RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Peter Shirayanagi
1928 - 2009

Peter Shirayanagi
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (白柳 誠一 Shirayanagi Seiichi; 17 June 1928 – 30 December 2009) was a Japanese Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Tokyo from 1970 to 2000. He was made a cardinal in 1994, and also served as head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan from 1983 to 1992. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Shirayanagi is the 2,160th most popular religious figure (up from 2,308th in 2019), the 955th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,066th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Peter Shirayanagi ranks 2,160 out of 3,187. Before him are Polycarp Pengo, Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, Coloman of Stockerau, Louis Bertrand, Alphaeus, and Abtai Sain Khan. After him are Charles Fox Parham, Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani, Ingrid Vang Nyman, Oscar Cantoni, Cesare Orsenigo, and Maria Bernarda Bütler.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPolycarp Pengo
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 2,154
Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira
1888 - 1977
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 2,155
Coloman of Stockerau
1000 - 1012
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 2,156
Louis Bertrand
1526 - 1581
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 2,157
Alphaeus
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 2,158
Abtai Sain Khan
1534 - 1588
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 2,159
Peter Shirayanagi
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 2,160
Charles Fox Parham
1873 - 1929
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 2,161
Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani
948 - 1038
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 2,162
Ingrid Vang Nyman
1916 - 1959
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 2,163
Oscar Cantoni
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 2,164
Cesare Orsenigo
1873 - 1946
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 2,165
Maria Bernarda Bütler
1848 - 1924
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 2,166
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Peter Shirayanagi ranks 256. Before him are Stuart Whitman, Marcel Bozzuffi, Eric Porter, Pernell Roberts, Irena Veisaitė, and Sven Davidson. After him are Mitchell Ryan, Cristina Calderón, Nils Christie, Ara Güler, Frederick Stafford, and Bella Davidovich. Among people deceased in 2009, Peter Shirayanagi ranks 156. Before him are Alda Merini, Jim Carroll, Savka Dabčević-Kučar, Jim Rohn, Béla Király, and Robert Anderson. After him are Aram Tigran, Horst Szymaniak, Zequinha, Gianna Maria Canale, Gangubai Hangal, and Hong Song-nam.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsStuart Whitman
ACTOR
1928 - 2020
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 250
Marcel Bozzuffi
ACTOR
1928 - 1988
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 251
Eric Porter
ACTOR
1928 - 1995
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 252
Pernell Roberts
ACTOR
1928 - 2010
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 253
Irena Veisaitė
WRITER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 254
Sven Davidson
TENNIS PLAYER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 255
Peter Shirayanagi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 256
Mitchell Ryan
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 257
Cristina Calderón
WRITER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 258
Nils Christie
SOCIOLOGIST
1928 - 2015
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 259
Ara Güler
JOURNALIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 260
Frederick Stafford
ACTOR
1928 - 1979
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 261
Bella Davidovich
MUSICIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 262
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsAlda Merini
WRITER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 150
Jim Carroll
WRITER
1949 - 2009
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 151
Savka Dabčević-Kučar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 152
Jim Rohn
WRITER
1930 - 2009
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 153
Béla Király
WRITER
1912 - 2009
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 154
Robert Anderson
WRITER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 155
Peter Shirayanagi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 156
Aram Tigran
SINGER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 157
Horst Szymaniak
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 158
Zequinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 159
Gianna Maria Canale
ACTOR
1927 - 2009
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 160
Gangubai Hangal
SINGER
1913 - 2009
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 161
Hong Song-nam
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2009
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 162
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Peter Shirayanagi ranks 955 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoshitomo Nara (1959), Hitoshi Igarashi (1947), Hide (1964), Shunsuke Kikuchi (1931), Koichi Sugiyama (1931), and Nakayama Yoshiko (1836). After him are Oku Yasukata (1847), Kuniharu Nakamoto (1959), Haruomi Hosono (1947), Yukio Kasaya (1943), Shigeyoshi Inoue (1889), and Jien (1155).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYoshitomo Nara
ARTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 949
Hitoshi Igarashi
WRITER
1947 - 1991
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 950
Hide
MUSICIAN
1964 - 1998
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 951
Shunsuke Kikuchi
COMPOSER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 952
Koichi Sugiyama
COMPOSER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 953
Nakayama Yoshiko
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1907
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 954
Peter Shirayanagi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 955
Oku Yasukata
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1930
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 956
Kuniharu Nakamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 957
Haruomi Hosono
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 958
Yukio Kasaya
SKIER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 959
Shigeyoshi Inoue
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 960
Jien
WRITER
1155 - 1225
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 961
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan
Among religious figures born in Japan, Peter Shirayanagi ranks 26. Before him are Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), Soga no Umako (551), Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (1958), Senhime (1597), Taisen Deshimaru (1914), and Peter Doi (1892). After him are Magdalene of Nagasaki (1611), Stephen Fumio Hamao (1930), Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), Joseph Asajiro Satowaki (1904), Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi (1902), and Peter Takeo Okada (1941).
Hōjō Ujimasa
1538 - 1590
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 20
Soga no Umako
551 - 626
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 21
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 22
Senhime
1597 - 1666
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 23
Taisen Deshimaru
1914 - 1982
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 24
Peter Doi
1892 - 1970
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 25
Peter Shirayanagi
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 26
Magdalene of Nagasaki
1611 - 1634
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 27
Stephen Fumio Hamao
1930 - 2007
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 28
Moriteru Ueshiba
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 29
Joseph Asajiro Satowaki
1904 - 1996
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 30
Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi
1902 - 1978
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 31
Peter Takeo Okada
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 32