''The Top 100 Historical Persons'' (超大型歴史アカデミー史上初1億3000万人が選ぶニッポン人が好きな偉人ベスト100発表 in Japanese), aired on

Nippon Television JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...

on May 7, 2006. The program featured the results of a survey that asked

Japanese people The are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago."人類学上は，旧石器時代あるいは縄文時代以来，現在の北海道〜沖縄諸島（南西諸島）に住んだ集団を祖先にもつ人々。" () Jap ...

to choose their favorite great person from history. The show featured several re-enactments of scenes from the lives of the people on the list. The survey asked Japanese people to name their most-liked historical figures, not the most influential. The selection was not restricted to Japanese people, and only about two thirds of the names are Japanese, mostly important Japanese historical figures, such as

samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...

prime ministers A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

, war leaders, authors, poets. and popular

Meiji Restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...

figures. The program was followed up with a women-only Top-100 list (ニッポン人が好きな１００人の美人) which aired September 23, 2006, and ''History's 100 Most Influential People: Hero Edition '' which aired in March 2007.

List

The final list was as follows:ニッポン人が好きな偉人ベスト１００（美女編）
#

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...

(1534–1582)

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...

in the 16th century #

Sakamoto Ryōma was a Japanese ''samurai'', a '' shishi'' and influential figure of the ''Bakumatsu'' and establishment of the Empire of Japan in the late Edo period. He was a low-ranking ''samurai'' from the Tosa Domain on Shikoku and became an active oppon ...

(1836–1867) The

who overthrew the

Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...

bakumatsu was the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate ended. Between 1853 and 1867, Japan ended its isolationist foreign policy known as and changed from a feudal Tokugawa shogunate to the modern empire of the Meiji government ...

Japan. #

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...

(1537–1598) politician, samurai who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier" # Matsushita Kōnosuke (1894–1989) industrialist, founder of

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Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...

(1543–1616) The founder and first

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of the

# Noguchi Hideyo (1876–1928)

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who in 1911 discovered the agent of

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as the cause of progressive paralytic disease. #

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(1910–1997) Roman Catholic nun and missionary # Helen Keller (1880–1968) author and lecturer who was a deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree #

Hijikata Toshizō was a Japanese warrior. As of the ''Shinsengumi'', he resisted the Meiji Restoration and fought to his end. Background was born on May 31, 1835, in the Ishida village, Tama region of Musashi Province (present day Ishida, Hino, Tokyo), Jap ...

(1835–1869) Fukucho of Shinsengumi, a great swordsman and a talented military leader who resisted the Meiji Restoration #

Saigō Takamori was a Japanese samurai and nobleman. He was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration. Living during the late Edo and early Meiji periods, he later led the Satsum ...

(1828–1877) One of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration. #

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(1961–1997) Member of British royal family, philanthropist and known for her charity work #

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(1879–1955) physicist, known for theory of relativity #

Misora Hibari is the debut album of Japanese singer-songwriter Sachiko Kanenobu, released on September 1, 1972 by URC (Underground Record Club) Records. Joni Mitchell, Donovan and Pentangle were among Kanenobu's influences. The songs have been described a ...

(1937–1989) singer and actress #

Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese educator, philosopher, writer, entrepreneur and samurai who founded Keio University, the newspaper '' Jiji-Shinpō'', and the Institute for Study of Infectious Diseases. Fukuzawa was an early advocate for reform in Japan. His ...

(1835–1901) Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and journalist who founded Keio University #

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(1929–1945) diarist, known for "Het Achterhuis" #

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(1820–1910) English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. #

Yoshida Shigeru (22 September 1878 – 20 October 1967) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and from 1948 to 1954. Yoshida was one of the longest-serving Japanese prime ministers, and is the third-long ...

(1878–1967) Prime Minister of Japan #

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(1901–1966) Entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. #

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(1770–1827) German composer and pianist #

Minamoto Yoshitsune was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series of battles which toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan, helping his half-brother Yoritomo c ...

(1159–1189) Military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods #

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(1960–1994) One of the greatest formula drivers of all time #

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(1452–1519) polymath, universal genius #

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(1928–1989) Manga artist who created Astro Boy, cartoonist, animator, film producer, medical doctor #

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(1769–1821) Emperor of French #

Prince Shōtoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, who was also Yōmei's younger half-s ...

(574–622) Semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. #

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(1940–1980) Member of The Beatles #

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(181–234) Imperial Chancellor and regent of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period #

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(1584–1645) Japanese swordsman, philosopher, writer and rōnin. #

Ozaki Yutaka was a popular Japanese musician. He is ranked at No. 23 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians by HMV. Biography He was born in Tokyo Setagaya Ward SDF Central Hospital to Kinue and Kenichi Ozaki. He has one older brother, Yasushi. Early in li ...

(1965–1992) Musician #

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(1929–1993) British actress during Hollywood's Golden Age, dancer and humanitarian. #

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

(1869–1948) activist, that led to Indian independence movement against British rule. # Soseki Natsume (1867–1916) novelist #

Takasugi Shinsaku was a samurai from the Chōshū Domain of Japan who contributed significantly to the Meiji Restoration. He used several aliases to hide his activities from the Tokugawa shogunate. Early life Takasugi Shinsaku was born in the castle town Hag ...

