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

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