MILITARY PERSONNEL
Teruo Nakamura
1919 - 1979
Teruo Nakamura
Teruo Nakamura (中村 輝夫, Nakamura Teruo; born Attun Palalin; also known as Suniuo; 8 October 1919 – 15 June 1979) was a Taiwanese soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army who fought for Japan in World War II and did not surrender until 1974. He was the last known Japanese holdout to surrender after the end of hostilities in 1945. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Teruo Nakamura is the 1,043rd most popular military personnel (down from 936th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Taiwanese Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Teruo Nakamura ranks 1,043 out of 2,058. Before him are Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, Arslan Isra'il, Ramón de Cardona, Prince Moriyoshi, Felice Pasquale Baciocchi, and Robert Blake. After him are Achillas, Philip Sheridan, Pavel Rotmistrov, Dame Gruev, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, and Franz Moritz von Lacy.
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Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
1888 - 1971
HPI: 61.92
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Arslan Isra'il
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HPI: 61.92
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Ramón de Cardona
1467 - 1522
HPI: 61.91
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Prince Moriyoshi
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Felice Pasquale Baciocchi
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Robert Blake
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HPI: 61.89
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Teruo Nakamura
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 1,043
Achillas
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HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1,044
Philip Sheridan
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Pavel Rotmistrov
1901 - 1982
HPI: 61.86
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HPI: 61.85
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Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
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HPI: 61.85
Rank: 1,048
Franz Moritz von Lacy
1725 - 1801
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 1,049
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Teruo Nakamura ranks 115. Before him are Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Hermann Gmeiner, Ginette Neveu, Merce Cunningham, Silva Kaputikyan, and John Ljunggren. After him are Gérard Oury, Hennes Weisweiler, Isaac Boleslavsky, Morteza Motahhari, Joseph Serchuk, and Hermann Bondi. Among people deceased in 1979, Teruo Nakamura ranks 91. Before him are Ahmad Zahir, Philippe Halsman, Yvonne de Gaulle, Antonio Caggiano, Waldemar de Brito, and Dolores Costello. After him are Katharine Burr Blodgett, Morteza Motahhari, Léonide Massine, José Della Torre, Gio Ponti, and Vagif Mustafazadeh.
Others Born in 1919
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
WRITER
1919 - 2021
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 109
Hermann Gmeiner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1986
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 110
Ginette Neveu
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1949
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 111
Merce Cunningham
DANCER
1919 - 2009
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 112
Silva Kaputikyan
WRITER
1919 - 2006
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 113
John Ljunggren
ATHLETE
1919 - 2000
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 114
Teruo Nakamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 115
Gérard Oury
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 116
Hennes Weisweiler
COACH
1919 - 1983
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 117
Isaac Boleslavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 118
Morteza Motahhari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 119
Joseph Serchuk
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1993
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 120
Hermann Bondi
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2005
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 121
Others Deceased in 1979
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Ahmad Zahir
SINGER
1946 - 1979
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 85
Philippe Halsman
PHOTOGRAPHER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 86
Yvonne de Gaulle
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1979
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 87
Antonio Caggiano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1979
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 88
Waldemar de Brito
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1979
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 89
Dolores Costello
ACTOR
1903 - 1979
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 90
Teruo Nakamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 91
Katharine Burr Blodgett
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1979
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 92
Morteza Motahhari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 93
Léonide Massine
DANCER
1896 - 1979
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 94
José Della Torre
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 95
Gio Ponti
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1979
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 96
Vagif Mustafazadeh
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1979
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 97
In Taiwan
Among people born in Taiwan, Teruo Nakamura ranks 13 out of 116. Before him are Chen Shui-bian (1950), William Lai (1959), Yuan T. Lee (1936), Joan Lin (1953), Terry Gou (1950), and Jerry Yang (1968). After him are Shu Qi (1976), Zheng Keshuang (1670), Brigitte Lin (1954), Takeshi Kaneshiro (1973), Steve Chen (1978), and Cheng Yen (1937).
Others born in Taiwan
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Chen Shui-bian
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 7
William Lai
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 8
Yuan T. Lee
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 9
Joan Lin
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 10
Terry Gou
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 11
Jerry Yang
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 12
Teruo Nakamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1979
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 13
Shu Qi
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 14
Zheng Keshuang
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1707
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 15
Brigitte Lin
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 16
Takeshi Kaneshiro
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 17
Steve Chen
BUSINESSPERSON
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 18
Cheng Yen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 19
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Taiwan
Among military personnels born in Taiwan, Teruo Nakamura ranks 1.