(1839–1867) Samurai from the Chōshū Domain of Japan who contributed significantly to the Meiji Restoration. #

Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court in the Heian period. She is best known as the author of '' The Tale of Genji,'' widely considered to be one of the world's first novels, written in Japanese between abou ...

novelist and poet #

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(1756–1791) Austria's greatest composer #

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(1884–1943) Marshal Admiral of the Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II #

Miyazawa Kenji was a Japanese novelist and poet of children's literature from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taishō and early Shōwa periods. He was also known as an agricultural science teacher, a vegetarian, cellist, devout Buddhist, and utopian social act ...

(1896–1933) author for children's literature #

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(1917–1963) 35th President of United States #

Ninomiya Sontoku , also known as Ninomiya Kinjirō (二宮金次郎), was a Japanese agriculturalist. He lost his parents when he was a boy, but through hard work and diligence, he rebuilt his fallen family at the age of 20. Later, he rebuilt approximately 600 v ...

(1787–1856) Agricultural leader, philosopher, moralist and economist #

Kondō Isami was a Japanese swordsman and official of the late Edo period. He was the fourth generation master of Tennen Rishin-ryū and was famed for his role as commander of the Shinsengumi. Background He was born Miyagawa Katsugorō to a farmer Miyagaw ...

(1834–1868) Japanese swordsman and official of the late Edo period #

Ōkubo Toshimichi was a Japanese statesman and one of the Three Great Nobles regarded as the main founders of modern Japan. Ōkubo was a ''samurai'' of the Satsuma Domain and joined the movement to overthrow the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate during the ''Bak ...

(1830–1878) Main founders of Modern Japan. #

Takeda Shingen , of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' in feudal Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. Shingen was a warlord of great ...

(1521–1573) pre-eminent daimyō in feudal Japan #

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(d. 248) was a shaman queen of Yamataikoku in Wa (ancient Japan) #

Inō Tadataka was a Japanese people, Japanese surveying, surveyor and cartographer. He is known for completing the first map of Japan using modern surveying techniques. Early life Inō was born in the small village of Ozeki in the middle of Kujūkuri beach, ...

(1745–1818) surveyor and cartographer, completed the first map of Modern Japan. # Ishihara Yujiro (1934–1987) actor and singer #

Sen no Rikyū , also known simply as Rikyū, is considered the historical figure with the most profound influence on ''chanoyu,'' the Japanese "Way of Tea", particularly the tradition of '' wabi-cha''. He was also the first to emphasize several key aspects ...

(1522–1591) Prominent figure who had influence on chanoyu, the Japanese "Way of Tea", particularly the tradition of wabi-cha #

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(1889–1977) actor of Silent Era # Sugihara Chiune (1900–1986) Government official who served as vice consul for the Japanese Empire in Lithuania #

Date Masamune was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful ''daimyō'' in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all ...

(1567–1636) Regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period #

Tanaka Giichi Baron was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician, cabinet minister, and the Prime Minister of Japan from 1927 to 1929. Early life and military career Tanaka was born as the third son of a low-ranking ''samurai'' family in the se ...

(1864–1929) Prime Minister of Japan #

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(1940–1973) Hong Kong actor and martial artist #

Okita Sōji was the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi, a special police force in Kyoto during the late shogunate period. He was one of the best swordsmen of the Shinsengumi. Background He was born in 1842 or 1844 from a samurai family in the S ...

(1842–1868) The captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi, a special police force in Kyoto during the late shogunate period #

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(1949–1989) One of Japan's most important actors #

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(1755–1793) The last Queen of France before the French Revolution #

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(1659–1703) (karō) of the Akō Domain in Harima Province # Ikariya Chosuke (1931–2004) comedian and film actor # Wright Brothers #

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(1823–1899) statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period #

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(1929–1968) civil rights activist for black people #

Yoshida Shōin , commonly named , was one of Japan's most distinguished intellectuals in the late years of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted himself to nurturing many ''ishin shishi'' who in turn made major contributions to the Meiji Restoration. Early life ...

(1830–1859) distinguished intellectual in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate #

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(1910–1998) Japan's greatest director #

Uesugi Kenshin , later known as was a Japanese ''daimyō''. He was born in Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of the most powerful ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Known as ...

(1530–1578) daimyō #

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(1867–1934) physicist and chemist, First woman to win a Nobel Prize #

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(1901–1975) Prime Minister of Japan #

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(1567–1615) Samurai warrior of the Sengoku period #

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(1412–1431) Roman Catholic saint #

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(1967–2005) pop star # Uemura Naomi (1941–1984) adventurer #

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(551BC–479BC) ancient philosopher #

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(1957–1985) actress #

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Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

(1809–1865) 16th President of United States #

Dazai Osamu was a Japanese author. A number of his most popular works, such as ''The Setting Sun'' (''Shayō'') and ''No Longer Human'' (''Ningen Shikkaku''), are considered modern-day classics. His influences include Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Murasaki Shikib ...

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Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

(1810–1849) Polish composer #

Ikkyū was an eccentric, iconoclastic Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet. He had a great impact on the infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals,Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan, entry "Ikkyū" by James H. Sanford as well ...

(1391–1481) iconoclastic Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet. #

Akechi Mitsuhide , first called Jūbei from his clan and later from his title, was a Japanese ''samurai'' general of the Sengoku period best known as the assassin of Oda Nobunaga. Mitsuhide was a bodyguard of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and later a successful general under ...

(1528–1582) samurai and general who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan #

Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author (described in his time as a "natural philosopher"), widely recognised as one of the grea ...

(1642–1727) physicist and theologian, known for implementing the law of gravity #

Matsuo Bashō born then was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative '' haikai no renga'' form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest ma ...

(1644–1694) most known poet during Edo period #

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...

(1859–1930) writer, known for creating the character Sherlock Holmes

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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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