1157 - 1247
Tomoe Gozen (巴 御前, Japanese pronunciation: [tomo.e]) was an onna-musha from the late Heian period of Japanese history. She served samurai lord Minamoto no Yoshinaka during the Genpei War and was a part of the conflict that led to the first shogunate. Her story in the Tale of the Heike influenced several generations of samurai. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tomoe Gozen has received more than 1,164,539 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Tomoe Gozen is the 2,115th most popular politician (down from 2,109th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Japan and the 24th most popular Japanese Politician.
Tomoe Gozen is a female samurai from the Heian period of Japan. She is most famous for her role in the Battle of Awazu, where she is said to have slain 300 soldiers single-handedly.
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Among politicians, Tomoe Gozen ranks 2,115 out of 15,577. Before her are Maria Mandl, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Senusret II, Omar Bongo, and Prince Philippe, Count of Paris. After her are Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Guillermo Lasso, Empress Xiaoyichun, Eugène Edine Pottier, Rudolph of France, and Safi of Persia.
1912 - 1948
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 2,109
1490 - 1527
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 2,110
1550 - 1604
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 2,111
1900 BC - 1879 BC
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 2,112
1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 2,113
1838 - 1894
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 2,114
1157 - 1247
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 2,115
1817 - 1905
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 2,116
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 2,117
1727 - 1775
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,118
1816 - 1887
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 2,119
890 - 936
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 2,120
1611 - 1642
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 2,121
Among people born in 1157, Tomoe Gozen ranks 3. Before her are Richard I of England and Alfonso II of Aragon. After her are Leopold V, Duke of Austria, Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders, and Alexander Neckam. Among people deceased in 1247, Tomoe Gozen ranks 1. After her are Konrad I of Masovia, Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg, Henry Raspe, Richard de Bures, Armand de Périgord, Neidhart von Reuental, and Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada.
1157 - 1199
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 1
1157 - 1196
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 2
1157 - 1247
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 3
1157 - 1194
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 4
1157 - 1218
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 5
1157 - 1217
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 6
1157 - 1247
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 1
1187 - 1247
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 2
1186 - 1247
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 3
1204 - 1247
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 4
1200 - 1247
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 5
1178 - 1247
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6
1180 - 1247
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 7
1170 - 1247
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 8
Among people born in Japan, Tomoe Gozen ranks 82 out of 6,048. Before her are Emperor Go-Momozono (1758), Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837), Kenji Mizoguchi (1898), Nichiren (1222), Emperor Nakamikado (1702), and Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916). After her are Emperor Annei (-577), Dōgen (1200), Akira Toriyama (1955), Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740), Syukuro Manabe (1931), and Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571).
1758 - 1779
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 76
1837 - 1913
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 77
1898 - 1956
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 78
1222 - 1282
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 79
1702 - 1737
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 80
1916 - 2010
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 81
1157 - 1247
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 82
577 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 83
1200 - 1253
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 84
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 85
1740 - 1813
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 86
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 87
1571 - 1622
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 88
Among politicians born in Japan, Tomoe Gozen ranks 24. Before her are Emperor Suizei (-669), Koxinga (1624), Uesugi Kenshin (1530), Fumio Kishida (1957), Emperor Go-Momozono (1758), and Emperor Nakamikado (1702). After her are Emperor Annei (-577), Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740), Emperor Itoku (-553), Fumimaro Konoe (1891), Emperor Kōan (-427), and Tarō Asō (1940).
669 BC - 548 BC
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 18
1624 - 1662
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 19
1530 - 1578
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 20
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 21
1758 - 1779
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 22
1702 - 1737
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 23
1157 - 1247
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 24
577 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 25
1740 - 1813
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 26
553 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 27
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 28
427 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 29
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 30