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Mineko Iwasaki

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Mineko Iwasaki (岩崎 峰子/岩崎 究香, Iwasaki Mineko; born Masako Tanaka (田中 政子), 2 November 1949) is a Japanese businesswoman, author and former geisha. Iwasaki was the most famous geisha in Japan until her sudden retirement at the age of 29. Known for her performances for celebrity and royalty during her geisha life, Iwasaki was the heir apparent (atotori) to her geisha house (okiya) while she was just a young apprentice. American author Arthur Golden interviewed her for background information when writing his 1997 book, Memoirs of a Geisha. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mineko Iwasaki is the 296th most popular businessperson (down from 238th in 2019), the 793rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 621st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Japanese Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Mineko Iwasaki ranks 296 out of 847. Before her are Jerry Yang, Ghislaine Maxwell, Friedrich Krupp, Eiji Toyoda, Francesco Baracca, and Tommy Mottola. After her are Kirk Kerkorian, Dietmar Hopp, John C. Bogle, Katharine Graham, Daniel Peter, and Lazare Ponticelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Mineko Iwasaki ranks 214. Before her are Mitsunori Fujiguchi, Matthew Festing, Brooke Adams, Henning Jensen, Eric Carmen, and Tommy Mottola. After her are Dick Nanninga, David Foster, Rasim Delić, Brent Spiner, Tadashi Yanai, and Thierry Sabine.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mineko Iwasaki ranks 793 out of 6,245. Before her are Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), Eiji Toyoda (1913), Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852), Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941), Yasushi Inoue (1907), and Takeshi Ono (1944). After her are Naoko Takeuchi (1967), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (1958), Masami Kurumada (1953), Ikki Kita (1883), and Iwakura Tomomi (1825).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Japan

Among businesspeople born in Japan, Mineko Iwasaki ranks 11. Before her are Hiroshi Yamauchi (1927), Torakusu Yamaha (1851), Fusajiro Yamauchi (1859), Iwasaki Yatarō (1835), Shibusawa Eiichi (1840), and Eiji Toyoda (1913). After her are Tadashi Yanai (1949), Akio Toyoda (1956), Norio Ohga (1930), Tanaka Hisashige (1799), Tatsumi Kimishima (1950), and Mikimoto Kōkichi (1858).

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