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Shibusawa Eiichi
1840 - 1931
Shibusawa Eiichi
Shibusawa Eiichi, 1st Viscount Shibusawa (渋沢 栄一, March 16, 1840 – November 11, 1931) was a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism", having introduced Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many economic reforms including use of double-entry accounting, joint-stock corporations and modern note-issuing banks. He founded the first modern bank based on joint stock ownership in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shibusawa Eiichi has received more than 257,926 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Shibusawa Eiichi is the 147th most popular businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 147 out of 601. Before him are Lamine Diack, Reed Hastings, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Larry Silverstein, Jawed Karim, and Giovanni Battista Caproni. After him are Christina Onassis, Melitta Bentz, William C. Durant, Al-Waleed bin Talal, Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, and John Sculley.
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Lamine Diack
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HPI: 59.18
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Reed Hastings
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.03
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Johann Friedrich Böttger
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HPI: 58.95
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Larry Silverstein
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HPI: 58.89
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Jawed Karim
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.89
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Giovanni Battista Caproni
1886 - 1957
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 146
Shibusawa Eiichi
1840 - 1931
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 147
Christina Onassis
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HPI: 58.75
Rank: 148
Melitta Bentz
1873 - 1950
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 149
William C. Durant
1861 - 1947
HPI: 58.68
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Al-Waleed bin Talal
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 151
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche
1909 - 1998
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 152
John Sculley
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 153
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1840, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 26. Before him are Edward Whymper, Hans Makart, Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, Giovanni Verga, and Princess Margaretha of Saxony. After him are Johan Svendsen, Kuroda Kiyotaka, Sisowath of Cambodia, Emin Pasha, Hiram Maxim, and Namık Kemal. Among people deceased in 1931, Shibusawa Eiichi ranks 35. Before him are Kitasato Shibasaburō, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Giovanni Boldini, Vincent d'Indy, and Wilhelm von Gloeden. After him are Isabella, Princess of Asturias, Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, Jaime, Duke of Madrid, Thomas Lipton, Motilal Nehru, and Santiago Rusiñol.
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Edward Whymper
1840 - 1911
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 20
Hans Makart
1840 - 1884
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 21
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein
1840 - 1929
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 22
Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
1840 - 1910
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 23
Giovanni Verga
1840 - 1922
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 24
Princess Margaretha of Saxony
1840 - 1858
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 25
Shibusawa Eiichi
1840 - 1931
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 26
Johan Svendsen
1840 - 1911
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 27
Kuroda Kiyotaka
1840 - 1900
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 28
Sisowath of Cambodia
1840 - 1927
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 29
Emin Pasha
1840 - 1892
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 30
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 31
Namık Kemal
1840 - 1888
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 32
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Kitasato Shibasaburō
1853 - 1931
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 29
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
1848 - 1931
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 30
Chandra Shekhar Azad
1906 - 1931
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 31
Giovanni Boldini
1842 - 1931
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 32
Vincent d'Indy
1851 - 1931
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 33
Wilhelm von Gloeden
1856 - 1931
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 34
Shibusawa Eiichi
1840 - 1931
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 35
Isabella, Princess of Asturias
1851 - 1931
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 36
Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia
1864 - 1931
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 37
Jaime, Duke of Madrid
1870 - 1931
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 38
Thomas Lipton
1848 - 1931
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 39
Motilal Nehru
1861 - 1931
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 40
Santiago Rusiñol
1861 - 1931
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 41
