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Tarō Asō

1940 - Today

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Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎, Asō Tarō, born 20 September 1940) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2021. He was the longest-serving Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Japanese history, having previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2007 and as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from 2003 to 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tarō Asō has received more than 1,142,274 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Tarō Asō is the 2,526th most popular politician (down from 2,420th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Japan (down from 97th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Japanese Politician.

Taro asō is most famous for its use in the Japanese dish “tempura”, which is a deep-fried dish that is usually served with a dipping sauce.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tarō Asō ranks 2,526 out of 19,576. Before him are Dagobert III, Muršili II, Muhammad I Tapar, Zimri, Sancho III of Pamplona, and Pupienus. After him are Irene of Hungary, Victor Lustig, Tomislav Nikolić, Georges Couthon, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, and Paul Reynaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Tarō Asō ranks 55. Before him are Patrick Stewart, Nancy Pelosi, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Mario Andretti, Eduardo Galeano, and James Caan. After him are Shahnaz Pahlavi, Nancy Sinatra, Cliff Richard, Óscar Arias, Jan Jongbloed, and Thomas Harris.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tarō Asō ranks 113 out of 6,245. Before him are Okita Sōji (1842), Emperor Go-Momozono (1758), Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), Emperor Kōshō (-505), Fumimaro Konoe (1891), and Abe no Seimei (921). After him are Emperor Nakamikado (1702), Emperor Nintoku (290), Emperor Reigen (1654), Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571), Chiune Sugihara (1900), and Yoichiro Nambu (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Tarō Asō ranks 31. Before him are Prince Shōtoku (574), Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740), Naoto Kan (1946), Emperor Go-Momozono (1758), Emperor Kōshō (-505), and Fumimaro Konoe (1891). After him are Emperor Nakamikado (1702), Emperor Nintoku (290), Emperor Reigen (1654), Emperor Kōan (-427), Emperor Higashiyama (1675), and Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633).

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