MILITARY PERSONNEL
Sanada Yukimura
1567 - 1615
Sanada Yukimura
Sanada Nobushige (真田 信繁, 1567 – June 3, 1615), also known as Sanada Yukimura (真田 幸村), was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was especially known as the leading general on the defending side of the Siege of Osaka. Yukimura was called "A Hero who may appear once in a hundred years", "Crimson Demon of War" and "The Last Sengoku Hero". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sanada Yukimura has received more than 947,705 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Sanada Yukimura is the 396th most popular military personnel (down from 332nd in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from Japan (down from 127th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Japanese Military Personnel.
Sanada Yukimura is most famous for being a samurai warrior who fought in the Siege of Osaka.
Memorability Metrics
950k
Page Views (PV)
61.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.21
Effective Languages (L*)
3.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Sanada Yukimura ranks 396 out of 2,058. Before him are Vasily Sokolovsky, Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Bronislav Kaminski, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Gan Ning, and Li Mu. After him are Choe Yeong, Alexander Samsonov, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Günther Rall, Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, and Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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1897 - 1968
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 390
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
1856 - 1941
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 391
Bronislav Kaminski
1899 - 1944
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 392
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
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HPI: 62.09
Rank: 393
Gan Ning
175 - 222
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 394
Li Mu
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HPI: 62.04
Rank: 395
Sanada Yukimura
1567 - 1615
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 396
Choe Yeong
1316 - 1388
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 397
Alexander Samsonov
1859 - 1914
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 398
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
1762 - 1833
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 399
Günther Rall
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HPI: 61.90
Rank: 400
Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
1787 - 1862
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 401
Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl
598 - 636
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 402
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1567, Sanada Yukimura ranks 9. Before him are Maurice, Prince of Orange, Date Masamune, Samuel de Champlain, Willem Schouten, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, and Jacques Clément. After him are Eleanor de' Medici, Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, Jacob van Heemskerck, Honoré d'Urfé, Archduchess Margaret of Austria, and John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. Among people deceased in 1615, Sanada Yukimura ranks 4. Before him are Margaret of Valois, Hans von Aachen, and Toyotomi Hideyori. After him are Giambattista della Porta, Dom Justo Takayama, Heo Jun, Yodo-dono, Virginia de' Medici, Claudio Acquaviva, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, and Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia.
Others Born in 1567
Go to all RankingsMaurice, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1625
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 3
Date Masamune
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1636
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 4
Samuel de Champlain
EXPLORER
1567 - 1635
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 5
Willem Schouten
EXPLORER
1567 - 1625
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 6
Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1597
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7
Jacques Clément
WRITER
1567 - 1589
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 8
Sanada Yukimura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1615
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 9
Eleanor de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1611
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 10
Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1640
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
Jacob van Heemskerck
EXPLORER
1567 - 1607
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 12
Honoré d'Urfé
WRITER
1567 - 1625
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 13
Archduchess Margaret of Austria
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1633
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 14
John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1618
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1615
Go to all RankingsMargaret of Valois
NOBLEMAN
1553 - 1615
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 1
Hans von Aachen
PAINTER
1552 - 1615
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 2
Toyotomi Hideyori
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1593 - 1615
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 3
Sanada Yukimura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1615
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 4
Giambattista della Porta
MATHEMATICIAN
1535 - 1615
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 5
Dom Justo Takayama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1552 - 1615
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 6
Heo Jun
PHYSICIAN
1546 - 1615
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 7
Yodo-dono
NOBLEMAN
1569 - 1615
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 8
Virginia de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1615
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 9
Claudio Acquaviva
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1543 - 1615
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 10
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
WRITER
1535 - 1615
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 11
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1550 - 1615
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 12
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Sanada Yukimura ranks 181 out of 6,245. Before him are Masanobu Fukuoka (1913), Arata Isozaki (1931), Yohji Yamamoto (1943), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), and Emperor Momozono (1741). After him are Emperor Tenji (626), Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Kōgen (-272), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Emperor Seimu (83), and Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMasanobu Fukuoka
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 175
Arata Isozaki
ARCHITECT
1931 - 2022
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 176
Yohji Yamamoto
FASHION DESIGNER
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 177
Imagawa Yoshimoto
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1560
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 178
Taira no Kiyomori
POLITICIAN
1118 - 1181
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 179
Emperor Momozono
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1762
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 180
Sanada Yukimura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1567 - 1615
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 181
Emperor Tenji
POLITICIAN
626 - 672
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 182
Katsura Tarō
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1913
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 183
Emperor Kōgen
POLITICIAN
272 BC - 157 BC
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 184
Sen no Rikyū
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1591
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 185
Emperor Seimu
POLITICIAN
83 - 191
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 186
Shimazu Yoshihiro
POLITICIAN
1535 - 1619
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 187
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan
Among military personnels born in Japan, Sanada Yukimura ranks 21. Before him are Shunroku Hata (1879), Ishida Mitsunari (1559), Yamagata Aritomo (1838), Toyotomi Hideyori (1593), Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885), and Iwane Matsui (1878). After him are Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Nogi Maresuke (1849), Shoichi Yokoi (1915), Honda Tadakatsu (1548), Tamon Yamaguchi (1892), and Hijikata Toshizō (1835).
Shunroku Hata
1879 - 1962
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 15
Ishida Mitsunari
1559 - 1600
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 16
Yamagata Aritomo
1838 - 1922
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 17
Toyotomi Hideyori
1593 - 1615
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 18
Tomoyuki Yamashita
1885 - 1946
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 19
Iwane Matsui
1878 - 1948
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 20
Sanada Yukimura
1567 - 1615
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 21
Mitsuru Ushijima
1887 - 1945
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 22
Nogi Maresuke
1849 - 1912
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 23
Shoichi Yokoi
1915 - 1997
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 24
Honda Tadakatsu
1548 - 1610
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 25
Tamon Yamaguchi
1892 - 1942
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 26
Hijikata Toshizō
1835 - 1869
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 27