POLITICIAN
Shōichi Nakagawa
1953 - 2009
Shōichi Nakagawa
Shōichi Nakagawa (中川 昭一, Nakagawa Shōichi, 19 July 1953 – 3 October 2009) was a Japanese conservative politician in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as Minister of Finance from 24 September 2008 to 17 February 2009. He previously held the posts of Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi. He was regarded as one of Japan's most attractive public figures. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shōichi Nakagawa has received more than 44,029 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shōichi Nakagawa is the 16,109th most popular politician (down from 14,431st in 2019), the 1,500th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,278th in 2019) and the 340th most popular Japanese Politician.
Memorability Metrics
44k
Page Views (PV)
44.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
1.10
Effective Languages (L*)
3.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Shōichi Nakagawa ranks 16,109 out of 19,576. Before him are Agathocles of Bactria, Grace Mugabe, Manolache Costache Epureanu, Marc Garneau, John A. Costello, and Jim Risch. After him are Mary Arthur McElroy, Hubert Minnis, Wopke Hoekstra, Emiliano González Navero, Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, and Andrés Héctor Carvallo.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAgathocles of Bactria
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 16,103
Grace Mugabe
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 16,104
Manolache Costache Epureanu
1823 - 1880
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 16,105
Marc Garneau
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 16,106
John A. Costello
1891 - 1976
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 16,107
Jim Risch
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 16,108
Shōichi Nakagawa
1953 - 2009
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 16,109
Mary Arthur McElroy
1841 - 1917
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 16,110
Hubert Minnis
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 16,111
Wopke Hoekstra
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 16,112
Emiliano González Navero
1861 - 1934
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 16,113
Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
1867 - 1937
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 16,114
Andrés Héctor Carvallo
1862 - 1934
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 16,115
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Shōichi Nakagawa ranks 430. Before him are Jay O. Sanders, Carla Bodendorf, Kaarlo Maaninka, Mehdi Cerbah, Alister McGrath, and Erich Obermayer. After him are Rolf Danneberg, Nikolai Budarin, Paweł Janas, Vera Komisova, Geoffrey Oryema, and Hasse Borg. Among people deceased in 2009, Shōichi Nakagawa ranks 316. Before him are Adriano Directo Emperado, Vladimir Fedotov, Peter Arundell, H. C. Robbins Landon, Heini Walter, and Umaga. After him are Isaac Schwartz, Arturo Gatti, Peter Zadek, Attila Dargay, Mady Rahl, and Willy Kernen.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsJay O. Sanders
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 424
Carla Bodendorf
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 425
Kaarlo Maaninka
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 426
Mehdi Cerbah
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2021
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 427
Alister McGrath
PHILOSOPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 428
Erich Obermayer
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 429
Shōichi Nakagawa
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2009
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 430
Rolf Danneberg
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 431
Nikolai Budarin
ASTRONAUT
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 432
Paweł Janas
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 433
Vera Komisova
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 434
Geoffrey Oryema
SINGER
1953 - 2018
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 435
Hasse Borg
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 436
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsAdriano Directo Emperado
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 310
Vladimir Fedotov
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2009
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 311
Peter Arundell
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 2009
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 312
H. C. Robbins Landon
COMPOSER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 313
Heini Walter
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 314
Umaga
WRESTLER
1973 - 2009
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 315
Shōichi Nakagawa
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2009
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 316
Isaac Schwartz
COMPOSER
1923 - 2009
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 317
Arturo Gatti
BOXER
1972 - 2009
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 318
Peter Zadek
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 319
Attila Dargay
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2009
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 320
Mady Rahl
ACTOR
1915 - 2009
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 321
Willy Kernen
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 322
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Shōichi Nakagawa ranks 1,500 out of 6,245. Before him are Hikaru Midorikawa (1968), Lynn Okamoto (1970), Mitsuko Horie (1957), Haruki Uemura (1951), Yoshikazu Nagai (1952), and Shuhei Nishida (1910). After him are Kenta Hasegawa (1965), Minoru Honda (1913), Atsuji Miyahara (1958), Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (1936), Hideo Nomo (1968), and Masaaki Kato (1958).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsHikaru Midorikawa
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 1,494
Lynn Okamoto
COMIC ARTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 1,495
Mitsuko Horie
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 1,496
Haruki Uemura
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 1,497
Yoshikazu Nagai
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 1,498
Shuhei Nishida
ATHLETE
1910 - 1997
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 1,499
Shōichi Nakagawa
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2009
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 1,500
Kenta Hasegawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 1,501
Minoru Honda
ASTRONOMER
1913 - 1990
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 1,502
Atsuji Miyahara
WRESTLER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 1,503
Yoshihisa Yoshikawa
ATHLETE
1936 - 2019
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 1,504
Hideo Nomo
BASEBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 1,505
Masaaki Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 1,506
Among POLITICIANS In Japan
Among politicians born in Japan, Shōichi Nakagawa ranks 340. Before him are Kunio Hatoyama (1948), Isamu Sonoda (1946), Tomio Okamura (1972), Katsuya Okada (1953), Kono Yasui (1880), and Shigeru Ishiba (1957). After him are Koto Matsudaira (1903), Takashi Yokoyama (1913), Yukio Edano (1964), Tomomi Inada (1959), Yua Mikami (1993), and Seiji Maehara (1962).
Kunio Hatoyama
1948 - 2016
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 334
Isamu Sonoda
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 335
Tomio Okamura
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 336
Katsuya Okada
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 337
Kono Yasui
1880 - 1971
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 338
Shigeru Ishiba
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 339
Shōichi Nakagawa
1953 - 2009
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 340
Koto Matsudaira
1903 - 1994
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 341
Takashi Yokoyama
1913 - 1945
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 342
Yukio Edano
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 343
Tomomi Inada
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 344
Yua Mikami
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 345
Seiji Maehara
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 346