SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Ishikawa Goemon

1558 - 1594

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Ishikawa Goemon (石川 五右衛門, Ishikawa Goemon; Japanese pronunciation: [i.ɕi̥.ka.wa (|) ɡo.e.moɴ], August 24, 1558 – October 8, 1594) was the leader of a group of bandits during the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan. Over time, and especially during the Edo period (1603-1867), his life and deeds became a center of attention, and he became known as a legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and other valuables to give to the poor. He and his son were boiled alive in public after their failed assassination attempt on the Sengoku period warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His legend lives on in contemporary Japanese popular culture, often giving him greatly exaggerated ninja skills. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ishikawa Goemon is the 143rd most popular social activist (down from 109th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Japan (down from 147th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Social Activist.

Ishikawa Goemon was a famous thief who stole from the rich and gave to the poor.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Ishikawa Goemon ranks 143 out of 840. Before him are Emilie Schindler, Kasturba Gandhi, Al-Mu'tazz, Mordechai Anielewicz, Yelena Bonner, and Marianne Bachmeier. After him are Alfred Naujocks, Abbé Pierre, Cesar Chavez, Sergey Nechayev, George Stinney, and Vlado Chernozemski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1558, Ishikawa Goemon ranks 4. Before him are Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Michael the Brave, and Hendrik Goltzius. After him are Ligdan Khan, Oda Nobutaka, Thomas Kyd, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Olivier van Noort, François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, and Chen Jiru. Among people deceased in 1594, Ishikawa Goemon ranks 5. Before him are Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Tintoretto, Gerardus Mercator, and Orlande de Lassus. After him are Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Martin Frobisher, Alonso de Ercilla, Thomas Kyd, Bálint Balassi, William Allen, and Girolamo Mei.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ishikawa Goemon ranks 230 out of 6,245. Before him are Hifuyo Uchida (null), Tadao Takayama (1904), Yozo Aoki (1929), Waichiro Omura (1933), Empress Kōjun (1903), and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646). After him are Emperor Seimu (83), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Takashi Kano (1920), Emperor Kenzō (450), Ken Takakura (1931), and Megumu Tamura (1927).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Japan

Among social activists born in Japan, Ishikawa Goemon ranks 3. Before him are Sadako Sasaki (1943), and Sakamoto Ryōma (1836). After him are Otoya Yamaguchi (1943), Itagaki Taisuke (1837), Toyohiko Kagawa (1888), Ninomiya Sontoku (1787), Kōtoku Shūsui (1871), Gotō Shōjirō (1838), Ōsugi Sakae (1885), Megumi Yokota (1964), and Akira Amano (1973).

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