POLITICIAN
Yasuo Fukuda
1936 - Today
Yasuo Fukuda
Yasuo Fukuda (福田 康夫, Fukuda Yasuo, born 16 July 1936) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008. He was previously the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving in that role from 2000 to 2004 under Prime Ministers Yoshirō Mori and Junichiro Koizumi. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yasuo Fukuda has received more than 690,617 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Yasuo Fukuda is the 3,359th most popular politician (down from 3,284th in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 153rd in 2019) and the 57th most popular Japanese Politician.
Yasuo Fukuda is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Japan from 2007-2008.
Memorability Metrics
690k
Page Views (PV)
67.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
72
Languages Editions (L)
3.25
Effective Languages (L*)
6.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Yasuo Fukuda ranks 3,359 out of 19,576. Before him are Shepseskare, Natalya Naryshkina, Yolande of Aragon, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Guy III of Spoleto, and Aimery of Cyprus. After him are Viracocha Inca, Violeta Chamorro, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, Lekë Dukagjini, and Maria Pia of Savoy.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsShepseskare
2450 BC - 2473 BC
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 3,353
Natalya Naryshkina
1651 - 1694
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 3,354
Yolande of Aragon
1384 - 1442
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 3,355
Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
1906 - 1969
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 3,356
Guy III of Spoleto
900 - 894
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 3,357
Aimery of Cyprus
1172 - 1205
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 3,358
Yasuo Fukuda
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 3,359
Viracocha Inca
1310 - 1438
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 3,360
Violeta Chamorro
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 3,361
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
1160 - 1199
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 3,362
Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
1857 - 1943
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 3,363
Lekë Dukagjini
1410 - 1481
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 3,364
Maria Pia of Savoy
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 3,365
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Yasuo Fukuda ranks 50. Before him are Steve Reich, Émile Lahoud, Ghassan Kanafani, Bill Wyman, Raymond Poulidor, and Benedict Anderson. After him are Roger Whittaker, Assia Djebar, Choummaly Sayasone, Richard Wilson, Denny Hulme, and Boniface Alexandre.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsSteve Reich
COMPOSER
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 44
Émile Lahoud
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 45
Ghassan Kanafani
WRITER
1936 - 1972
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 46
Bill Wyman
MUSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 47
Raymond Poulidor
CYCLIST
1936 - 2019
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 48
Benedict Anderson
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1936 - 2015
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 49
Yasuo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 50
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 51
Assia Djebar
WRITER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 52
Choummaly Sayasone
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 53
Richard Wilson
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 54
Denny Hulme
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1992
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 55
Boniface Alexandre
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 56
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yasuo Fukuda ranks 173 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Tenmu (631), Masatoshi Koshiba (1926), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), Emperor Suinin (-69), Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), and Syukuro Manabe (1931). After him are Masaki Kobayashi (1916), Masanobu Fukuoka (1913), Arata Isozaki (1931), Yohji Yamamoto (1943), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), and Taira no Kiyomori (1118).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsEmperor Tenmu
POLITICIAN
631 - 686
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 167
Masatoshi Koshiba
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2020
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 168
Junichiro Koizumi
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 169
Emperor Suinin
POLITICIAN
69 BC - 70
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 170
Yasuhiro Nakasone
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2019
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 171
Syukuro Manabe
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 172
Yasuo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 173
Masaki Kobayashi
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1996
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 174
Masanobu Fukuoka
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 175
Arata Isozaki
ARCHITECT
1931 - 2022
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 176
Yohji Yamamoto
FASHION DESIGNER
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 177
Imagawa Yoshimoto
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1560
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 178
Taira no Kiyomori
POLITICIAN
1118 - 1181
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 179
Among POLITICIANS In Japan
Among politicians born in Japan, Yasuo Fukuda ranks 57. Before him are Emperor Ōjin (210), Emperor Kaika (-208), Emperor Tenmu (631), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), Emperor Suinin (-69), and Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918). After him are Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Emperor Momozono (1741), Emperor Tenji (626), Katsura Tarō (1848), and Emperor Kōgen (-272).
Emperor Ōjin
210 - 310
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 51
Emperor Kaika
208 BC - 97 BC
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 52
Emperor Tenmu
631 - 686
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 53
Junichiro Koizumi
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 54
Emperor Suinin
69 BC - 70
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 55
Yasuhiro Nakasone
1918 - 2019
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 56
Yasuo Fukuda
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 57
Imagawa Yoshimoto
1519 - 1560
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 58
Taira no Kiyomori
1118 - 1181
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 59
Emperor Momozono
1741 - 1762
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 60
Emperor Tenji
626 - 672
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 61
Katsura Tarō
1848 - 1913
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 62
Emperor Kōgen
272 BC - 157 BC
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 63