Trending Scientists in Japan — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientists on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ayumu Nakajima. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
3,391,098
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Ayumu Nakajima
Japanese actor
284,627
views
views
2
Yūko Fujigaki
Japanese sociologist(1962-)
137,613
views
views
3
Masashi Yanagisawa
American medical scientist
133,557
views
views
4
Sanae Takaichi
Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan since 2025
113,640
views
views
5
Koji Murofushi
Japanese hammer thrower, university professor (physical education), commissioner of the Japan sports agency
78,627
views
views
6
Tarō Asō
Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009
70,043
views
views
7
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
64,419
views
views
8
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese composer, musician, social activist, and former student activist (1952–2023)
53,694
views
views
9
Kohei Saito
Japanese philosopher, Marxist (1987-)
52,982
views
views
10
Ryōhei Abe
Japanese idol, weather forecaster, SnowMan member
52,627
views
views
11
Hirohito
emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
50,193
views
views
12
Iruka
Japanese singer-songwriter and picture book writer (1950-)
48,477
views
views
13
Tomoko Akane
Japanese jurist and judge (1956–)
47,522
views
views
14
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Japanese actress
47,444
views
views
15
Takeharu Yamanaka
Japanese statistician and mayor of Yokohama
46,971
views
views
16
Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896–1933)
44,154
views
views
17
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
42,620
views
views
18
Akihito
Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019
41,528
views
views
19
Yuki Honda
Japanese sociologist of education, feminist, and civic activist (born 1964)
40,820
views
views
20
Kazuo Ueda
Japanese economist (1951-)
39,351
views
views
21
Yusaku Maezawa
Japanese billionaire and entrepreneur
39,082
views
views
22
Natsume Sōseki
Japanese novelist
37,170
views
views
23
Spider-Man
fictional character in Marvel Comics
36,329
views
views
24
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer (1892–1927)
36,083
views
views
25
Naoto Takenaka
Japanese actor, voice actor, film director, talent, comedian, singer
34,236
views
views
26
Junichiro Koizumi
Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006
33,345
views
views
27
Yōichi Takahashi
Japanese economist
33,192
views
views
28
Tatsumasa Murasame
Swedish-Japanese gardener, television personality, actor, and model (1988-)
32,058
views
views
29
Puyi
Last Emperor of Qing dynasty and Manchukuo (1906–1967)
31,109
views
views
30
San'yūtei Enraku VI
Japanese rakugoka (1950-2022)
30,971
views
views
31
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
30,731
views
views
32
Chung Su-il
South Korean historian (1934–2025)
28,959
views
views
33
Shōkō Asahara
founder of the Japanese new religious group Aum Shinrikyo
28,552
views
views
34
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
28,318
views
views
35
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
28,288
views
views
36
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
28,022
views
views
37
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
27,994
views
views
38
Peng Liyuan
Chinese soprano, 2nd spouse of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012
27,549
views
views
39
Kūkai
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
27,530
views
views
40
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
27,147
views
views
41
Kanji Ishiwara
general in the Imperial Japanese Army (1889-1949)
26,916
views
views
42
Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan
younger brother and heir presumptive of Emperor Naruhito of Japan
26,295
views
views
43
Sakana-kun
Japanese illustrator, ichthyologist
26,164
views
views
44
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
26,099
views
views
45
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
25,831
views
views
46
Kaho Miyake
Japanese book reviewer
25,512
views
views
47
Masashi Sada
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
24,845
views
views
48
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
24,647
views
views
49
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
24,089
views
views
50
Nakahama Manjirō
English interpreter
24,068
views
views
51
Takeshi Yōrō
Japanese Doctor of Medicine, Anatomist (1937-)
23,914
views
views
52
Yūsuke Narita
Japanese economist
23,778
views
views
53
Sam
Japanese dancer
23,725
views
views
54
Atsushi Amano
Japanese teacher
23,620
views
views
55
Masahiro Yasuoka
Japanese scholar and educator
23,312
views
views
56
Katsu Kaishū
Japanese noble, statesman and naval engineer (1823–1899)
23,309
views
views
57
Hideo Kojima
Japanese video game designer (born 1963)
23,083
views
views
58
Ōyama Sutematsu
Japanese socialite, first Japanese female college student studied in the US, advocate of education for licensed medical nurse and higher education for girls in 1900s Japan
22,891
views
views
59
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
22,755
views
views
60
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
22,665
views
views
61
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
22,339
views
views
62
Shibusawa Eiichi
Japanese industrialist known as the "father of Japanese capitalism" (1840-1931)
22,202
views
views
63
Inō Tadataka
Japanese surveyor and cartographer (1745-1818)
22,070
views
views
64
Yoshida Shōin
Japanese politician (1830-1859)
21,958
views
views
65
Yoichi Ochiai
Japanese academic and media artist
21,719
views
views
66
Kōichi Goka
Japanese entomologist
21,691
views
views
67
Yōichi Masuzoe
Japanese politician
21,521
views
views
68
Shinji Tanimura
Japanese singer-songwriter, talent
21,197
views
views
69
Hiroo Onoda
Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer (1922-2014)
20,835
views
views
70
Takuji Aida
Japanese economist
20,835
views
views
71
Yukio Hatoyama
Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010
20,505
views
views
72
Lafcadio Hearn
Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)
20,417
views
views
73
Yōji Yamada
Japanese film director and screenwriter
20,146
views
views
74
Murasaki Shikibu
Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)
20,101
views
views
75
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
20,052
views
views
76
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
19,951
views
views
77
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
19,808
views
views
78
Mamoru Oshii
Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer
19,713
views
views
79
Shūsaku Endō
author from Japan (1923–1996)
19,597
views
views
80
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
19,524
views
views
81
Nobuko Nakano
Japanese scientist
19,511
views
views
82
Sōichi Noguchi
Japanese astronaut
19,329
views
views
83
Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese writer (1894–1965)
19,163
views
views
84
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
18,980
views
views
85
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Modern Enlightenment thinker, educator, philosopher, scholar, author, writer, journalist, translator, entrepreneur, and founder of Keio University in Japan's Meiji era (1835-1901)
18,931
views
views
86
Mori Ōgai
Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922)
18,815
views
views
87
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
18,786
views
views
88
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
18,624
views
views
89
Chizuko Ueno
Japanese misandrist
18,501
views
views
90
Haruko Obokata
Japanese stem-cell researcher (born 1983)
18,454
views
views
91
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic
18,428
views
views
92
Ryōsuke Nishida
Japanese sociologist
18,362
views
views
93
Shigeru Miyamoto
Japanese video game designer (born 1952)
18,336
views
views
94
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
18,321
views
views
95
Joe Hisaishi
Japanese composer, conductor, pianist
18,286
views
views
96
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
18,255
views
views
97
Jensen Huang
American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
18,162
views
views
98
Hideyo Noguchi
Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928)
17,589
views
views
99
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943)
17,524
views
views
100
Heizō Takenaka
Japanese economist
17,468
views
views