POLITICIAN
Yoshida Shōin
1830 - 1859

Yoshida Shōin
Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰; Japanese pronunciation: [jo.ɕi.da (|) ɕoꜜː.iɴ], born Sugi Toranosuke (杉 寅之助); September 20, 1830 – November 21, 1859), commonly named Torajirō (寅次郎), was one of Japan's most distinguished intellectuals in the late years of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted himself to nurturing many ishin shishi who in turn made major contributions to the Meiji Restoration. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshida Shōin is the 7,475th most popular politician (down from 6,800th in 2019), the 630th most popular biography from Japan (down from 525th in 2019) and the 222nd most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Yoshida Shōin ranks 7,475 out of 19,576. Before him are Lala Lajpat Rai, Gengshi Emperor, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Eugene Meyer, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, and Ukita Hideie. After him are Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, Barbara Jagiellon, Myeongjong of Goryeo, Kassim Majaliwa, Starina Novak, and Mitch McConnell.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLala Lajpat Rai
1865 - 1928
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 7,472
Gengshi Emperor
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 7,473
Christian the Younger of Brunswick
1599 - 1626
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 7,474
Eugene Meyer
1875 - 1959
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 7,475
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus
232 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 7,476
Ukita Hideie
1573 - 1655
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 7,477
Yoshida Shōin
1830 - 1859
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 7,478
Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja
1506 - 1555
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 7,479
Barbara Jagiellon
1478 - 1534
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 7,480
Myeongjong of Goryeo
1131 - 1202
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 7,481
Kassim Majaliwa
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 7,482
Starina Novak
1530 - 1601
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 7,483
Mitch McConnell
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 7,484
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1830, Yoshida Shōin ranks 35. Before him are Samori Ture, Princess Elisabeth of Saxony, Carmine Crocco, François-Marie Raoult, Aga Khan II, and Theodor Leschetizky. After him are Henry Bird, Alexei Savrasov, Albert Bierstadt, Guido Gezelle, Christina Rossetti, and Henry Flagler. Among people deceased in 1859, Yoshida Shōin ranks 31. Before him are Carl Adolph Agardh, John Austin, Tatya Tope, Robert Stephenson, Abd al-Rahman of Morocco, and Joseph Diez Gergonne. After him are Alfred Vail, Zygmunt Krasiński, Karl Baedeker, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, William Cranch Bond, and Sergey Aksakov.
Others Born in 1830
Go to all RankingsSamori Ture
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1900
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 29
Princess Elisabeth of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1830 - 1912
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 30
Carmine Crocco
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1830 - 1905
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 31
François-Marie Raoult
CHEMIST
1830 - 1901
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 32
Aga Khan II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1830 - 1885
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 33
Theodor Leschetizky
MUSICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 34
Yoshida Shōin
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1859
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 35
Henry Bird
CHESS PLAYER
1830 - 1908
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 36
Alexei Savrasov
PAINTER
1830 - 1897
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 37
Albert Bierstadt
PAINTER
1830 - 1902
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 38
Guido Gezelle
WRITER
1830 - 1899
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 39
Christina Rossetti
WRITER
1830 - 1894
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 40
Henry Flagler
BUSINESSPERSON
1830 - 1913
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 1859
Go to all RankingsCarl Adolph Agardh
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1859
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 25
John Austin
PHILOSOPHER
1790 - 1859
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 26
Tatya Tope
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1814 - 1859
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 27
Robert Stephenson
ENGINEER
1803 - 1859
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 28
Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1859
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 29
Joseph Diez Gergonne
MATHEMATICIAN
1771 - 1859
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 30
Yoshida Shōin
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1859
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 31
Alfred Vail
INVENTOR
1807 - 1859
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 32
Zygmunt Krasiński
WRITER
1812 - 1859
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 33
Karl Baedeker
BUSINESSPERSON
1801 - 1859
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 34
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
WRITER
1786 - 1859
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 35
William Cranch Bond
ASTRONOMER
1789 - 1859
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 36
Sergey Aksakov
WRITER
1791 - 1859
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 37
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoshida Shōin ranks 630 out of 6,245. Before him are Kijūrō Shidehara (1872), Shotaro Ishinomori (1938), Takeo Miki (1907), Korechika Anami (1887), Shūmei Ōkawa (1886), and Ukita Hideie (1573). After him are Takayuki Kuwata (1941), Kisho Kurokawa (1934), Yoshitoshi (1839), Shunryū Suzuki (1904), Hidemaro Watanabe (1924), and Gunpei Yokoi (1941).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKijūrō Shidehara
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1951
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 624
Shotaro Ishinomori
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 1998
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 625
Takeo Miki
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1988
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 626
Korechika Anami
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1945
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 627
Shūmei Ōkawa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1957
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 628
Ukita Hideie
POLITICIAN
1573 - 1655
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 629
Yoshida Shōin
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1859
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 630
Takayuki Kuwata
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 631
Kisho Kurokawa
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2007
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 632
Yoshitoshi
PAINTER
1839 - 1892
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 633
Shunryū Suzuki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 634
Hidemaro Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 635
Gunpei Yokoi
GAME DESIGNER
1941 - 1997
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 636
Among POLITICIANS In Japan
Among politicians born in Japan, Yoshida Shōin ranks 222. Before him are Tokugawa Ienobu (1662), Saionji Kinmochi (1849), Kijūrō Shidehara (1872), Takeo Miki (1907), Korechika Anami (1887), and Ukita Hideie (1573). After him are Emperor Nijō (1143), Sen Katayama (1859), Senjūrō Hayashi (1876), Tokugawa Ietsugu (1709), Enomoto Takeaki (1836), and Emperor Horikawa (1079).
Tokugawa Ienobu
1662 - 1712
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 216
Saionji Kinmochi
1849 - 1940
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 217
Kijūrō Shidehara
1872 - 1951
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 218
Takeo Miki
1907 - 1988
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 219
Korechika Anami
1887 - 1945
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 220
Ukita Hideie
1573 - 1655
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 221
Yoshida Shōin
1830 - 1859
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 222
Emperor Nijō
1143 - 1165
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 223
Sen Katayama
1859 - 1933
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 224
Senjūrō Hayashi
1876 - 1943
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 225
Tokugawa Ietsugu
1709 - 1716
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 226
Enomoto Takeaki
1836 - 1908
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 227
Emperor Horikawa
1079 - 1107
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 228