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  1. HirohitoHistorical FiguresJapan1901-1989

    80.6Fame score out of 100

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  2. Oda NobunagaHistorical FiguresJapan1534-1582

    73.2Fame score out of 100

    About as usual

  3. Tokugawa IeyasuHistorical FiguresJapan1543-1616

    73.2Fame score out of 100

    About as usual

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4thEmperor MeijiEmperor of Japan from 1867 until 1912JapanHistorical Figures72.3of 100
5thIsoroku YamamotoJapanese Marshal Admiral (1884-1943)JapanHistorical Figures69.5of 100
6thEmperor TaishōEmperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926JapanHistorical Figures68.6of 100
7thEmperor JimmuLegendary first emperor of Japan 711 BC-585 BCJapanHistorical Figures68.2of 100
8thAkechi Mitsuhide16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga 1516-1582JapanHistorical Figures64.8of 100
9thYūki HideyasuJapanese daimyo who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama... 1574-1607JapanHistorical Figures63.2of 100
10thHattori HanzōSamurai of the Sengoku era; famous as ninja master 1542-1597JapanHistorical Figures62.8of 100
11thPrince Tomohito of MikasaJapanese prince (1946-2012)JapanHistorical Figures60.5of 100
12thKōjunJapanese empress 1903-2000JapanHistorical Figures60.5of 100
13thChūichi NagumoJapanese admiral 1887-1944JapanHistorical Figures59.9of 100
14thKōgyokuEmpress of Japan 594-661JapanHistorical Figures59.7of 100
15thEmperor NinkōEmperor of Japan (1800-1846)JapanHistorical Figures59.6of 100
16thEmpress TeimeiJapanese empress consort (1884-1951)JapanHistorical Figures59.5of 100
17thEmperor KōkakuEmperor of Japan from 1780 to 1817 1771-1840JapanHistorical Figures58.8of 100Counted to 15 September 2026, not since.
18thNorihito, Prince TakamadoJapanese prince (1954-2002)JapanHistorical Figures58.0of 100Counted to 16 September 2026, not since.
19thYasuhito, Prince ChichibuJapanese prince (1902-1953)JapanHistorical Figures57.8of 100
20thKōkenEmpress of Japan 718-770JapanHistorical Figures57.8of 100
21stNobuhito, Prince TakamatsuJapanese prince; third son of Emperor Taishō and Empress... 1905-1987JapanHistorical Figures57.3of 100Counted to 25 September 2026, not since.

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