1953 - 2009
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 40,658 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Shōichi Nakagawa is the 14,480th most popular politician (down from 13,708th in 2019), the 1,281st most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,312th in 2019) and the 328th most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among politicians, Shōichi Nakagawa ranks 14,480 out of 15,577. Before him are Han Duck-soo, Ashur-nirari I, Mike Honda, Joaquín Sánchez de Toca, Zlatko Lagumdžija, and Khalid Skah. After him are John Rutledge, Æthelred, Stella Kyriakides, Liam Cosgrave, Andrew Fisher, and Paul-Émile de Souza.
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 14,474
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 14,475
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 14,476
1852 - 1942
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 14,477
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 14,478
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 14,479
1953 - 2009
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 14,480
1739 - 1800
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 14,481
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 14,482
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 14,483
1920 - 2017
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 14,484
1862 - 1928
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 14,485
1930 - 1999
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 14,486
Among people born in 1953, Shōichi Nakagawa ranks 341. Before him are Matija Ljubek, Rachid Bouchareb, Zigmantas Balčytis, Jürgen Pommerenke, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Leonid Buryak. After him are Vijay Amritraj, James Smith, Jocelerme Privert, Sergei Starostin, Herbert Neumann, and Julia Navarro. Among people deceased in 2009, Shōichi Nakagawa ranks 271. Before him are Ede Király, William Alston, César Ruminski, József Sákovics, Stanley Jaki, and Peter Arundell. After him are Hugh Hopper, Daniel Jarque, Adriano Directo Emperado, George Russell, H. C. Robbins Landon, and Tony Maggs.
1953 - 2000
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 335
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 336
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 337
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 338
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 339
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 340
1953 - 2009
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 341
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 342
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 343
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 344
1953 - 2005
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 345
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 346
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 347
1926 - 2009
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 265
1921 - 2009
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 266
1924 - 2009
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 267
1927 - 2009
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 268
1924 - 2009
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 269
1933 - 2009
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 270
1953 - 2009
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 271
1945 - 2009
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 272
1983 - 2009
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 273
1926 - 2009
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 274
1923 - 2009
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 275
1926 - 2009
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 276
1937 - 2009
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 277
Among people born in Japan, Shōichi Nakagawa ranks 1,281 out of 6,048. Before him are Hikaru Midorikawa (1968), Mamoru Mohri (1948), Mana (1969), Masahiro Hasemi (1945), Katsuyuki Kawachi (1955), and Makoto Hasebe (1984). After him are Ken Sugimori (1966), Kozo Tashima (1957), Koichi Kudo (1909), Shin-ichiro Miki (1968), Eiji Kawashima (1983), and Masako Yoshida (1957).
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 1,275
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 1,276
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 1,277
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 1,278
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 1,279
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 1,280
1953 - 2009
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 1,281
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 1,282
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 1,283
1909 - 1971
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 1,284
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 1,285
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 1,286
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 1,287
Among politicians born in Japan, Shōichi Nakagawa ranks 328. Before him are Fumio Gotō (1884), Shigeru Ishiba (1957), Katsuya Okada (1953), Mazie Hirono (1947), Yukio Edano (1964), and Taki Inoue (1963). After him are Toshikatsu Matsuoka (1945), Koto Matsudaira (1903), Kono Yasui (1880), Akie Abe (1962), Seiko Hashimoto (1964), and Tomomi Inada (1959).
1884 - 1980
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 322
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 323
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 324
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 325
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 326
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 327
1953 - 2009
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 328
1945 - 2007
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 329
1903 - 1994
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 330
1880 - 1971
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 331
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 332
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 333
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 334