The Most Famous

Engineers from Japan

This page contains a list of the greatest Japanese Engineers. The pantheon dataset contains 389 Engineers, 7 of which were born in Japan. This makes Japan the birth place of the 11th most number of Engineers behind Italy and Sweden.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Japanese Engineers of all time. This list of famous Japanese Engineers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916 - 2010)

With an HPI of 71.16, Tsutomu Yamaguchi is the most famous Japanese Engineer. biography has been translated into 43 different languages on wikipedia.

2. Jiro Horikoshi (1903 - 1982)

With an HPI of 69.88, Jiro Horikoshi is the 2nd most famous Japanese Engineer. biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

3. Masaru Ibuka (1908 - 1997)

With an HPI of 66.63, Masaru Ibuka is the 3rd most famous Japanese Engineer. biography has been translated into 31 different languages.

4. Hidesaburō Ueno (1872 - 1925)

With an HPI of 66.17, Hidesaburō Ueno is the 4th most famous Japanese Engineer. biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

5. Genichi Taguchi (1924 - 2012)

With an HPI of 59.71, Genichi Taguchi is the 5th most famous Japanese Engineer. biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

6. Hidetsugu Yagi (1886 - 1976)

With an HPI of 58.08, Hidetsugu Yagi is the 6th most famous Japanese Engineer. biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

7. Naoki Hattori (b. 1966)

With an HPI of 48.16, Naoki Hattori is the 7th most famous Japanese Engineer. biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

People

Pantheon has 7 people classified as Japanese engineers born between 1872 and 1966. Of these 7, 1 (14.29%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Japanese engineers include Naoki Hattori. The most famous deceased Japanese engineers include Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Jiro Horikoshi, and Masaru Ibuka.

Living Japanese Engineers

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Naoki Hattori
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.16

Deceased Japanese Engineers

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Tsutomu Yamaguchi
1916 - 2010
HPI: 71.16
Jiro Horikoshi
1903 - 1982
HPI: 69.88
Masaru Ibuka
1908 - 1997
HPI: 66.63
Hidesaburō Ueno
1872 - 1925
HPI: 66.17
Genichi Taguchi
1924 - 2012
HPI: 59.71
Hidetsugu Yagi
1886 - 1976
HPI: 58.08

Overlapping Lives

Which Engineers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Engineers since 1700.