POLITICIAN
Takeo Fukuda
1905 - 1995
Takeo Fukuda
Takeo Fukuda (福田 赳夫, Fukuda Takeo, 14 January 1905 – 5 July 1995) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1976 to 1978. Born in Gunma Prefecture and educated at Tokyo Imperial University, Fukuda served as an official in the Ministry of Finance for two decades before entering politics. He was first elected to the Diet in 1952, and served as agriculture, forestry, and fisheries minister in 1959–1960 under Nobusuke Kishi, as head of the party's political affairs section under Hayato Ikeda, and as finance minister (1965–1966, 1968–1971) and foreign minister (1971–1972) under Eisaku Satō, becoming his protégé. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Takeo Fukuda has received more than 223,909 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Takeo Fukuda is the 6,070th most popular politician (down from 6,063rd in 2019), the 438th most popular biography from Japan (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 177th most popular Japanese Politician.
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220k
Page Views (PV)
58.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
2.40
Effective Languages (L*)
5.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Takeo Fukuda ranks 6,070 out of 19,576. Before him are Hor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Marie-Louise Meilleur, Pedro Lascuráin, Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, and Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi. After him are Jia Sidao, Ang Duong, Rudolf Lange, Agostino Barbarigo, Henry A. Wallace, and Jean-Luc Dehaene.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHor
1800 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,064
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,065
Marie-Louise Meilleur
1880 - 1998
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,066
Pedro Lascuráin
1856 - 1952
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,067
Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen
1310 - 1349
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,068
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
1506 - 1543
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,069
Takeo Fukuda
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,070
Jia Sidao
1213 - 1275
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,071
Ang Duong
1796 - 1860
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,072
Rudolf Lange
1910 - 1945
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,073
Agostino Barbarigo
1420 - 1501
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,074
Henry A. Wallace
1888 - 1965
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6,075
Jean-Luc Dehaene
1940 - 2014
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 6,076
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Takeo Fukuda ranks 74. Before him are Pedro Petrone, Clara Bow, Gareth Jones, Guy Mollet, Erwin Chargaff, and Federica Montseny. After him are André Jolivet, Chen Yun, Attila József, Paul Nizan, Joseph Kosma, and Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1995, Takeo Fukuda ranks 72. Before him are James Meade, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ernest Mandel, Heiner Müller, Krešimir Ćosić, and Yves Congar. After him are Chen Yun, Eileen Chang, Morarji Desai, Gabriel Urgebadze, Joseph Needham, and Franciszek Gajowniczek.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsPedro Petrone
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 68
Clara Bow
ACTOR
1905 - 1965
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 69
Gareth Jones
JOURNALIST
1905 - 1935
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 70
Guy Mollet
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1975
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 71
Erwin Chargaff
CHEMIST
1905 - 2002
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 72
Federica Montseny
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1994
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 73
Takeo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 74
André Jolivet
COMPOSER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 75
Chen Yun
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 76
Attila József
WRITER
1905 - 1937
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 77
Paul Nizan
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1940
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 78
Joseph Kosma
COMPOSER
1905 - 1969
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 79
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 80
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsJames Meade
ECONOMIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 66
Elizabeth Montgomery
ACTOR
1933 - 1995
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 67
Ernest Mandel
ECONOMIST
1923 - 1995
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 68
Heiner Müller
WRITER
1929 - 1995
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 69
Krešimir Ćosić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 70
Yves Congar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1995
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 71
Takeo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 72
Chen Yun
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 73
Eileen Chang
WRITER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 74
Morarji Desai
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1995
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 75
Gabriel Urgebadze
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 1995
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 76
Joseph Needham
WRITER
1900 - 1995
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 77
Franciszek Gajowniczek
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1901 - 1995
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 78
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Takeo Fukuda ranks 438 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoshihiko Noda (1957), Takijirō Ōnishi (1891), Kiichi Miyazawa (1919), Katsuhiro Otomo (1954), Satoshi Kon (1963), and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950). After him are Eisai (1141), Yukio Tsuda (1917), Muryeong of Baekje (462), Takahashi Korekiyo (1854), Akiyuki Nosaka (1930), and Minoru Genda (1904).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYoshihiko Noda
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 432
Takijirō Ōnishi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 433
Kiichi Miyazawa
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2007
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 434
Katsuhiro Otomo
COMIC ARTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 435
Satoshi Kon
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2010
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 436
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 437
Takeo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 438
Eisai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1141 - 1215
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 439
Yukio Tsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1979
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 440
Muryeong of Baekje
POLITICIAN
462 - 523
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 441
Takahashi Korekiyo
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1936
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 442
Akiyuki Nosaka
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 443
Minoru Genda
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1989
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 444
Among POLITICIANS In Japan
Among politicians born in Japan, Takeo Fukuda ranks 177. Before him are Azai Nagamasa (1545), Emperor Jomei (593), Tokugawa Iesada (1824), Emperor Shijō (1231), Yoshihiko Noda (1957), and Kiichi Miyazawa (1919). After him are Muryeong of Baekje (462), Takahashi Korekiyo (1854), Minoru Genda (1904), Emperor Hanazono (1297), Kido Takayoshi (1833), and Rei Kawakubo (1942).
Azai Nagamasa
1545 - 1573
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 171
Emperor Jomei
593 - 641
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 172
Tokugawa Iesada
1824 - 1858
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 173
Emperor Shijō
1231 - 1242
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 174
Yoshihiko Noda
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 175
Kiichi Miyazawa
1919 - 2007
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 176
Takeo Fukuda
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 177
Muryeong of Baekje
462 - 523
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 178
Takahashi Korekiyo
1854 - 1936
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 179
Minoru Genda
1904 - 1989
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 180
Emperor Hanazono
1297 - 1348
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 181
Kido Takayoshi
1833 - 1877
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 182
Rei Kawakubo
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 183