POLITICIAN
Ōkuma Shigenobu
1838 - 1922

Ōkuma Shigenobu
Marquess Ōkuma Shigenobu (大隈 重信; 11 March 1838 – 10 January 1922) was a Japanese statesman who was a leading figure in the Meiji and Taishō eras of Japan, serving as Prime Minister in 1898, and from 1914 to 1916. A key advocate for the adoption of Western science and culture in Japan, Ōkuma was a central figure in the country's modernization. He founded the political party Rikken Kaishintō and was an early proponent of parliamentary democracy. He is also the founder of Waseda University. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ōkuma Shigenobu is the 6,331st most popular politician (down from 4,259th in 2019), the 507th most popular biography from Japan (down from 251st in 2019) and the 170th most popular Japanese Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ōkuma Shigenobu ranks 6,331 out of 19,576. Before him are Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Prince Jean, Duke of Guise, Mithridates III of Pontus, Empress Dowager Longyu, Fulk I, Count of Anjou, and Khentkaus I. After him are Vilma Espín, As-Salih Ismail al-Malik, Ahmed ‘Urabi, Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona, Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, and Kaliman I of Bulgaria.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarlos Manuel de Céspedes
1819 - 1874
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 6,327
Prince Jean, Duke of Guise
1874 - 1940
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6,328
Mithridates III of Pontus
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6,329
Empress Dowager Longyu
1868 - 1913
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6,330
Fulk I, Count of Anjou
870 - 942
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6,331
Khentkaus I
2600 BC - 2600 BC
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6,332
Ōkuma Shigenobu
1838 - 1922
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6,333
Vilma Espín
1930 - 2007
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 6,334
As-Salih Ismail al-Malik
1163 - 1181
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 6,335
Ahmed ‘Urabi
1841 - 1911
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 6,336
Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona
1068 - 1104
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 6,337
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
130 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 6,338
Kaliman I of Bulgaria
1234 - 1246
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 6,339
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1838, Ōkuma Shigenobu ranks 31. Before him are Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Prince Louis, Count of Trani, 11th Dalai Lama, Konstanty Kalinowski, James Craig Watson, and Marià Fortuny. After him are William Henry Perkin, Fredrik Idestam, Jean-Paul Laurens, Jules Brunet, Ludwig Gumplowicz, and Gustav von Schmoller. Among people deceased in 1922, Ōkuma Shigenobu ranks 43. Before him are Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Giovanni Verga, Catherine Dolgorukov, Wolfgang Kapp, Jacobus Kapteyn, and Lothar von Richthofen. After him are Wilhelm Voigt, Vlaho Bukovac, Edmund Leighton, Gaston, Count of Eu, Paul Durand-Ruel, and Eugen Ehrlich.
Others Born in 1838
Go to all RankingsGabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1838 - 1862
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 25
Prince Louis, Count of Trani
NOBLEMAN
1838 - 1886
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 26
11th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1838 - 1856
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 27
Konstanty Kalinowski
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1864
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 28
James Craig Watson
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1880
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 29
Marià Fortuny
PAINTER
1838 - 1874
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 30
Ōkuma Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 31
William Henry Perkin
CHEMIST
1838 - 1907
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 32
Fredrik Idestam
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1916
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 33
Jean-Paul Laurens
PAINTER
1838 - 1921
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 34
Jules Brunet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1911
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 35
Ludwig Gumplowicz
SOCIOLOGIST
1838 - 1909
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 36
Gustav von Schmoller
ECONOMIST
1838 - 1917
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1922
Go to all RankingsRafael Moreno Aranzadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1922
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 37
Giovanni Verga
WRITER
1840 - 1922
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 38
Catherine Dolgorukov
COMPANION
1847 - 1922
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 39
Wolfgang Kapp
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 40
Jacobus Kapteyn
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1922
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 41
Lothar von Richthofen
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1922
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 42
Ōkuma Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 43
Wilhelm Voigt
EXTREMIST
1849 - 1922
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 44
Vlaho Bukovac
PAINTER
1855 - 1922
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 45
Edmund Leighton
PAINTER
1852 - 1922
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 46
Gaston, Count of Eu
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1922
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 47
Paul Durand-Ruel
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1922
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 48
Eugen Ehrlich
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1922
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 49
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Ōkuma Shigenobu ranks 507 out of 6,245. Before him are Seki Takakazu (1642), Eisai (1141), Kenzō Takada (1939), Fusajiro Yamauchi (1859), Emperor Go-Reizei (1025), and Takijirō Ōnishi (1891). After him are Takeo Fukuda (1905), Taizo Kawamoto (1914), Kiichi Miyazawa (1919), Emperor Jomei (593), Mamoru Oshii (1951), and Kantarō Suzuki (1868).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsSeki Takakazu
MATHEMATICIAN
1642 - 1708
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 501
Eisai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1141 - 1215
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 502
Kenzō Takada
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 503
Fusajiro Yamauchi
BUSINESSPERSON
1859 - 1940
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 504
Emperor Go-Reizei
POLITICIAN
1025 - 1068
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 505
Takijirō Ōnishi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 506
Ōkuma Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 507
Takeo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 508
Taizo Kawamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1985
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 509
Kiichi Miyazawa
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2007
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 510
Emperor Jomei
POLITICIAN
593 - 641
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 511
Mamoru Oshii
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 512
Kantarō Suzuki
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1948
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 513
Among POLITICIANS In Japan
Among politicians born in Japan, Ōkuma Shigenobu ranks 170. Before him are Kondō Isami (1834), Emperor Daigo (885), Emperor Go-Suzaku (1009), Tokugawa Iesada (1824), Mōri Terumoto (1533), and Emperor Go-Reizei (1025). After him are Takeo Fukuda (1905), Kiichi Miyazawa (1919), Emperor Jomei (593), Kantarō Suzuki (1868), Minoru Genda (1904), and Emperor Go-Ichijō (1008).
Kondō Isami
1834 - 1868
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 164
Emperor Daigo
885 - 930
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 165
Emperor Go-Suzaku
1009 - 1045
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 166
Tokugawa Iesada
1824 - 1858
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 167
Mōri Terumoto
1533 - 1625
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 168
Emperor Go-Reizei
1025 - 1068
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 169
Ōkuma Shigenobu
1838 - 1922
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 170
Takeo Fukuda
1905 - 1995
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 171
Kiichi Miyazawa
1919 - 2007
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 172
Emperor Jomei
593 - 641
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 173
Kantarō Suzuki
1868 - 1948
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 174
Minoru Genda
1904 - 1989
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 175
Emperor Go-Ichijō
1008 - 1036
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 176