WRITER
Ueda Akinari
1734 - 1809
Ueda Akinari
Ueda Akinari or Ueda Shūsei (上田 秋成, July 25, 1734 in Osaka – August 8, 1809 in Kyoto) was a Japanese author, scholar and waka poet, and a prominent literary figure in 18th-century Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ueda Akinari has received more than 99,822 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Ueda Akinari is the 2,365th most popular writer (down from 2,302nd in 2019), the 706th most popular biography from Japan (down from 678th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Japanese Writer.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
54.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.04
Effective Languages (L*)
2.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ueda Akinari ranks 2,365 out of 7,302. Before him are Frigyes Karinthy, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Salvadore Cammarano, Vítězslav Nezval, Luigi Illica, and Frank McCourt. After him are William Auld, Ulf Stark, António Vieira, Ludovico di Varthema, Dionysios Solomos, and Leonard Woolf.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrigyes Karinthy
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,359
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski
1856 - 1909
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,360
Salvadore Cammarano
1801 - 1852
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,361
Vítězslav Nezval
1900 - 1958
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,362
Luigi Illica
1857 - 1919
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,363
Frank McCourt
1930 - 2009
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,364
Ueda Akinari
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,365
William Auld
1924 - 2006
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 2,366
Ulf Stark
1944 - 2017
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,367
António Vieira
1608 - 1697
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,368
Ludovico di Varthema
1470 - 1517
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,369
Dionysios Solomos
1798 - 1857
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,370
Leonard Woolf
1880 - 1969
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,371
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1734, Ueda Akinari ranks 19. Before him are Shahrokh Shah, George Romney, Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski, Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, and Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti. After him are Daniel Boone, Anton Janša, Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin, Nicolaas Laurens Burman, Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, and Francisco Bayeu y Subías. Among people deceased in 1809, Ueda Akinari ranks 16. Before him are Joseph-Marie Vien, Matthew Boulton, François Laurent d'Arlandes, Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Leopold Auenbrugger, and William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. After him are Augustin Pajou, Ludwig von Cobenzl, Archduke Karl of Austria-Este, Dirk van der Aa, Meriwether Lewis, and Anton Stamitz.
Others Born in 1734
Go to all RankingsShahrokh Shah
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1796
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 13
George Romney
PAINTER
1734 - 1802
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 14
Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1823
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 15
Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1793
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 16
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
EXPLORER
1734 - 1797
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 17
Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1814
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 18
Ueda Akinari
WRITER
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 19
Daniel Boone
EXPLORER
1734 - 1820
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 20
Anton Janša
PAINTER
1734 - 1773
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 21
Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1801
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 22
Nicolaas Laurens Burman
BIOLOGIST
1734 - 1793
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 23
Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1776
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 24
Francisco Bayeu y Subías
PAINTER
1734 - 1795
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1809
Go to all RankingsJoseph-Marie Vien
PAINTER
1716 - 1809
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 10
Matthew Boulton
INVENTOR
1728 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 11
François Laurent d'Arlandes
ENGINEER
1742 - 1809
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 12
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy
CHEMIST
1755 - 1809
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 13
Leopold Auenbrugger
PHYSICIAN
1722 - 1809
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 14
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1809
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 15
Ueda Akinari
WRITER
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 16
Augustin Pajou
SCULPTOR
1730 - 1809
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 17
Ludwig von Cobenzl
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1809
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 18
Archduke Karl of Austria-Este
NOBLEMAN
1785 - 1809
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 19
Dirk van der Aa
PAINTER
1731 - 1809
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 20
Meriwether Lewis
EXPLORER
1774 - 1809
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 21
Anton Stamitz
COMPOSER
1750 - 1809
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 22
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Ueda Akinari ranks 706 out of 6,245. Before him are Keisai Eisen (1790), Prince Morikuni (1301), Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), Yoshinobu Ishii (1939), Setsu Sawagata (null), and Norio Yoshimizu (1946). After him are Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1465), Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Sakae Takahashi (null), Takeo Takahashi (1947), Masashi Watanabe (1936), and Shintaro Abe (1924).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKeisai Eisen
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1848
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 700
Prince Morikuni
POLITICIAN
1301 - 1333
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 701
Hiroshi Teshigahara
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2001
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 702
Yoshinobu Ishii
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 703
Setsu Sawagata
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 704
Norio Yoshimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 705
Ueda Akinari
WRITER
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 706
Ashikaga Yoshihisa
POLITICIAN
1465 - 1489
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 707
Shinichi Suzuki
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1998
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 708
Sakae Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 709
Takeo Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 710
Masashi Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1995
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 711
Shintaro Abe
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1991
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 712
Among WRITERS In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, Ueda Akinari ranks 47. Before him are Keigo Higashino (1958), Kyōka Izumi (1873), Yoshida Kenkō (1283), Katsu Kaishū (1823), Saigyō (1118), and Fujiwara no Teika (1162). After him are Izumi Shikibu (976), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Ikki Kita (1883), Ariwara no Narihira (825), George Ohsawa (1893), and Okakura Kakuzō (1862).
Keigo Higashino
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 41
Kyōka Izumi
1873 - 1939
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 42
Yoshida Kenkō
1283 - 1350
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 43
Katsu Kaishū
1823 - 1899
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 44
Saigyō
1118 - 1190
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 45
Fujiwara no Teika
1162 - 1241
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 46
Ueda Akinari
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 47
Izumi Shikibu
976 - 1033
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 48
Ki no Tsurayuki
866 - 945
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 49
Ikki Kita
1883 - 1937
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 50
Ariwara no Narihira
825 - 880
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 51
George Ohsawa
1893 - 1966
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 52
Okakura Kakuzō
1862 - 1913
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 53