COMPANION

Shigeko Higashikuni

1925 - 1961

Shigeko Higashikuni

Shigeko Higashikuni (東久邇成子, Higashikuni Shigeko; 6 December 1925 – 23 July 1961), born Shigeko, Princess Teru (照宮成子内親王, Teru-no-miya Shigeko Naishinnō), was the wife of Prince Morihiro Higashikuni (grandson of Emperor Meiji) and eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. She was the eldest sister to Emperor Emeritus Akihito, and paternal aunt to Emperor Naruhito. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shigeko Higashikuni is the 543rd most popular companion (down from 523rd in 2019), the 697th most popular biography from Japan (down from 608th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Shigeko Higashikuni ranks 543 out of 784. Before her are Marie of Champagne, Agnes of Austria, Bernadette Chirac, Maria of Navarre, Glaphyra, and Gunhilda of Denmark. After her are Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne, Claudia Antonia, Świętosława of Poland, Aquilia Severa, Sallustia Orbiana, and Sarolt.

Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia

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Marie of Champagne
1174 - 1204
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 537
Agnes of Austria
1281 - 1364
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 538
Bernadette Chirac
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 539
Maria of Navarre
1326 - 1347
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 540
Glaphyra
35 BC - 7
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 541
Gunhilda of Denmark
1020 - 1038
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 542
Shigeko Higashikuni
1925 - 1961
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 543
Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne
1787 - 1868
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 544
Claudia Antonia
30 - 66
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 545
Świętosława of Poland
1048 - 1126
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 546
Aquilia Severa
150 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 547
Sallustia Orbiana
200 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 548
Sarolt
950 - 1008
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 549

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Shigeko Higashikuni ranks 139. Before her are Eva Klein, Farley Granger, Jenő Buzánszky, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Alexander Shulgin, and Prosper Grech. After her are Lino Lacedelli, Arnaldo Forlani, Aldo Ciccolini, Max Morlock, Manos Hatzidakis, and Luciano Leggio. Among people deceased in 1961, Shigeko Higashikuni ranks 48. Before her are Mei Lanfang, Fyodor Kuznetsov, Milan Stojadinović, Princess Isabelle of Orléans, Clark Ashton Smith, and Domenico Tardini. After her are Gustav Ucicky, Henri Breuil, Anna May Wong, Thomas Beecham, Nicola Canali, and Maya Deren.

Others Born in 1925

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Eva Klein
PHYSICIAN
1925 - 2025
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 133
Farley Granger
ACTOR
1925 - 2011
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 134
Jenő Buzánszky
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 135
Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2001
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 136
Alexander Shulgin
CHEMIST
1925 - 2014
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 137
Prosper Grech
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2019
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 138
Shigeko Higashikuni
COMPANION
1925 - 1961
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 139
Lino Lacedelli
MOUNTAINEER
1925 - 2009
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 140
Arnaldo Forlani
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 141
Aldo Ciccolini
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 142
Max Morlock
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 143
Manos Hatzidakis
COMPOSER
1925 - 1994
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 144
Luciano Leggio
EXTREMIST
1925 - 1993
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 145