talbot, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, and Hermann Grassmann.
1828 - 1905
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 2
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 3
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 4
1828 - 1908
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 5
1828 - 1858
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 6
1828 - 1893
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 7
1828 - 1877
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 8
1828 - 1882
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 9
1828 - 1898
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 10
1828 - 1889
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 11
1828 - 1871
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 12
1828 - 1897
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 13
1828 - 1902
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 14
1819 - 1877
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 1
1801 - 1877
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 2
1797 - 1877
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 3
1828 - 1877
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 4
1811 - 1877
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 5
1840 - 1877
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 6
1800 - 1877
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 7
1805 - 1877
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 8
1801 - 1877
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 9
1799 - 1877
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 10
1804 - 1877
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 11
1809 - 1877
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 12
Among people born in Japan, Saigō Takamori ranks 45 out of 6,048. Before him are Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894), Kenzaburō Ōe (1935), Emperor Ninkō (1800), Hiroshige (1797), Takeshi Kitano (1947), and Emperor Kōkaku (1771). After him are Itō Hirobumi (1841), Yoshinori Ohsumi (1945), Chūichi Nagumo (1887), Takeda Shingen (1521), Utamaro (1753), and Isao Takahata (1935).
1894 - 1972
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 39
1935 - 2023
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 40
1800 - 1846
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 41
1797 - 1858
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 42
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 43
1771 - 1840
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 44
1828 - 1877
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 45
1841 - 1909
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 46
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 47
1887 - 1944
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 48
1521 - 1573
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 49
1753 - 1806
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 50
1935 - 2018
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 51
Among military personnels born in Japan, Saigō Takamori ranks 6. Before him are Oda Nobunaga (1534), Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542), Isoroku Yamamoto (1884), Hiroo Onoda (1922), and Hattori Hanzō (1542). After him are Chūichi Nagumo (1887), Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159), Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891), Date Masamune (1567), and Tōgō Heihachirō (1848).
1534 - 1582
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 1
1542 - 1616
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 2
1884 - 1943
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 3
1922 - 2014
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 4
1542 - 1597
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 5
1828 - 1877
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 6
1887 - 1944
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 7
1159 - 1189
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 8
1526 - 1582
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 9
1891 - 1945
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 10
1567 - 1636
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 11
1848 - 1934
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 12