MILITARY PERSONNEL
Jirō Minami
1874 - 1955

Jirō Minami
Jirō Minami (南 次郎, Minami Jirō; 10 August 1874 – 5 December 1955) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Governor-General of Korea between 1936 and 1942. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jirō Minami is the 1,274th most popular military personnel (down from 1,150th in 2019), the 924th most popular biography from Japan (down from 789th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Japanese Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Jirō Minami ranks 1,274 out of 2,058. Before him are Al-Salih Hajji, Hermann Boehm, Heinrich Ehrler, Olivier V de Clisson, Nagakura Shinpachi, and Jack Churchill. After him are Nuri Killigil, Mikhail Kovalyov, Teutobod, Caupolicán, J. F. C. Fuller, and John C. Woods.
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HPI: 60.33
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HPI: 60.29
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Heinrich Ehrler
1917 - 1945
HPI: 60.29
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Olivier V de Clisson
1336 - 1407
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 1,271
Nagakura Shinpachi
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HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1,272
Jack Churchill
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HPI: 60.28
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Jirō Minami
1874 - 1955
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1,274
Nuri Killigil
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HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1,275
Mikhail Kovalyov
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HPI: 60.28
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Teutobod
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HPI: 60.27
Rank: 1,277
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HPI: 60.27
Rank: 1,278
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1878 - 1966
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 1,279
John C. Woods
1911 - 1950
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 1,280
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1874, Jirō Minami ranks 112. Before him are Bill Holland, Ephraim Moses Lilien, Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov, Pierre Souvestre, Rudolf Maister, and Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone. After him are Laura Montoya, Bahaeddin Şakir, Fernand Bouisson, Francis Lane, Frank Elmore Ross, and William Foulke. Among people deceased in 1955, Jirō Minami ranks 85. Before him are Isaak Dunayevsky, Tribhuvan of Nepal, Theodor Innitzer, Jonni Myyrä, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, and Louis Charles Breguet. After him are Guy Ropartz, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Ramón Muttis, Emmanuel de Martonne, Lin Huiyin, and Margaret Abbott.
Others Born in 1874
Go to all RankingsBill Holland
ATHLETE
1874 - 1930
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 106
Ephraim Moses Lilien
PAINTER
1874 - 1925
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 107
Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov
EXTREMIST
1874 - 1943
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 108
Pierre Souvestre
WRITER
1874 - 1914
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 109
Rudolf Maister
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1934
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 110
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1957
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 111
Jirō Minami
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1955
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 112
Laura Montoya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1874 - 1949
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 113
Bahaeddin Şakir
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1922
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 114
Fernand Bouisson
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 115
Francis Lane
ATHLETE
1874 - 1927
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 116
Frank Elmore Ross
ASTRONOMER
1874 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 117
William Foulke
SOCCER PLAYER
1874 - 1916
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 118
Others Deceased in 1955
Go to all RankingsIsaak Dunayevsky
COMPOSER
1900 - 1955
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 79
Tribhuvan of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1955
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 80
Theodor Innitzer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1875 - 1955
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 81
Jonni Myyrä
ATHLETE
1892 - 1955
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 82
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
ACTOR
1885 - 1955
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 83
Louis Charles Breguet
ENGINEER
1880 - 1955
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 84
Jirō Minami
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1955
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 85
Guy Ropartz
COMPOSER
1864 - 1955
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 86
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
COMPANION
1869 - 1955
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 87
Ramón Muttis
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1955
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 88
Emmanuel de Martonne
GEOGRAPHER
1873 - 1955
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 89
Lin Huiyin
ARCHITECT
1904 - 1955
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 90
Margaret Abbott
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1955
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 91
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Jirō Minami ranks 924 out of 6,245. Before him are Seijun Suzuki (1923), Shinobu Ishihara (1879), Hiroshi Ninomiya (1937), Asakura Yoshikage (1533), Nagakura Shinpachi (1839), and Takuboku Ishikawa (1886). After him are Hiroshi Sugimoto (1948), Katsuyuki Kawachi (1955), Ken Shimura (1950), Inō Tadataka (1745), Nobuo Uematsu (1959), and Kaneto Shindo (1912).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsSeijun Suzuki
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 918
Shinobu Ishihara
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 919
Hiroshi Ninomiya
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 920
Asakura Yoshikage
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1573
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 921
Nagakura Shinpachi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1915
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 922
Takuboku Ishikawa
WRITER
1886 - 1912
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 923
Jirō Minami
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1955
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 924
Hiroshi Sugimoto
PHOTOGRAPHER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 925
Katsuyuki Kawachi
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 926
Ken Shimura
COMEDIAN
1950 - 2020
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 927
Inō Tadataka
GEOGRAPHER
1745 - 1818
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 928
Nobuo Uematsu
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 929
Kaneto Shindo
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2012
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 930
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan
Among military personnels born in Japan, Jirō Minami ranks 71. Before him are Isamu Chō (1895), Tōdō Takatora (1556), Katō Yoshiaki (1563), Sō Yoshitoshi (1568), Kodama Gentarō (1852), and Nagakura Shinpachi (1839). After him are Arima Harunobu (1567), Tomoji Tanabe (1895), Oku Yasukata (1847), Shigeyoshi Inoue (1889), Akashi Motojiro (1864), and Harukichi Hyakutake (1888).
Isamu Chō
1895 - 1945
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 65
Tōdō Takatora
1556 - 1630
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 66
Katō Yoshiaki
1563 - 1631
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 67
Sō Yoshitoshi
1568 - 1615
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 68
Kodama Gentarō
1852 - 1906
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 69
Nagakura Shinpachi
1839 - 1915
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 70
Jirō Minami
1874 - 1955
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 71
Arima Harunobu
1567 - 1612
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 72
Tomoji Tanabe
1895 - 1895
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 73
Oku Yasukata
1847 - 1930
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 74
Shigeyoshi Inoue
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 75
Akashi Motojiro
1864 - 1919
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 76
Harukichi Hyakutake
1888 - 1947
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 77