Most Famous Japanese Politicians
Japan has produced 200 notable politicians throughout history, led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
TH
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Japanese Politician 1536 – 1598
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3,206
SA
Shinzō Abe Japanese Politician Born 1954
#
3,458
HT
Hideki Tojo Japanese Politician 1884 – 1948
#
4,160
IH
Itō Hirobumi Japanese Politician 1841 – 1909
#
5,704
ES
Eisaku Satō Japanese Politician 1901 – 1975
#
7,227
SY
Shigeru Yoshida Japanese Politician 1878 – 1967
#
7,671
JK
Junichiro Koizumi Japanese Politician Born 1942
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7,961
NK
Nobusuke Kishi Japanese Politician 1896 – 1987
#
8,626
YN
Yasuhiro Nakasone Japanese Politician 1918 – 2019
#
9,876
KT
Kakuei Tanaka Japanese Politician 1918 – 1993
#
12,425
RH
Ryutaro Hashimoto Japanese Politician 1937 – 2006
#
14,430
TF
Takeo Fukuda Japanese Politician 1905 – 1995
#
14,441
MN
Minamoto no Yoritomo Japanese Politician 1147 – 1199
#
15,419
TG
Tanaka Giichi Japanese Politician 1864 – 1929
#
15,814
SR
Sakamoto Ryōma Japanese Politician 1836 – 1867
#
15,861
IT
Inukai Tsuyoshi Japanese Politician 1855 – 1932
#
16,285
HI
Hayato Ikeda Japanese Politician 1899 – 1965
#
16,689
TA
Tarō Asō Japanese Politician Born 1940
#
16,810
ŌT
Ōkubo Toshimichi Japanese Statesman 1830 – 1878
#
16,906
KM
Kiichi Miyazawa Japanese Politician 1919 – 2007
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16,976