1909 - 1988
Shōhei Ōoka (Japanese: 大岡 昇平, romanized: Ōoka Shōhei; March 6, 1909 – December 25, 1988) was a Japanese novelist, literary critic, and lecturer and translator of French literature who was active during the Shōwa period. Ōoka belongs to the group of postwar writers whose Pacific War experiences at home and abroad figure prominently in their works. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shōhei Ōoka has received more than 45,834 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Shōhei Ōoka is the 4,604th most popular writer (down from 4,273rd in 2019), the 1,162nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,066th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Japanese Writer.
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Among writers, Shōhei Ōoka ranks 4,604 out of 5,755. Before him are Wang Meng, Régine Deforges, George du Maurier, Ingrid Noll, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, and Philaenis. After him are Eudora Welty, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Gjorgji Abadžiev, John Boyne, Sophia Elisabet Brenner, and Kostas Varnalis.
1934 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 4,598
1935 - 2014
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 4,599
1834 - 1896
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 4,600
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 4,601
1903 - 1989
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 4,602
250 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 4,603
1909 - 1988
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 4,604
1909 - 2001
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 4,605
1941 - 2014
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 4,606
1910 - 1963
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 4,607
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 4,608
1659 - 1730
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 4,609
1884 - 1974
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 4,610
Among people born in 1909, Shōhei Ōoka ranks 251. Before him are Sven Jonasson, Mike Todd, Ramón Villeda Morales, Arthur Jonath, Johnny Mercer, and Chester Himes. After him are Eudora Welty, Uku Masing, Neal E. Miller, Elis Wiklund, Gheorghe Albu, and Hermann Paul Müller. Among people deceased in 1988, Shōhei Ōoka ranks 160. Before him are Memphis Slim, Joseph Wresinski, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Colleen Moore, Louise Nevelson, and Thawan Thamrongnawasawat. After him are William McMahon, Mildred Gillars, Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, Axel Grönberg, Nando González, and Roger Hargreaves.
1909 - 1984
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 245
1909 - 1958
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 246
1909 - 1971
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 247
1909 - 1963
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 248
1909 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 249
1909 - 1984
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 250
1909 - 1988
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 251
1909 - 2001
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 252
1909 - 1985
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 253
1909 - 2002
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 254
1909 - 1982
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 255
1909 - 1974
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 256
1909 - 1975
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 257
1915 - 1988
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 154
1917 - 1988
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 155
1912 - 1988
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 156
1899 - 1988
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 157
1899 - 1988
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 158
1901 - 1988
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 159
1909 - 1988
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 160
1908 - 1988
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 161
1900 - 1988
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 162
1918 - 1988
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 163
1918 - 1988
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 164
1921 - 1988
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 165
1935 - 1988
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 166
Among people born in Japan, Shōhei Ōoka ranks 1,162 out of 6,048. Before him are Kazuo Hasegawa (1908), Ikuo Matsumoto (1941), Hiromi Kawakami (1958), Masatoshi Shima (1943), Kikuko Inoue (1964), and Takayuki Kuwata (1941). After him are Yoshinori Shigematsu (1930), LiSA (1987), Ryo Kawasaki (1947), Akira Yamaoka (1968), Toshiyuki Morikawa (1967), and Kaori Momoi (1951).
1908 - 1984
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 1,156
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 1,157
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 1,158
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 1,159
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 1,160
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 1,161
1909 - 1988
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 1,162
1930 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 1,163
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 1,164
1947 - 2020
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 1,165
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 1,166
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 1,167
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 1,168
Among writers born in Japan, Shōhei Ōoka ranks 99. Before him are Yōko Ogawa (1962), Takeshi Shudo (1949), Miyamoto Yuriko (1899), Riichi Yokomitsu (1898), Kenjirō Tokutomi (1868), and Hiromi Kawakami (1958). After him are Marie Kondo (1984), Kitamura Tokoku (1868), Michio Mado (1909), Yoko Tawada (1960), Takashi Tezuka (1960), and Jun Maeda (1975).
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 93
1949 - 2010
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 94
1899 - 1951
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 95
1898 - 1947
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 96
1868 - 1927
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 97
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 98
1909 - 1988
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 99
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 100
1868 - 1894
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 101
1909 - 2014
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 102
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 103
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 104
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 105