RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Shunryū Suzuki

1904 - 1971

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Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆, often called Suzuki Roshi; May 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center which, along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shunryū Suzuki has received more than 403,683 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Shunryū Suzuki is the 2,376th most popular religious figure (down from 2,127th in 2019), the 1,100th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,010th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Shunryū Suzuki ranks 2,376 out of 3,187. Before him are Giovanni Coppa, Genesius of Rome, Giuseppe Simone Assemani, John the Silent, Theodotus of Byzantium, and Miguel Obando y Bravo. After him are Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Konrad von Preysing, Benedict Menni, Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi, Seraphim Rose, and Calgacus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Shunryū Suzuki ranks 204. Before him are Balys Dvarionas, Valentín González, Lili Damita, Richard Addinsell, Bozorg Alavi, and Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici. After him are Alger Hiss, J. R. D. Tata, Jimmy McGrory, Joseph Asajiro Satowaki, Hans Furler, and Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry. Among people deceased in 1971, Shunryū Suzuki ranks 135. Before him are Rockwell Kent, Paruyr Sevak, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Richard Montague, Jean-Pierre Monseré, and Bengt Ekerot. After him are Jo Cals, Simon Vestdijk, Juhan Smuul, John Dall, Hjalmar Andersson, and Walther von Wartburg.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shunryū Suzuki ranks 1,100 out of 6,245. Before him are Peter Doi (1892), Yoshio Kikugawa (1944), Mitski (1990), Megumi Hayashibara (1967), Shunichiro Okano (1931), and Yasushi Akutagawa (1925). After him are Tadanobu Asano (1973), Ryūsei Nakao (1951), Atsuyoshi Furuta (1952), Katsuyuki Kawachi (1955), Unshō Ishizuka (1951), and Uesugi Harunori (1751).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Shunryū Suzuki ranks 27. Before him are Kōdō Sawaki (1880), Magdalene of Nagasaki (1611), Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), Peter Shirayanagi (1928), Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (1949), and Peter Doi (1892). After him are Joseph Asajiro Satowaki (1904), Hirotugu Akaike (1927), Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi (1902), Stephen Fumio Hamao (1930), Peter Takeo Okada (1941), and Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (1958).

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