WRITER
Yasushi Inoue
1907 - 1991

Yasushi Inoue
Yasushi Inoue (井上靖, Inoue Yasushi; May 6, 1907 – January 29, 1991) was a Japanese writer of novels, short stories, poetry and essays, noted for his historical and autobiographical fiction. His most acclaimed works include The Bullfight (Tōgyū, 1949), The Roof Tile of Tempyō (Tenpyō no iraka, 1957) and Tun-huang (Tonkō, 1959). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yasushi Inoue is the 2,504th most popular writer (up from 2,721st in 2019), the 791st most popular biography from Japan (up from 802nd in 2019) and the 49th most popular Japanese Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Yasushi Inoue ranks 2,504 out of 7,302. Before him are Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis, René Crevel, Gennadiy Aygi, Mirra Alfassa, Charles Maturin, and Tom Wilson. After him are Cigerxwîn, Banana Yoshimoto, Peter of Dusburg, Joyce Meyer, Al-Farazdaq, and Pascal Quignard.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis
1746 - 1830
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 2,498
René Crevel
1900 - 1935
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 2,499
Gennadiy Aygi
1934 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 2,500
Mirra Alfassa
1878 - 1973
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 2,501
Charles Maturin
1780 - 1824
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 2,502
Tom Wilson
1931 - 1978
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 2,503
Yasushi Inoue
1907 - 1991
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 2,504
Cigerxwîn
1903 - 1984
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 2,505
Banana Yoshimoto
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 2,506
Peter of Dusburg
1300 - 1400
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 2,507
Joyce Meyer
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 2,508
Al-Farazdaq
641 - 728
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 2,509
Pascal Quignard
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 2,510
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Yasushi Inoue ranks 135. Before him are Konstantin Rodzaevsky, Fay Wray, August Eigruber, Roberto Cherro, Enrique Líster, and Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia. After him are Bruno Munari, John Anderson, Bo Gu, Max Pauly, Yves Allégret, and Rudolf Peierls. Among people deceased in 1991, Yasushi Inoue ranks 92. Before him are Berenice Abbott, Kevin Peter Hall, Vasko Popa, Edmond Jabès, Alex North, and Andrzej Panufnik. After him are Schubert Gambetta, Mikheil Meskhi, Gino Colaussi, Richard Thorpe, Carmine Coppola, and Artur Lundkvist.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsKonstantin Rodzaevsky
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1946
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 129
Fay Wray
ACTOR
1907 - 2004
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 130
August Eigruber
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1947
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 131
Roberto Cherro
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1965
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 132
Enrique Líster
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1994
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 133
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1951
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 134
Yasushi Inoue
WRITER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 135
Bruno Munari
ARTIST
1907 - 1998
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 136
John Anderson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1948
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 137
Bo Gu
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 138
Max Pauly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 139
Yves Allégret
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1987
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 140
Rudolf Peierls
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1995
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 141
Others Deceased in 1991
Go to all RankingsBerenice Abbott
PHOTOGRAPHER
1898 - 1991
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 86
Kevin Peter Hall
ACTOR
1955 - 1991
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 87
Vasko Popa
WRITER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 88
Edmond Jabès
WRITER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 89
Alex North
COMPOSER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 90
Andrzej Panufnik
COMPOSER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 91
Yasushi Inoue
WRITER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 92
Schubert Gambetta
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1991
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 93
Mikheil Meskhi
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1991
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 94
Gino Colaussi
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 95
Richard Thorpe
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1991
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 96
Carmine Coppola
COMPOSER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 97
Artur Lundkvist
WRITER
1906 - 1991
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 98
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yasushi Inoue ranks 791 out of 6,245. Before him are Matome Ugaki (1890), Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867), Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), Eiji Toyoda (1913), Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852), and Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941). After him are Takeshi Ono (1944), Mineko Iwasaki (1949), Naoko Takeuchi (1967), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (1958), and Masami Kurumada (1953).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMatome Ugaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1945
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 785
Hiranuma Kiichirō
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1952
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 786
Ashikaga Yoshinori
POLITICIAN
1394 - 1441
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 787
Eiji Toyoda
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2013
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 788
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 789
Yoshiyuki Tomino
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 790
Yasushi Inoue
WRITER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 791
Takeshi Ono
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 792
Mineko Iwasaki
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 793
Naoko Takeuchi
COMIC ARTIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 794
Banana Yoshimoto
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 795
Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 796
Masami Kurumada
COMIC ARTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 797
Among WRITERS In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, Yasushi Inoue ranks 49. Before him are Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Fujiwara no Teika (1162), Keigo Higashino (1958), Kyōka Izumi (1873), Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662), and Atsushi Nakajima (1909). After him are Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Ikki Kita (1883), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Ariwara no Narihira (825), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), and Ryōkan (1758).
Seichō Matsumoto
1909 - 1992
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 43
Fujiwara no Teika
1162 - 1241
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 44
Keigo Higashino
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 45
Kyōka Izumi
1873 - 1939
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 46
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
662 - 710
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 47
Atsushi Nakajima
1909 - 1942
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 48
Yasushi Inoue
1907 - 1991
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 49
Banana Yoshimoto
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 50
Ikki Kita
1883 - 1937
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 51
Ki no Tsurayuki
866 - 945
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 52
Ariwara no Narihira
825 - 880
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 53
Okakura Kakuzō
1862 - 1913
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 54
Ryōkan
1758 - 1831
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 55