Most Famous Japanese Academics

Top Ranked

1. D. T. Suzuki — Japanese Philosopher (1870–1966) , ranked #7527
2. Satoshi Ōmura — Japanese Biochemist (Born 1935) , ranked #10007
3. Nitobe Inazō — Japanese Lexicographer (1862–1933) , ranked #14830
4. Kitaro Nishida — Japanese Philosopher (1870–1945) , ranked #16158
5. Hakuin Ekaku — Japanese Philosopher (1686–1769) , ranked #20845
6. George Ohsawa — Japanese Nutritionist (1893–1966) , ranked #29457
7. Masanobu Fukuoka — Japanese Agronomist (1913–2007) , ranked #29771
8. Kunio Yanagita — Japanese Lexicographer (1875–1962) , ranked #31748
9. Ikki Kita — Japanese Philosopher (1883–1937) , ranked #36219
10. Kaibara Ekken — Japanese Philosopher (1630–1714) , ranked #39090
11. Tsunesaburō Makiguchi — Japanese Philosopher (1871–1944) , ranked #43113
12. Hiraga Gennai — Japanese Pharmacologist (1728–1780) , ranked #45462
13. Ninomiya Sontoku — Japanese Philosopher (1787–1856) , ranked #45856
14. Hiroki Azuma — Japanese Philosopher (Born 1971) , ranked #50385
15. Yamazaki Ansai — Japanese Philosopher (1619–1682) , ranked #65490
16. Koichi Wakata — Japanese Astronaut (Born 1963) , ranked #77167
17. Ōtsuki Fumihiko — Japanese Lexicographer (1847–1928) , ranked #98568
18. Tachū Naitō — Japanese Academic (1886–1970) , ranked #99443
19. Tōten Miyazaki — Japanese Philosopher (1871–1922) , ranked #126723
20. Takakusu Junjiro — Japanese Academic (1866–1945) , ranked #141415