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Atsuko Ikeda

1931 - Today

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Atsuko Ikeda (池田 厚子, Ikeda Atsuko; born 7 March 1931), formerly Atsuko, Princess Yori (順宮厚子内親王, Yori-no-miya Atsuko Naishinnō), is the fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. As such, she is the older sister of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and paternal aunt of Emperor Naruhito. She married Takamasa Ikeda, a man from outside the imperial dynasty, on 10 October 1952; as a result, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese imperial family, as required by law. Later, she served as the most sacred priestess (saishu) of the Ise Grand Shrine between 1988 and 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Atsuko Ikeda is the 9,777th most popular politician (down from 9,304th in 2024), the 814th most popular biography from Japan (down from 752nd in 2019) and the 268th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Atsuko Ikeda ranks 9,776 out of 19,576Before her are Antipater Etesias, Maria Dobroniega of Kiev, Muhammad az-Zanati, Irene Camber, and Gilbert Horal. After her are Louis V, Elector Palatine, Sirajuddin of Perlis, Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo, Abdourahamane Tchiani, Ben-Hadad I, Lotf Ali Khan, and Bu Jiang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Atsuko Ikeda ranks 184Before her are Roger Piantoni, Tom Wilson, Umberto Lenzi, Heisuke Hironaka, Shintaro Katsu, and Larry Silverstein. After her are Rajko Kuzmanović, Johnny Kitagawa, Carl Brashear, William P. Clark Jr., Sergio Sebastiani, and Lucio Urtubia.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Atsuko Ikeda ranks 813 out of 6,245Before her are Sanae Mishima (1957), Nobuo Fujishima (1950), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Takashi Miike (1960), and Ōmura Sumitada (1533). After her are Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), Isao Inokuma (1938), Chieko Hase (1956), Tadashi Yanai (1949), Donald Tsang (1944), Isamu Chō (1895), and Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Atsuko Ikeda ranks 268Before her are Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867), Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852), Iwakura Tomomi (1825), Prince Munetaka (1242), and Ōmura Sumitada (1533). After her are Donald Tsang (1944), Prince Koreyasu (1264), Ashikaga Yoshihide (1538), Takako Shimazu (1939), Prince Hisaaki (1276), and Gotō Shinpei (1857).