POLITICIAN
Tarō Kōno
1963 - Today

Tarō Kōno
Taro Kono (河野 太郎, Kōno Tarō; born 10 January 1963) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister for Digital Transformation from 2022 to 2024. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he previously served as Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform from 2015 to 2016 and from 2020 to 2021, and was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He is also a member of the House of Representatives representing Kanagawa's 15th district since 1996. Born in 1963 the eldest son of House Speaker and LDP President Yōhei Kōno, Kono grew up in a political family. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Tarō Kōno is the 17,092nd most popular politician (down from 14,992nd in 2024), the 1,866th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,326th in 2019) and the 346th most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Tarō Kōno ranks 17,092 out of 19,576. Before him are Lee Yuan-tsu, Vladimir Rushailo, Jussi Halla-aho, William H. McRaven, Fathi Bashagha, and Dennis Hastert. After him are Titus Oates, Vitaly Mutko, Princess Alia bint Hussein, Tom Clarke, Fabian Picardo, and Zinetula Bilyaletdinov.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLee Yuan-tsu
1923 - 2017
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 17,093
Vladimir Rushailo
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 17,094
Jussi Halla-aho
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 17,095
William H. McRaven
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 17,096
Fathi Bashagha
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 17,097
Dennis Hastert
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 17,098
Tarō Kōno
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 17,099
Titus Oates
1649 - 1705
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 17,100
Vitaly Mutko
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 17,101
Princess Alia bint Hussein
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 17,102
Tom Clarke
1858 - 1916
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 17,103
Fabian Picardo
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 17,104
Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 17,105
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, Tarō Kōno ranks 501. Before him are Neil Burger, Igor Zhelezovski, Emi Shinohara, Ahmed Al-Maktoum, Graham Norton, and Borislav Mikhailov. After him are Yelena Baturina, Jiří Parma, Rami Saari, Les Claypool, Petra De Sutter, and Tom Angelripper.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsNeil Burger
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 495
Igor Zhelezovski
SKATER
1963 - 2021
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 496
Emi Shinohara
ACTOR
1963 - 2024
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 497
Ahmed Al-Maktoum
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 498
Graham Norton
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 499
Borislav Mikhailov
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 500
Tarō Kōno
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 501
Yelena Baturina
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 502
Jiří Parma
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 503
Rami Saari
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 504
Les Claypool
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 505
Petra De Sutter
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 506
Tom Angelripper
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 507
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Tarō Kōno ranks 1,866 out of 6,245. Before him are Emi Shinohara (1963), Ryōtarō Okiayu (1969), Koichiro Nagatomo (1982), Keiichi Misawa (1988), Kiyoshi Tanabe (1940), and Hidemasa Kobayashi (1994). After him are Akiyoshi Yoshida (1966), Ryuji Akiba (1984), Kyohei Oyama (1989), Ryu Miyamoto (1992), Ryo Oishi (1977), and Tamon Machida (1982).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsEmi Shinohara
ACTOR
1963 - 2024
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 1,860
Ryōtarō Okiayu
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 1,861
Koichiro Nagatomo
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 1,862
Keiichi Misawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 1,863
Kiyoshi Tanabe
BOXER
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 1,864
Hidemasa Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 1,865
Tarō Kōno
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 1,866
Akiyoshi Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 1,867
Ryuji Akiba
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 1,868
Kyohei Oyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 1,869
Ryu Miyamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 1,870
Ryo Oishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 1,871
Tamon Machida
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 1,872
Among POLITICIANS In Japan
Among politicians born in Japan, Tarō Kōno ranks 346. Before him are Katsuya Okada (1953), Tomio Okamura (1972), Hsiao Bi-khim (1971), Shidzue Katō (1897), Tomomi Inada (1959), and Seiji Maehara (1962). After him are Kinuko Tanida (1939), Hiroshi Abe (1958), Yukio Edano (1964), Renhō (1967), Seiko Noda (1960), and Itsunori Onodera (1960).
Katsuya Okada
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 340
Tomio Okamura
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 341
Hsiao Bi-khim
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 342
Shidzue Katō
1897 - 2001
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 343
Tomomi Inada
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 344
Seiji Maehara
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 345
Tarō Kōno
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 346
Kinuko Tanida
1939 - 2020
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 347
Hiroshi Abe
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 348
Yukio Edano
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 349
Renhō
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 350
Seiko Noda
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 351
Itsunori Onodera
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 352















































