POLITICIAN
Toshiki Kaifu
1931 - 2022

Toshiki Kaifu
Toshiki Kaifu (海部 俊樹, Kaifu Toshiki; 2 January 1931 – 9 January 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991. Born in Nagoya, Kaifu graduated from Waseda University and was first elected to the Diet in 1960 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as education minister from 1976 to 1977 under Takeo Fukuda, and from 1985 to 1986 under Yasuhiro Nakasone. In 1989, Kaifu became prime minister after the resignations of the last two premiers, Noboru Takeshita and Sosuke Uno, amid various scandals; he was chosen in part because of his clean image. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toshiki Kaifu is the 5,837th most popular politician (up from 6,218th in 2019), the 455th most popular biography from Japan (up from 462nd in 2019) and the 149th most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Toshiki Kaifu ranks 5,837 out of 19,576. Before him are Noboru Takeshita, Stefan Czarniecki, Nubar Pasha, Al-Mustazhir, Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, and Hermeric. After him are Emperor Monmu, Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, Emperor Go-Kōgon, Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia, Mariamne, and Rama III.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNoboru Takeshita
1924 - 2000
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 5,833
Stefan Czarniecki
1599 - 1665
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 5,834
Nubar Pasha
1825 - 1899
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 5,835
Al-Mustazhir
1078 - 1118
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 5,836
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine
1400 - 1453
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 5,837
Hermeric
350 - 441
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 5,838
Toshiki Kaifu
1931 - 2022
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 5,839
Emperor Monmu
683 - 707
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 5,840
Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena
1562 - 1628
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5,841
Emperor Go-Kōgon
1338 - 1374
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5,842
Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia
1400 - 1374
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5,843
Mariamne
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5,844
Rama III
1788 - 1851
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 5,845
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Toshiki Kaifu ranks 97. Before him are Dries van Agt, Takashi Mizuno, Clive Cussler, Mike Nichols, Charles Taylor, and Mauricio Kagel. After him are Lamberto Dini, E. C. George Sudarshan, Pierre Nora, Stig Anderson, Luís Cabral, and Tomi Ungerer. Among people deceased in 2022, Toshiki Kaifu ranks 98. Before him are Wim Jansen, Leonel Sánchez, Peter Bogdanovich, Saul Kripke, Michel Bouquet, and Javier Marías. After him are Patrick Tambay, David Warner, Jürgen Grabowski, Valeri Polyakov, Borislav Ivkov, and Paula Rego.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsDries van Agt
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2024
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 91
Takashi Mizuno
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 92
Clive Cussler
WRITER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 93
Mike Nichols
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2014
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 94
Charles Taylor
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 95
Mauricio Kagel
COMPOSER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 96
Toshiki Kaifu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 97
Lamberto Dini
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 98
E. C. George Sudarshan
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 99
Pierre Nora
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2025
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 100
Stig Anderson
MUSICIAN
1931 - 1997
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 101
Luís Cabral
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2009
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 102
Tomi Ungerer
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 103
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsWim Jansen
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2022
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 92
Leonel Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 93
Peter Bogdanovich
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 94
Saul Kripke
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 95
Michel Bouquet
ACTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 96
Javier Marías
WRITER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 97
Toshiki Kaifu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 98
Patrick Tambay
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2022
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 99
David Warner
ACTOR
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 100
Jürgen Grabowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 101
Valeri Polyakov
ASTRONAUT
1942 - 2022
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 102
Borislav Ivkov
CHESS PLAYER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 103
Paula Rego
PAINTER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 104
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Toshiki Kaifu ranks 455 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347), Kazumi Takada (1951), Atsuyoshi Furuta (1952), Yusuke Omi (1946), Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641), and Noboru Takeshita (1924). After him are Emperor Monmu (683), Kaoru Ishikawa (1915), Keizō Obuchi (1937), Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (1923), Hitoshi Imamura (1886), and Masashi Watanabe (1936).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsEmperor Go-Kameyama
POLITICIAN
1347 - 1424
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 449
Kazumi Takada
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2009
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 450
Atsuyoshi Furuta
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 451
Yusuke Omi
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 452
Tokugawa Ietsuna
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1680
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 453
Noboru Takeshita
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2000
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 454
Toshiki Kaifu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 455
Emperor Monmu
POLITICIAN
683 - 707
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 456
Kaoru Ishikawa
CHEMIST
1915 - 1989
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 457
Keizō Obuchi
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2000
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 458
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2024
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 459
Hitoshi Imamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1968
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 460
Masashi Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1995
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 461
Among POLITICIANS In Japan
Among politicians born in Japan, Toshiki Kaifu ranks 149. Before him are Emperor Yōzei (867), Emperor Antoku (1178), Emperor Juntoku (1197), Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347), Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641), and Noboru Takeshita (1924). After him are Emperor Monmu (683), Keizō Obuchi (1937), Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (1923), Emperor Ninmyō (808), Emperor Rokujō (1164), and Masaharu Homma (1888).
Emperor Yōzei
867 - 949
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 143
Emperor Antoku
1178 - 1185
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 144
Emperor Juntoku
1197 - 1242
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 145
Emperor Go-Kameyama
1347 - 1424
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 146
Tokugawa Ietsuna
1641 - 1680
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 147
Noboru Takeshita
1924 - 2000
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 148
Toshiki Kaifu
1931 - 2022
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 149
Emperor Monmu
683 - 707
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 150
Keizō Obuchi
1937 - 2000
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 151
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa
1923 - 2024
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 152
Emperor Ninmyō
808 - 850
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 153
Emperor Rokujō
1164 - 1176
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 154
Masaharu Homma
1888 - 1946
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 155