DIPLOMAT
Yasushi Akashi
1931 - Today

Yasushi Akashi
Yasushi Akashi (明石 康 Akashi Yasushi, born January 19, 1931) is a Japanese senior diplomat and United Nations administrator. Akashi's maternal grandparents are Saitō and Mura Giichi, the breeders of the famous dog Hachikō. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yasushi Akashi is the 70th most popular diplomat (down from 65th in 2019), the 1,322nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,228th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Diplomat.
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Among DIPLOMATS
Among diplomats, Yasushi Akashi ranks 70 out of 90. Before him are Vatslav Vorovsky, Ri Yong-ho, Paul Schmidt, Filippo Grandi, Edward M. House, and Seán Lester. After him are Jacques Diouf, Max Jakobson, Bajrakitiyabha, Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo, and Thomas A. Shannon Jr..
Most Popular Diplomats in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVatslav Vorovsky
1871 - 1923
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 64
Ri Yong-ho
1956 - 2022
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 65
Paul Schmidt
1899 - 1970
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 66
Filippo Grandi
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 67
Edward M. House
1858 - 1938
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 68
Seán Lester
1888 - 1959
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 69
Yasushi Akashi
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 70
Jacques Diouf
1938 - 2019
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 71
Max Jakobson
1923 - 2013
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 72
Bajrakitiyabha
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 73
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
1904 - 1973
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 74
Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 75
Thomas A. Shannon Jr.
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 76
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Yasushi Akashi ranks 388. Before him are Gilles Perrault, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Robert Stephens, Kenneth H. Cooper, Wynton Kelly, and Norberto Boggio. After him are Anahita Ratebzad, Riane Eisler, Sergei Adian, Mark Midler, Naci Erdem, and Tamara Rylova.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsGilles Perrault
WRITER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 382
Osvaldo Héctor Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2023
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 383
Robert Stephens
ACTOR
1931 - 1995
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 384
Kenneth H. Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 385
Wynton Kelly
MUSICIAN
1931 - 1971
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 386
Norberto Boggio
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 387
Yasushi Akashi
DIPLOMAT
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 388
Anahita Ratebzad
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 389
Riane Eisler
HISTORIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 390
Sergei Adian
MATHEMATICIAN
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 391
Mark Midler
ATHLETE
1931 - 2012
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 392
Naci Erdem
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 393
Tamara Rylova
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 394
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yasushi Akashi ranks 1,322 out of 6,245. Before him are Sayuri Yamaguchi (1966), Koji Okamoto (1976), Kenji Sakaguchi (1975), Isao Okano (1944), Fumio Gotō (1884), and Ōten Shimokawa (1892). After him are Kenjirō Tokutomi (1868), Atsushi Yamaguchi (1980), Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (1962), Toru Kamikawa (1963), Keiko Takemiya (1950), and Akio Ōtsuka (1959).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsSayuri Yamaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,316
Koji Okamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,317
Kenji Sakaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,318
Isao Okano
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,319
Fumio Gotō
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1980
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,320
Ōten Shimokawa
COMIC ARTIST
1892 - 1973
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 1,321
Yasushi Akashi
DIPLOMAT
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 1,322
Kenjirō Tokutomi
WRITER
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 1,323
Atsushi Yamaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 1,324
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
COMIC ARTIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 1,325
Toru Kamikawa
REFEREE
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,326
Keiko Takemiya
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,327
Akio Ōtsuka
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 1,328
Among DIPLOMATS In Japan
Among diplomats born in Japan, Yasushi Akashi ranks 5. Before him are Chiune Sugihara (1900), Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571), Yukiya Amano (1947), and Saburō Kurusu (1886).
Chiune Sugihara
1900 - 1986
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 1
Hasekura Tsunenaga
1571 - 1622
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 2
Yukiya Amano
1947 - 2019
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 3
Saburō Kurusu
1886 - 1954
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 4
Yasushi Akashi
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 5