WRITER
Tsubouchi Shōyō
1859 - 1935

Tsubouchi Shōyō
Tsubouchi Shōyō (坪内 逍遥; May 22, 1859 – February 28, 1935) was a Japanese author, critic, playwright, translator, editor, educator, and professor at Waseda University. He has been referred to as a seminal figure in Japanese drama. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tsubouchi Shōyō is the 4,101st most popular writer (down from 3,530th in 2019), the 1,138th most popular biography from Japan (down from 992nd in 2019) and the 86th most popular Japanese Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Tsubouchi Shōyō ranks 4,101 out of 7,302. Before him are Rafik Schami, Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Louis Bromfield, Corinna, Olaf Bull, and Don Miguel Ruiz. After him are Simon Vestdijk, Johannes Linnankoski, Judith Gautier, Misuzu Kaneko, Iraj Mirza, and August Ahlqvist.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRafik Schami
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 4,095
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
1931 - 2020
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 4,096
Louis Bromfield
1896 - 1956
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,097
Corinna
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,098
Olaf Bull
1883 - 1933
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,099
Don Miguel Ruiz
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,100
Tsubouchi Shōyō
1859 - 1935
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 4,101
Simon Vestdijk
1898 - 1971
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 4,102
Johannes Linnankoski
1869 - 1913
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 4,103
Judith Gautier
1845 - 1917
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 4,104
Misuzu Kaneko
1903 - 1930
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 4,105
Iraj Mirza
1874 - 1926
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 4,106
August Ahlqvist
1826 - 1889
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 4,107
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1859, Tsubouchi Shōyō ranks 102. Before him are Teodor Teodorov, Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin, Johan Jensen, Édouard-Alfred Martel, Vittorio Sella, and Teodor Axentowicz. After him are Paul César Helleu, Park Eun-sik, Mikhail Rodzianko, Mary Anderson, Childe Hassam, and Émil Goeldi. Among people deceased in 1935, Tsubouchi Shōyō ranks 105. Before him are Chiquinha Gonzaga, Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas, Anna Katharine Green, Charles Demuth, Bernhard Britz, and Jules Cambon. After him are Emil Młynarski, Daniel Salamanca Urey, Hans Baluschek, Heinrich Schenker, Julia Beck, and Sylvain Lévi.
Others Born in 1859
Go to all RankingsTeodor Teodorov
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1924
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 96
Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin
WRITER
1859 - 1936
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 97
Johan Jensen
MATHEMATICIAN
1859 - 1925
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 98
Édouard-Alfred Martel
EXPLORER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 99
Vittorio Sella
MOUNTAINEER
1859 - 1943
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 100
Teodor Axentowicz
PAINTER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 101
Tsubouchi Shōyō
WRITER
1859 - 1935
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 102
Paul César Helleu
PAINTER
1859 - 1927
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 103
Park Eun-sik
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1925
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 104
Mikhail Rodzianko
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1924
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 105
Mary Anderson
ACTOR
1859 - 1940
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 106
Childe Hassam
PAINTER
1859 - 1935
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 107
Émil Goeldi
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1917
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 108
Others Deceased in 1935
Go to all RankingsChiquinha Gonzaga
COMPOSER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 99
Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1935
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 100
Anna Katharine Green
WRITER
1846 - 1935
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 101
Charles Demuth
PAINTER
1883 - 1935
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 102
Bernhard Britz
CYCLIST
1906 - 1935
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 103
Jules Cambon
DIPLOMAT
1845 - 1935
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 104
Tsubouchi Shōyō
WRITER
1859 - 1935
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 105
Emil Młynarski
COMPOSER
1870 - 1935
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 106
Daniel Salamanca Urey
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1935
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 107
Hans Baluschek
PAINTER
1870 - 1935
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 108
Heinrich Schenker
COMPOSER
1868 - 1935
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 109
Julia Beck
PAINTER
1853 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 110
Sylvain Lévi
LINGUIST
1863 - 1935
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 111
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Tsubouchi Shōyō ranks 1,138 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoshiro Nakamatsu (1928), Mutsuhiro Watanabe (1918), Shinichi Hoshi (1926), Kiyoshi Atsumi (1928), Masato Kudo (1990), and Sumio Iijima (1939). After him are Yasuji Miyazaki (1916), Misuzu Kaneko (1903), Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi (1902), Kazuhiko Inoue (1954), Saigō Jūdō (1843), and Moto Hagio (1949).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYoshiro Nakamatsu
INVENTOR
1928 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,132
Mutsuhiro Watanabe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2003
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,133
Shinichi Hoshi
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,134
Kiyoshi Atsumi
ACTOR
1928 - 1996
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 1,135
Masato Kudo
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - 2022
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 1,136
Sumio Iijima
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,137
Tsubouchi Shōyō
WRITER
1859 - 1935
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,138
Yasuji Miyazaki
SWIMMER
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,139
Misuzu Kaneko
WRITER
1903 - 1930
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,140
Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1978
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,141
Kazuhiko Inoue
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,142
Saigō Jūdō
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1902
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,143
Moto Hagio
COMIC ARTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 1,144
Among WRITERS In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, Tsubouchi Shōyō ranks 86. Before him are Doppo Kunikida (1871), Ozaki Kōyō (1868), Takeo Arishima (1878), Ryōtarō Shiba (1923), Shuntarō Tanikawa (1931), and Shinichi Hoshi (1926). After him are Misuzu Kaneko (1903), Masuji Ibuse (1898), Hiratsuka Raichō (1886), Yoko Tawada (1960), Koji Suzuki (1957), and Itō Noe (1895).
Doppo Kunikida
1871 - 1908
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 80
Ozaki Kōyō
1868 - 1903
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 81
Takeo Arishima
1878 - 1923
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 82
Ryōtarō Shiba
1923 - 1996
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 83
Shuntarō Tanikawa
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 84
Shinichi Hoshi
1926 - 1997
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 85
Tsubouchi Shōyō
1859 - 1935
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 86
Misuzu Kaneko
1903 - 1930
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 87
Masuji Ibuse
1898 - 1993
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 88
Hiratsuka Raichō
1886 - 1971
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 89
Yoko Tawada
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 90
Koji Suzuki
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 91
Itō Noe
1895 - 1923
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 92