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Hiratsuka Raichō

1886 - 1971

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Hiratsuka Raichō (平塚 らいちょう, transliterated らいてう according to the historical kana orthography; born Hiratsuka Haru, 平塚 明; February 10, 1886 – May 24, 1971) was a Japanese writer, journalist, political activist, anarchist, and pioneering feminist in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hiratsuka Raichō is the 4,255th most popular writer (down from 3,484th in 2019), the 1,183rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 984th in 2019) and the 89th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hiratsuka Raichō ranks 4,255 out of 7,302. Before her are Osip Brik, Adrienne Clarkson, Josefina Pla, Ildefonso Falcones, Joachim Ringelnatz, and Mustai Karim. After her are Georges Eekhoud, Philip Reeve, Abdul Muis, Willibald Alexis, Louise-Victorine Ackermann, and Andrey Piontkovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Hiratsuka Raichō ranks 209. Before her are Willis H. O'Brien, Eddie Owen, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Friedebert Tuglas, Ed Wynn, and Jenő Károly. After her are Arvid Holmberg, Roberto María Ortiz, Robert Julius Trumpler, Arthur Shaw, Vladislav Khodasevich, and Angela Piskernik. Among people deceased in 1971, Hiratsuka Raichō ranks 155. Before her are Romeu Pellicciari, Ciro Verratti, Sofia Yablonska, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Friedebert Tuglas, and Gladys Cooper. After her are Rockwell Kent, Mary Browne, Philippe Hériat, Martha Vickers, Kim Iryeop, and Mario Magnozzi.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hiratsuka Raichō ranks 1,183 out of 6,245. Before her are Hidetaka Nishiyama (1928), Bunzō Hayata (1874), Seiko Matsuda (1962), Masatoshi Shima (1943), Makino Nobuaki (1861), and Masuyo Shiraishi (1963). After her are Megumi Hayashibara (1967), Yuki Kajiura (1965), Isuzu Yamada (1917), Mikio Oda (1905), Kenji Miyamoto (1908), and Tomoko Ohara (1957).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Hiratsuka Raichō ranks 89. Before her are Ryōtarō Shiba (1923), Shuntarō Tanikawa (1931), Shinichi Hoshi (1926), Tsubouchi Shōyō (1859), Misuzu Kaneko (1903), and Masuji Ibuse (1898). After her are Yoko Tawada (1960), Koji Suzuki (1957), Itō Noe (1895), Yōko Ogawa (1962), Saneatsu Mushanokōji (1885), and Yoshiki Tanaka (1952).

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