Trending Scientists in Japan this week
The 100 most-viewed scientists this week on Wikipedia (Japan). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Yūko Takegami.
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Yūko Takegami
Japanese politician (1960-)
116
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Kazuhiro Maeshima
Japanese political scientist
85
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3
Masahiro Yasuoka
Japanese scholar and educator
70
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4
Norihisa Baba
Japanese Buddhist scholar
67
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5
Jitsurō Terashima
Japanese economist and critic
65
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6
Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
63
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7
Matti Otala
Finnish professor (1939–2015)
61
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8
Katyayana
figure mentioned in Early Buddhist texts; leading disciple of Gautama Buddha
60
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9
Sanae Takaichi
Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan since 2025
60
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10
Akai Ōi
Japanese political scientist
59
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11
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Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
50
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12
Masaru Satō
Japanese diplomat
40
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13
Diogenes of Sinope
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
39
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14
Mencius
Chinese Confucian philosopher (372–289 BC)
38
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15
Kaho Miyake
Japanese book reviewer
33
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16
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia
28
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17
San'yūtei Enraku VI
Japanese rakugoka (1950-2022)
28
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18
Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
26
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19
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
25
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20
Ranald MacDonald
American English teacher (1824-1894)
24
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21
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Japanese actress
22
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22
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese composer (1952–2023)
22
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23
Hiroki Azuma
Japanese philosopher, critic
20
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24
Tarō Asō
Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009
20
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25
Albert Einstein
german-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
19
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26
Rosalind Franklin
British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)
19
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27
Natsume Sōseki
Japanese novelist
19
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28
Momoko Kikuchi
Japanese singer, idol and actress (1968-)
18
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29
Akinaka Senzaki
Japanese ethicist, intellectual historian (1975-)
18
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30
Ogyū Sorai
Japanese philosopher (1666–1728)
18
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31
Mika Suzuki
Japanese teacher (1964-)
18
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32
Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan
younger brother and heir presumptive of Emperor Naruhito of Japan
18
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33
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
17
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34
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
17
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35
Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974)
16
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36
Mamoru Oshii
Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer
16
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37
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer (1892–1927)
16
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38
Winston Churchill
British statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
16
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39
Mike Tyson
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
16
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40
Masashi Sada
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
16
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41
Yūsuke Narita
Japanese economist
16
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42
Kohei Saito
Japanese philosopher, Marxist (1987-)
16
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43
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
16
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44
Ryōhei Abe
Japanese idol, weather forecaster, SnowMan member
16
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45
António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017
16
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46
Akihito
Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019
16
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47
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
15
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48
Miguel Díaz-Canel
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and top leader of Cuba since 2021
15
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49
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
15
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50
Kūkai
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
15
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51
Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
15
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52
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
15
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53
Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927–1985)
15
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54
Yōko Iwama
Japanese political scientist (1964-)
15
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55
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
15
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56
Puyi
Last Emperor of Qing dynasty and Manchukuo (1906–1967)
15
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57
Shibusawa Eiichi
Japanese industrialist known as the "father of Japanese capitalism" (1840-1931)
15
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58
Karl Marx
German-born philosopher (1818-1883)
14
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59
Hideyo Noguchi
Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928)
14
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60
Hirohito
Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
14
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61
Kanji Ishiwara
general in the Imperial Japanese Army (1889-1949)
14
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62
Osamu Tekina
Japanese philosopher and writer
14
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63
Yukihide Takekawa
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
14
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64
Cary Grant
British-American actor (1904–1986)
13
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65
Socrates
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
13
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66
Sejong the Great
fourth king of Joseon (Korea), creator of Hangul
13
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67
Princess Akiko of Mikasa
Japanese princess; elder daughter of Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa
13
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68
Kenjirō Kimura
scientist
13
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69
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883)
12
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70
Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and sex offender (1953–2019)
12
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71
Benito Mussolini
dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
12
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72
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
12
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73
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Modern Enlightenment thinker, educator, philosopher, scholar, author, writer, journalist, translator, entrepreneur, and founder of Keio Univ
12
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74
Hideto Tomabechi
businessperson,writer
12
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75
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) (5-33)
12
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76
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
11
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77
Yukio Hatoyama
Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010
11
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78
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
11
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79
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
11
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80
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
11
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81
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
11
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82
Sadako Ogata
Japanese diplomat, political scientist and university teacher (1927–2019)
11
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83
Junichiro Koizumi
Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006
11
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84
Masahiko Kishi
Japanese sociologist
11
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85
Ferdinand Tönnies
German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936)
11
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86
Sakuma Shōzan
Japanese politician (1811-1864)
11
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87
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
11
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88
Shōkō Asahara
founder of the Japanese new religious group Aum Shinrikyo
11
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89
Arthur Conan Doyle
British writer and physician (1859–1930)
10
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90
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011
10
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91
Sayako Kuroda
Japanese Shinto priestess, former ornithologist, and former imperial princess
10
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92
Andrej Karpathy
Slovakian-Canadian AI researcher (born 1986)
10
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93
Katsu Kaishū
Japanese noble, statesman and naval engineer (1823–1899)
10
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94
Li Si
Chinese politician of the Qin Dynasty
10
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95
Sei Shōnagon
Japanese author and court lady
10
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96
Shūsaku Endō
author from Japan (1923–1996)
10
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97
Jack Ryan
fictional character created by Tom Clancy
10
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98
Yoshida Shōin
Japanese politician (1830-1859)
10
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99
Mark Zuckerberg
American Internet entrepreneur
10
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100
Leo Tolstoy
Russian author (1828–1910)
10
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