1955 - 2018
Shoko Asahara (麻原 彰晃, Asahara Shōkō, March 2, 1955 – July 6, 2018), born Chizuo Matsumoto (松本 智津夫, Matsumoto Chizuo), was the founder and leader of the Japanese doomsday cult known as Aum Shinrikyo. He was convicted of masterminding the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, and was also involved in several other crimes. Asahara was sentenced to death in 2004, and his final appeal failed in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shoko Asahara has received more than 2,813,156 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Shoko Asahara is the 1,028th most popular writer (up from 1,129th in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from Japan (up from 212th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Japanese Writer.
Shoko Asahara is most famous for being the founder of the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo. He is also known for being the mastermind behind the 1995 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among writers, Shoko Asahara ranks 1,028 out of 5,755. Before him are Derek Walcott, Bernhard Schlink, Johannes Valentinus Andreae, Ernst Toller, Ľudovít Štúr, and Egill Skallagrímsson. After him are Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Jerome K. Jerome, Marcus Minucius Felix, John Malalas, Will Durant, and Corinna.
1930 - 2017
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,022
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,023
1586 - 1654
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,024
1893 - 1939
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,025
1815 - 1856
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 1,026
904 - 990
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 1,027
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 1,028
601 - 700
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,029
1859 - 1927
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,030
110 - 260
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 1,031
491 - 578
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 1,032
1885 - 1981
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 1,033
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 1,034
Among people born in 1955, Shoko Asahara ranks 44. Before him are Jeff Koons, Héctor Cúper, Denis Mukwege, Katalin Karikó, Egils Levits, and J. K. Simmons. After him are Martin Schulz, Billy Idol, Brendan Gleeson, François Cluzet, Haitham bin Tariq, and Yuriy Sedykh. Among people deceased in 2018, Shoko Asahara ranks 55. Before him are Jean-Louis Tauran, Paul D. Boyer, Scott Wilson, Reynaldo Bignone, Gérard Genette, and Dolores O'Riordan. After him are Sondra Locke, Wim Kok, Osamu Shimomura, Gene Sharp, Jalaluddin Haqqani, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 38
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 39
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 40
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 41
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 42
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 43
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 44
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 45
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 46
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 47
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 48
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 49
1955 - 2021
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 50
1943 - 2018
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 49
1918 - 2018
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 50
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 51
1928 - 2018
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 52
1930 - 2018
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 53
1971 - 2018
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 54
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 55
1944 - 2018
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 56
1938 - 2018
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 57
1928 - 2018
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 58
1928 - 2018
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 59
1939 - 2018
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 60
1936 - 2018
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 61
Among people born in Japan, Shoko Asahara ranks 191 out of 6,048. Before him are Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Yoichiro Nambu (1921), Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Jiroemon Kimura (1897), and Emperor Kenzō (450). After him are Emperor Seimu (83), Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935), Shohei Imamura (1926), Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Yohji Yamamoto (1943), and Kawakami Gensai (1834).
1887 - 1945
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 185
1921 - 2015
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 186
1915 - 2016
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 187
596 - 654
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 188
1897 - 1897
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 189
450 - 487
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 190
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 191
83 - 191
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 192
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 193
1926 - 2006
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 194
1646 - 1709
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 195
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 196
1834 - 1872
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 197
Among writers born in Japan, Shoko Asahara ranks 19. Before him are Masaru Emoto (1943), Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886), Kōbō Abe (1924), Sugawara no Michizane (845), Edogawa Ranpo (1894), and Zeami Motokiyo (1363). After him are D. T. Suzuki (1870), Mori Ōgai (1862), Kobayashi Issa (1763), Eiji Yoshikawa (1892), Yosa Buson (1716), and Shūsaku Endō (1923).
1943 - 2014
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 13
1886 - 1965
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 14
1924 - 1993
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 15
845 - 903
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 16
1894 - 1965
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 17
1363 - 1443
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 18
1955 - 2018
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 19
1870 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 20
1862 - 1922
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 21
1763 - 1828
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 22
1892 - 1962
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 23
1716 - 1783
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 24
1923 - 1996
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 25