MILITARY PERSONNEL
Takasugi Shinsaku
1839 - 1867

Takasugi Shinsaku
Takasugi Shinsaku (高杉 晋作; 27 September 1839 – 17 May 1867) was a samurai from the Chōshū Domain of Japan who contributed significantly to the Meiji Restoration. He used several aliases to hide his activities from the Tokugawa shogunate. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takasugi Shinsaku is the 994th most popular military personnel (down from 980th in 2019), the 756th most popular biography from Japan (down from 675th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Japanese Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Takasugi Shinsaku ranks 994 out of 2,058. Before him are Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Heinrich Bär, Georgios Karaiskakis, Huijong of Goryeo, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, and Qin Liangyu. After him are Yakov Pavlov, Henry Allingham, Yan Liang, François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé, Walter Weiß, and François Joseph Paul de Grasse.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDuke Alexander of Württemberg
1771 - 1833
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 988
Heinrich Bär
1913 - 1957
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 989
Georgios Karaiskakis
1780 - 1827
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 990
Huijong of Goryeo
1181 - 1237
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 991
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
1729 - 1814
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 992
Qin Liangyu
1574 - 1648
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 993
Takasugi Shinsaku
1839 - 1867
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 994
Yakov Pavlov
1917 - 1981
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 995
Henry Allingham
1896 - 2009
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 996
Yan Liang
200 - 200
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 997
François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé
1739 - 1800
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 998
Walter Weiß
1890 - 1967
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 999
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
1722 - 1788
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,000
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1839, Takasugi Shinsaku ranks 37. Before him are Francis Garnier, Gaston Paris, Ivan Goremykin, Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria, Imre Steindl, and Ouida. After him are Hermann Levi, Otto Finsch, Béni Kállay, Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, Hans Thoma, and Hermann Hankel. Among people deceased in 1867, Takasugi Shinsaku ranks 29. Before him are Théophile-Jules Pelouze, Archduchess Mathilda of Austria, Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, Miguel Miramón, Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse, and Faustin Soulouque. After him are Jean Pierre Flourens, Armand Trousseau, Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, August Böckh, Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, and Jacques Ignace Hittorff.
Others Born in 1839
Go to all RankingsFrancis Garnier
EXPLORER
1839 - 1873
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 31
Gaston Paris
WRITER
1839 - 1903
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 32
Ivan Goremykin
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1917
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 33
Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1892
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 34
Imre Steindl
ARCHITECT
1839 - 1902
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 35
Ouida
WRITER
1839 - 1908
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 36
Takasugi Shinsaku
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1867
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 37
Hermann Levi
COMPOSER
1839 - 1900
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 38
Otto Finsch
EXPLORER
1839 - 1917
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 39
Béni Kállay
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1903
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 40
Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1839 - 1905
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 41
Hans Thoma
PAINTER
1839 - 1924
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 42
Hermann Hankel
MATHEMATICIAN
1839 - 1873
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 1867
Go to all RankingsThéophile-Jules Pelouze
CHEMIST
1807 - 1867
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 23
Archduchess Mathilda of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1849 - 1867
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 24
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
CHEMIST
1795 - 1867
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 25
Miguel Miramón
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 26
Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse
INVENTOR
1787 - 1867
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 27
Faustin Soulouque
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1867
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 28
Takasugi Shinsaku
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1867
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 29
Jean Pierre Flourens
PHYSICIAN
1794 - 1867
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 30
Armand Trousseau
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1867
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 31
Mirko Petrović-Njegoš
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1867
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 32
August Böckh
PHILOSOPHER
1785 - 1867
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 33
Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied
BIOLOGIST
1782 - 1867
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 34
Jacques Ignace Hittorff
ARCHITECT
1792 - 1867
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 35
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Takasugi Shinsaku ranks 756 out of 6,245. Before him are Tsutomu Sonobe (1958), Kitaro Nishida (1870), Riyoko Ikeda (1947), Chōjun Miyagi (1888), Shigeru Ban (1957), and Kazumi Tsubota (1956). After him are Shizo Kanakuri (1891), Keigo Higashino (1958), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), Toyohito Mochizuki (1953), Jiro Taniguchi (1947), and Prince Yasuhiko Asaka (1887).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsTsutomu Sonobe
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 750
Kitaro Nishida
PHILOSOPHER
1870 - 1945
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 751
Riyoko Ikeda
COMIC ARTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 752
Chōjun Miyagi
MARTIAL ARTS
1888 - 1953
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 753
Shigeru Ban
ARCHITECT
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 754
Kazumi Tsubota
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 755
Takasugi Shinsaku
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1867
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 756
Shizo Kanakuri
ATHLETE
1891 - 1983
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 757
Keigo Higashino
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 758
Hōjō Ujimasa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1538 - 1590
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 759
Toyohito Mochizuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 760
Jiro Taniguchi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 761
Prince Yasuhiko Asaka
NOBLEMAN
1887 - 1981
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 762
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan
Among military personnels born in Japan, Takasugi Shinsaku ranks 63. Before him are Osami Nagano (1880), Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (1920), Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (758), Nakano Takeko (1847), Wakisaka Yasuharu (1554), and Hōjō Ujiyasu (1515). After him are Matome Ugaki (1890), Isamu Chō (1895), Tōdō Takatora (1556), Katō Yoshiaki (1563), Sō Yoshitoshi (1568), and Kodama Gentarō (1852).
Osami Nagano
1880 - 1947
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 57
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
1920 - 1944
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 58
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro
758 - 811
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 59
Nakano Takeko
1847 - 1868
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 60
Wakisaka Yasuharu
1554 - 1626
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 61
Hōjō Ujiyasu
1515 - 1571
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 62
Takasugi Shinsaku
1839 - 1867
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 63
Matome Ugaki
1890 - 1945
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 64
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