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.
Top Ranked
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi — Japanese Politician (1536–1598) , ranked #3206
- Shinzō Abe — Japanese Politician (Born 1954) , ranked #3458
- Hideki Tojo — Japanese Politician (1884–1948) , ranked #4160
- Itō Hirobumi — Japanese Politician (1841–1909) , ranked #5704
- Eisaku Satō — Japanese Politician (1901–1975) , ranked #7227
- Shigeru Yoshida — Japanese Politician (1878–1967) , ranked #7671
- Junichiro Koizumi — Japanese Politician (Born 1942) , ranked #7961
- Nobusuke Kishi — Japanese Politician (1896–1987) , ranked #8626
- Yasuhiro Nakasone — Japanese Politician (1918–2019) , ranked #9876
- Kakuei Tanaka — Japanese Politician (1918–1993) , ranked #12425
- Ryutaro Hashimoto — Japanese Politician (1937–2006) , ranked #14430
- Takeo Fukuda — Japanese Politician (1905–1995) , ranked #14441
- Minamoto no Yoritomo — Japanese Politician (1147–1199) , ranked #15419
- Tanaka Giichi — Japanese Politician (1864–1929) , ranked #15814
- Sakamoto Ryōma — Japanese Politician (1836–1867) , ranked #15861
- Inukai Tsuyoshi — Japanese Politician (1855–1932) , ranked #16285
- Hayato Ikeda — Japanese Politician (1899–1965) , ranked #16689
- Tarō Asō — Japanese Politician (Born 1940) , ranked #16810
- Ōkubo Toshimichi — Japanese Statesman (1830–1878) , ranked #16906
- Kiichi Miyazawa — Japanese Politician (1919–2007) , ranked #16976