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Jiro Taniguchi

1947 - 2017

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Jiro Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō; 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017) was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jiro Taniguchi is the 9,177th most popular politician (down from 7,117th in 2019), the 761st most popular biography from Japan (down from 555th in 2019) and the 255th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jiro Taniguchi ranks 9,177 out of 19,576. Before him are Hélène Dutrieu, Li Cunxu, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach, Louis Gerhard De Geer, Mireya Moscoso, and Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach. After him are Gabriel González Videla, Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Haim Bar-Lev, Beata Szydło, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, and Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Jiro Taniguchi ranks 239. Before him are Pascal Lamy, Patricia Krenwinkel, Massiel, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, Pauline Moran, and Michel Sogny. After him are Mihaela Peneș, Patrice Leconte, Kjell Magne Bondevik, David Helfgott, Novruz Mammadov, and Laurie Anderson. Among people deceased in 2017, Jiro Taniguchi ranks 150. Before him are Mark Fisher, Manuel Sanchís Martínez, Viktor Gorbatko, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., Igor Volk, and Ulf Stark. After him are Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Shadia, Heinz Kessler, Frank Vincent, Pierre Henry, and Étienne Tshisekedi.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Jiro Taniguchi ranks 761 out of 6,245. Before him are Kazumi Tsubota (1956), Takasugi Shinsaku (1839), Shizo Kanakuri (1891), Keigo Higashino (1958), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), and Toyohito Mochizuki (1953). After him are Prince Yasuhiko Asaka (1887), Nobuko Kondo (1956), Gosho Aoyama (1963), Kyōka Izumi (1873), Masateru Akita (1982), and Motoori Norinaga (1730).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Jiro Taniguchi ranks 255. Before him are Chiang Wei-kuo (1916), Takahashi Korekiyo (1854), Tanzan Ishibashi (1884), Shintaro Abe (1924), Prince Morikuni (1301), and Kujō Yoritsune (1218). After him are Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1465), Prince Kan'in Kotohito (1865), Shigenori Tōgō (1882), Yamada Nagamasa (1590), Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902), and Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867).

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