RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Shinran
1173 - 1263
Shinran
Shinran (親鸞, May 21, 1173 – January 16, 1263) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, who was born in Hino (now a part of Fushimi, Kyoto) at the turbulent close of the Heian Period and lived during the Kamakura Period. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shinran has received more than 252,020 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Shinran is the 1,259th most popular religious figure (up from 1,283rd in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from Japan (up from 540th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
57.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.03
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Shinran ranks 1,259 out of 3,187. Before him are Nilus the Younger, Edward Cassidy, Claudia Augusta, Ercole Consalvi, Wim Hof, and Theodulf of Orléans. After him are Paul Marcinkus, Procopius of Scythopolis, Gregory V of Constantinople, Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi, Louis of Toulouse, and Blandina.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNilus the Younger
910 - 1004
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,253
Edward Cassidy
1924 - 2021
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,254
Claudia Augusta
63 - 63
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,255
Ercole Consalvi
1757 - 1824
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,256
Wim Hof
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,257
Theodulf of Orléans
750 - 821
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,258
Shinran
1173 - 1263
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,259
Paul Marcinkus
1922 - 2006
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,260
Procopius of Scythopolis
250 - 303
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,261
Gregory V of Constantinople
1745 - 1821
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,262
Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi
1627 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,263
Louis of Toulouse
1274 - 1297
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,264
Blandina
101 - 177
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,265
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1173, Shinran ranks 4. Before him are Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, Llywelyn the Great, and Eudokia Angelina. After him is Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Among people deceased in 1263, Shinran ranks 5. Before him are Alexander Nevsky, Mindaugas, Haakon IV of Norway, and Manuel I of Trebizond. After him are Boniface, Count of Savoy, and Guy I de la Roche.
Others Born in 1173
Go to all RankingsLouis I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1173 - 1231
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 1
Llywelyn the Great
POLITICIAN
1173 - 1240
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 2
Eudokia Angelina
POLITICIAN
1173 - 1211
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 3
Shinran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1173 - 1263
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 4
Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
POLITICIAN
1173 - 1227
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 1263
Go to all RankingsAlexander Nevsky
NOBLEMAN
1220 - 1263
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 1
Mindaugas
POLITICIAN
1203 - 1263
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 2
Haakon IV of Norway
POLITICIAN
1204 - 1263
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 3
Manuel I of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1218 - 1263
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 4
Shinran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1173 - 1263
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 5
Boniface, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1244 - 1263
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 6
Guy I de la Roche
POLITICIAN
1205 - 1263
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 7
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shinran ranks 524 out of 6,245. Before him are Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), Shō Tai (1843), Hisao Kami (1941), Wakisaka Yasuharu (1554), Korechika Anami (1887), and Kiyoo Kanda (1900). After him are Yoshida Shōin (1830), Emperor En'yū (959), Ryutaro Hashimoto (1937), Prince Yasuhiko Asaka (1887), Shigechiyo Izumi (1865), and Yōsuke Matsuoka (1880).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMinamoto no Sanetomo
WRITER
1192 - 1219
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 518
Shō Tai
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 519
Hisao Kami
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 520
Wakisaka Yasuharu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1554 - 1626
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 521
Korechika Anami
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1945
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 522
Kiyoo Kanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 523
Shinran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1173 - 1263
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 524
Yoshida Shōin
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1859
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 525
Emperor En'yū
POLITICIAN
959 - 991
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 526
Ryutaro Hashimoto
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 527
Prince Yasuhiko Asaka
NOBLEMAN
1887 - 1981
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 528
Shigechiyo Izumi
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1865
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 529
Yōsuke Matsuoka
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1946
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 530
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan
Among religious figures born in Japan, Shinran ranks 15. Before him are Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Mikao Usui (1865), Dom Justo Takayama (1552), Ikkyū (1394), Eisai (1141), and Saichō (767). After him are Senhime (1597), Hōnen (1133), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), Taisen Deshimaru (1914), Soga no Umako (551), and Kōdō Sawaki (1880).
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 9
Mikao Usui
1865 - 1926
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 10
Dom Justo Takayama
1552 - 1615
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 11
Ikkyū
1394 - 1481
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 12
Eisai
1141 - 1215
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 13
Saichō
767 - 822
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 14
Shinran
1173 - 1263
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 15
Senhime
1597 - 1666
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 16
Hōnen
1133 - 1212
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 17
Hōjō Ujimasa
1538 - 1590
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 18
Taisen Deshimaru
1914 - 1982
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 19
Soga no Umako
551 - 626
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 20
Kōdō Sawaki
1880 - 1965
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 21