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Izumi Shikibu

976 - 1033

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Izumi Shikibu (Japanese: 和泉式部; born 976?) was a mid-Heian period Japanese poet. She is a member of the Thirty-six Medieval Poetry Immortals (中古三十六歌仙, chūko sanjurokkasen). She was the contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu, and Akazome Emon at the court of empress Joto Mon'in. She "is considered by many to have been the greatest woman poet of the Heian period". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Izumi Shikibu is the 2,197th most popular writer (up from 2,394th in 2019), the 724th most popular biography from Japan (down from 714th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Izumi Shikibu ranks 2,197 out of 7,302. Before her are Julian Tuwim, Anton Bernolák, Sven Nordqvist, Christina Rossetti, Kuvempu, and Lidia Zamenhof. After her are Anne Applebaum, Bernardus Silvestris, Michel Leiris, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Richard Adams, and Martin Amis.

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Among people born in 976, Izumi Shikibu ranks 3. Before her are Muhammad III of Córdoba, and Emperor Sanjō.  Among people deceased in 1033, Izumi Shikibu ranks 1. 

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Izumi Shikibu ranks 724 out of 6,245. Before her are Aritatsu Ogi (1942), Shō Shin (1465), Isao Tomita (1932), Emperor Shijō (1231), Shinya Yamanaka (1962), and Kenwa Mabuni (1889). After her are Shō Hashi (1371), Chiang Wei-kuo (1916), Keizo Imai (1950), Takahashi Korekiyo (1854), Tanzan Ishibashi (1884), and Nakano Takeko (1847).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Izumi Shikibu ranks 42. Before her are Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), Masaoka Shiki (1867), Chūya Nakahara (1907), Eiji Tsuburaya (1901), Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931), and Yoshida Kenkō (1283). After her are Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Keigo Higashino (1958), Kyōka Izumi (1873), Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662), and Atsushi Nakajima (1909).

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