PAINTER
Yoshitoshi
1839 - 1892
Yoshitoshi
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese: 月岡 芳年; also named Taiso Yoshitoshi 大蘇 芳年; 30 April 1839 – 9 June 1892) was a Japanese printmaker. Yoshitoshi has widely been recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting. He is also regarded as one of the form's greatest innovators. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yoshitoshi has received more than 308,192 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshitoshi is the 553rd most popular painter (down from 487th in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from Japan (down from 295th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Painter.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
58.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.61
Effective Languages (L*)
2.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Yoshitoshi ranks 553 out of 2,023. Before him are Willem Kalf, Albert Bierstadt, Edmund Leighton, Sol LeWitt, Carlo Maratta, and Pietro Longhi. After him are Ivan Bilibin, Margaret Keane, Théophile Steinlen, Edward Steichen, Leonor Fini, and Salomon van Ruysdael.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWillem Kalf
1619 - 1693
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 547
Albert Bierstadt
1830 - 1902
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 548
Edmund Leighton
1852 - 1922
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 549
Sol LeWitt
1928 - 2007
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 550
Carlo Maratta
1625 - 1713
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 551
Pietro Longhi
1701 - 1785
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 552
Yoshitoshi
1839 - 1892
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 553
Ivan Bilibin
1876 - 1942
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 554
Margaret Keane
1927 - 2022
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 555
Théophile Steinlen
1859 - 1923
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 556
Edward Steichen
1879 - 1973
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 557
Leonor Fini
1907 - 1996
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 558
Salomon van Ruysdael
1602 - 1670
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 559
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1839, Yoshitoshi ranks 21. Before him are Machado de Assis, Princess Cecilie of Baden, Nikolay Bobrikov, Ali Rıza Efendi, Théodule-Armand Ribot, and Josef Rheinberger. After him are Konstantin Makovsky, Jamsetji Tata, Floriano Peixoto, Henry George, Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, and Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria. Among people deceased in 1892, Yoshitoshi ranks 23. Before him are August Wilhelm von Hofmann, Tewfik Pasha, Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Charles Spurgeon, Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, and Annibale de Gasparis. After him are Henry Walter Bates, George Biddell Airy, Emin Pasha, Ravachol, Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha, and Hervé.
Others Born in 1839
Go to all RankingsMachado de Assis
WRITER
1839 - 1908
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 15
Princess Cecilie of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1839 - 1891
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 16
Nikolay Bobrikov
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1904
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 17
Ali Rıza Efendi
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1888
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 18
Théodule-Armand Ribot
PSYCHOLOGIST
1839 - 1916
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 19
Josef Rheinberger
COMPOSER
1839 - 1901
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 20
Yoshitoshi
PAINTER
1839 - 1892
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 21
Konstantin Makovsky
PAINTER
1839 - 1915
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 22
Jamsetji Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1839 - 1904
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 23
Floriano Peixoto
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1895
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 24
Henry George
ECONOMIST
1839 - 1897
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 25
Ahmed Muhtar Pasha
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1919
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 26
Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1892
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1892
Go to all RankingsAugust Wilhelm von Hofmann
CHEMIST
1818 - 1892
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 17
Tewfik Pasha
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1892
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 18
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 19
Charles Spurgeon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1834 - 1892
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 20
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1892
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 21
Annibale de Gasparis
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 22
Yoshitoshi
PAINTER
1839 - 1892
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 23
Henry Walter Bates
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1892
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 24
George Biddell Airy
ASTRONOMER
1801 - 1892
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 25
Emin Pasha
EXPLORER
1840 - 1892
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 26
Ravachol
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1859 - 1892
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 27
Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1892
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 28
Hervé
COMPOSER
1825 - 1892
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 29
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoshitoshi ranks 371 out of 6,245. Before him are Tamotsu Asakura (null), Hisataka Okamoto (1933), Ryū Murakami (1952), Emperor Nijō (1143), Kijūrō Shidehara (1872), and Ichirō Hatoyama (1883). After him are Emperor Montoku (827), Emperor Heizei (773), Ko Takamoro (1907), Masahiro Hamazaki (1940), Ihara Saikaku (1642), and Hara Takashi (1856).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTamotsu Asakura
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 365
Hisataka Okamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 366
Ryū Murakami
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 367
Emperor Nijō
POLITICIAN
1143 - 1165
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 368
Kijūrō Shidehara
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1951
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 369
Ichirō Hatoyama
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1959
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 370
Yoshitoshi
PAINTER
1839 - 1892
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 371
Emperor Montoku
POLITICIAN
827 - 858
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 372
Emperor Heizei
POLITICIAN
773 - 824
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 373
Ko Takamoro
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 374
Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 375
Ihara Saikaku
WRITER
1642 - 1693
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 376
Hara Takashi
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1921
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 377
Among PAINTERS In Japan
Among painters born in Japan, Yoshitoshi ranks 8. Before him are Utamaro (1753), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797), Suzuki Harunobu (1725), Tsuguharu Foujita (1886), Sesshū Tōyō (1420), and Hishikawa Moronobu (1618). After him are Kunisada (1786), Masaaki Hatsumi (1931), Ogata Kōrin (1658), Takashi Murakami (1962), Kanō Eitoku (1543), and Torii Kiyonaga (1752).
Utamaro
1753 - 1806
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 2
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1797 - 1861
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 3
Suzuki Harunobu
1725 - 1770
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 4
Tsuguharu Foujita
1886 - 1968
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 5
Sesshū Tōyō
1420 - 1506
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 6
Hishikawa Moronobu
1618 - 1694
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 7
Yoshitoshi
1839 - 1892
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 8
Kunisada
1786 - 1865
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 9
Masaaki Hatsumi
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 10
Ogata Kōrin
1658 - 1716
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 11
Takashi Murakami
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 12
Kanō Eitoku
1543 - 1590
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 13
Torii Kiyonaga
1752 - 1815
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 14