1535 - 1619
Shimazu Yoshihiro (島津 義弘, August 21, 1535 – August 30, 1619) was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and the younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shimazu Yoshihiro has received more than 198,510 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Shimazu Yoshihiro is the 4,814th most popular politician (down from 4,658th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Japan (down from 310th in 2019) and the 112th most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among politicians, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 4,814 out of 15,710. Before him are José Sarney, Aistulf, Yaroslav II of Vladimir, García Ramírez of Navarre, Omurtag of Bulgaria, and Saionji Kinmochi. After him are Herihor, Baron Alexander von Bach, Siamun, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Bertrand de Blanchefort, and Hans Jeschonnek.
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 4,808
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 4,809
1191 - 1246
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 4,810
1110 - 1150
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4,811
800 - 831
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4,812
1849 - 1940
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4,813
1535 - 1619
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4,814
1200 BC - 1081 BC
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4,815
1813 - 1893
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4,816
1050 BC - 959 BC
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4,817
1811 - 1888
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4,818
1109 - 1169
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4,819
1899 - 1943
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4,820
Among people born in 1535, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 8. Before him are Pope Gregory XIV, Sofonisba Anguissola, Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, Giambattista della Porta, Federico Barocci, and Alessandro Allori. After him are Martin Frobisher, Luis de Molina, William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Catherine Stenbock, Frans Hogenberg, and Marcantonio Colonna. Among people deceased in 1619, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 10. Before him are Hans Lippershey, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Ludovico Carracci, Lucilio Vanini, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, and Lawrence of Brindisi. After him are Hieronymus Fabricius, Denis Calvaert, Marko Krizin, Richard Burbage, Nicholas Hilliard, and Olivier de Serres.
1535 - 1591
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 2
1535 - 1625
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 3
1535 - 1573
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 4
1535 - 1615
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 5
1535 - 1612
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 6
1535 - 1607
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 7
1535 - 1619
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 8
1535 - 1594
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 9
1535 - 1600
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 10
1535 - 1592
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 11
1535 - 1621
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 12
1535 - 1590
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 13
1535 - 1584
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 14
1570 - 1619
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 4
1572 - 1619
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 5
1555 - 1619
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 6
1585 - 1619
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 7
1547 - 1619
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 8
1559 - 1619
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 9
1535 - 1619
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 10
1533 - 1619
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 11
1540 - 1619
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 12
1589 - 1619
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 13
1567 - 1619
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 14
1547 - 1619
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 15
1539 - 1619
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 16
Among people born in Japan, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 325 out of 5,560. Before him are Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196), Emperor Toba (1103), Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935), Hisao Kami (1941), Waichiro Omura (1933), and Saionji Kinmochi (1849). After him are Prince Yasuhiko Asaka (1887), Toru Takemitsu (1930), Tanaka Giichi (1864), Toshihide Maskawa (1940), Tomohiko Ikoma (1932), and Kunitaka Sueoka (1917).
1196 - 1231
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 319
1103 - 1156
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 320
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 321
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 322
1933 - 2003
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 323
1849 - 1940
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 324
1535 - 1619
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 325
1887 - 1981
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 326
1930 - 1996
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 327
1864 - 1929
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 328
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 329
1932 - 2009
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 330
1917 - 1998
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 331
Among politicians born in Japan, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 112. Before him are Tokugawa Iemochi (1846), Emperor Ankan (466), Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196), Emperor Toba (1103), Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935), and Saionji Kinmochi (1849). After him are Tanaka Giichi (1864), Emperor Buretsu (489), Inejiro Asanuma (1898), Emperor Bidatsu (538), Mamoru Shigemitsu (1887), and Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855).
1846 - 1866
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 106
466 - 536
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 107
1196 - 1231
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 108
1103 - 1156
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 109
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 110
1849 - 1940
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 111
1535 - 1619
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 112
1864 - 1929
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 113
489 - 507
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 114
1898 - 1960
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 115
538 - 585
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 116
1887 - 1957
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 117
1855 - 1932
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 118