COMPANION
Shigeko Higashikuni
1925 - 1961
Shigeko Higashikuni
Shigeko Higashikuni (東久邇 成子, Higashikuni Shigeko, 6 December 1925 – 23 July 1961), born Shigeko, Princess Teru (照宮成子内親王, Teru-no-miya Shigeko Naishinnō), was the wife of Prince Morihiro Higashikuni (grandson of Emperor Meiji) and eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shigeko Higashikuni has received more than 480,710 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Shigeko Higashikuni is the 523rd most popular companion (up from 549th in 2019), the 608th most popular biography from Japan (up from 671st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Companion.
Memorability Metrics
480k
Page Views (PV)
56.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.18
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPANIONS
Among companions, Shigeko Higashikuni ranks 523 out of 784. Before her are Iput, Audofleda, Princess Januária of Brazil, Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, and Beatrice of Castile. After her are Queen Rania of Jordan, Cleopatra of Pontus, Aquilia Severa, Adeliza of Louvain, William V, Marquess of Montferrat, and Świętosława of Poland.
Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIput
2400 BC - 2337 BC
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 517
Audofleda
470 - 526
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 518
Princess Januária of Brazil
1822 - 1901
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 519
Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1464 - 1512
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 520
Lilian, Princess of Réthy
1916 - 2002
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 521
Beatrice of Castile
1242 - 1303
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 522
Shigeko Higashikuni
1925 - 1961
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 523
Queen Rania of Jordan
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 524
Cleopatra of Pontus
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 525
Aquilia Severa
150 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 526
Adeliza of Louvain
1103 - 1151
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 527
William V, Marquess of Montferrat
1100 - 1191
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 528
Świętosława of Poland
1048 - 1126
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 529
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Shigeko Higashikuni ranks 131. Before her are Alberto Grimaldi, Brian Aldiss, Manos Hatzidakis, Efim Geller, Luis Molowny, and Toshio Iwatani. After her are Louison Bobet, John Guillermin, Henning Larsen, Flannery O'Connor, Maurice Pialat, and Pavel Belyayev. Among people deceased in 1961, Shigeko Higashikuni ranks 47. Before her are Fyodor Kuznetsov, Bulbul, Herbert Pitman, Platt Adams, Clark Ashton Smith, and Max Simon. After her are Valentin Bondarenko, Milan Stojadinović, Anna May Wong, Henri Breuil, Robert Garrett, and Maya Deren.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsAlberto Grimaldi
PRODUCER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 125
Brian Aldiss
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 126
Manos Hatzidakis
COMPOSER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 127
Efim Geller
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1998
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 128
Luis Molowny
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 129
Toshio Iwatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 130
Shigeko Higashikuni
COMPANION
1925 - 1961
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 131
Louison Bobet
CYCLIST
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 132
John Guillermin
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 133
Henning Larsen
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2013
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 134
Flannery O'Connor
WRITER
1925 - 1964
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 135
Maurice Pialat
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2003
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 136
Pavel Belyayev
ASTRONAUT
1925 - 1970
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 1961
Go to all RankingsFyodor Kuznetsov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1961
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 41
Bulbul
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1961
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 42
Herbert Pitman
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 43
Platt Adams
ATHLETE
1885 - 1961
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 44
Clark Ashton Smith
WRITER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 45
Max Simon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1961
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 46
Shigeko Higashikuni
COMPANION
1925 - 1961
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 47
Valentin Bondarenko
ASTRONAUT
1937 - 1961
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 48
Milan Stojadinović
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1961
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 49
Anna May Wong
ACTOR
1905 - 1961
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 50
Henri Breuil
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1877 - 1961
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 51
Robert Garrett
ATHLETE
1875 - 1961
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 52
Maya Deren
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1961
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 53
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shigeko Higashikuni ranks 608 out of 6,245. Before her are Chōjun Miyagi (1888), Ukita Hideie (1573), Tsutomu Hata (1935), Shūmei Ōkawa (1886), Hajime Moriyasu (1968), and Yukio Shimomura (1932). After her are Shizo Kanakuri (1891), Isao Tomita (1932), Misao Tamai (1903), Saburo Shinosaki (null), Takaaki Kajita (1959), and Hōjō Sōun (1432).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsChōjun Miyagi
MARTIAL ARTS
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 602
Ukita Hideie
POLITICIAN
1573 - 1655
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 603
Tsutomu Hata
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 604
Shūmei Ōkawa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1957
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 605
Hajime Moriyasu
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 606
Yukio Shimomura
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 607
Shigeko Higashikuni
COMPANION
1925 - 1961
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 608
Shizo Kanakuri
ATHLETE
1891 - 1983
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 609
Isao Tomita
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 610
Misao Tamai
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 611
Saburo Shinosaki
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 612
Takaaki Kajita
PHYSICIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 613
Hōjō Sōun
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1519
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 614
Among COMPANIONS In Japan
Among companions born in Japan, Shigeko Higashikuni ranks 4. Before her are Empress Kōjun (1903), Empress Shōken (1849), and Empress Teimei (1884). After her are Olivia Lufkin (1979).
Empress Kōjun
1903 - 2000
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 1
Empress Shōken
1849 - 1914
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 2
Empress Teimei
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 3
Shigeko Higashikuni
1925 - 1961
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 4
Olivia Lufkin
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 5