Trending Scientists in Japan — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientists on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Ayumu Nakajima. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
3,228,093
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Ayumu Nakajima
Japanese actor
280,397
views
views
2
Yūko Fujigaki
Japanese sociologist(1962-)
137,607
views
views
3
Masashi Yanagisawa
American medical scientist
133,410
views
views
4
Sanae Takaichi
Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan since 2025
105,163
views
views
5
Koji Murofushi
Japanese hammer thrower, university professor (physical education), commissioner of the Japan sports agency
77,580
views
views
6
Tarō Asō
Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009
67,273
views
views
7
Diana, Princess of Wales
member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
62,727
views
views
8
Kohei Saito
Japanese philosopher, Marxist (1987-)
51,824
views
views
9
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese composer, musician, social activist, and former student activist (1952–2023)
51,155
views
views
10
Ryōhei Abe
Japanese idol, weather forecaster, SnowMan member
50,602
views
views
11
Iruka
Japanese singer-songwriter and picture book writer (1950-)
47,894
views
views
12
Tomoko Akane
Japanese jurist and judge (1956–)
47,413
views
views
13
Takeharu Yamanaka
Japanese statistician and mayor of Yokohama
46,782
views
views
14
Hirohito
emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
45,619
views
views
15
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Japanese actress
44,223
views
views
16
Kenji Miyazawa
Japanese poet and author of children's literature (1896–1933)
42,364
views
views
17
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (1584–1645)
40,711
views
views
18
Yuki Honda
Japanese sociologist of education, feminist, and civic activist (born 1964)
40,638
views
views
19
Kazuo Ueda
Japanese economist (1951-)
38,606
views
views
20
Yusaku Maezawa
Japanese billionaire and entrepreneur
37,880
views
views
21
Akihito
Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019
36,244
views
views
22
Spider-Man
fictional character in Marvel Comics
35,382
views
views
23
Natsume Sōseki
Japanese novelist
34,928
views
views
24
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer (1892–1927)
33,743
views
views
25
Naoto Takenaka
Japanese actor, voice actor, film director, talent, comedian, singer
33,102
views
views
26
Yōichi Takahashi
Japanese economist
32,357
views
views
27
Junichiro Koizumi
Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006
31,536
views
views
28
Tatsumasa Murasame
Swedish-Japanese gardener, television personality, actor, and model (1988-)
30,295
views
views
29
Puyi
Last Emperor of Qing dynasty and Manchukuo (1906–1967)
29,548
views
views
30
Steve Jobs
American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
28,959
views
views
31
Chung Su-il
South Korean historian (1934–2025)
28,954
views
views
32
San'yūtei Enraku VI
Japanese rakugoka (1950-2022)
27,814
views
views
33
Peng Liyuan
Chinese soprano, 2nd spouse of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012
27,315
views
views
34
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
26,589
views
views
35
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
26,554
views
views
36
Bruce Lee
Hong Kong–American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
26,425
views
views
37
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949)
26,386
views
views
38
Shōkō Asahara
founder of the Japanese new religious group Aum Shinrikyo
26,338
views
views
39
Kūkai
Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
25,592
views
views
40
Kanji Ishiwara
general in the Imperial Japanese Army (1889-1949)
25,225
views
views
41
John Lennon
British musician (1940–1980)
25,173
views
views
42
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
24,924
views
views
43
Sakana-kun
Japanese illustrator, ichthyologist
24,866
views
views
44
Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan
younger brother and heir presumptive of Emperor Naruhito of Japan
24,501
views
views
45
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013)
24,444
views
views
46
Ted Kaczynski
American mathematician and domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
24,387
views
views
47
Kaho Miyake
Japanese book reviewer
23,857
views
views
48
Masashi Sada
Japanese singer-songwriter (1952-)
23,749
views
views
49
Atsushi Amano
Japanese teacher
23,334
views
views
50
Sam
Japanese dancer
23,315
views
views
51
Takeshi Yōrō
Japanese Doctor of Medicine, Anatomist (1937-)
22,590
views
views
52
Joseph Stalin
politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
22,472
views
views
53
Hideo Kojima
Japanese video game designer (born 1963)
22,462
views
views
54
Yūsuke Narita
Japanese economist
22,259
views
views
55
Kōichi Goka
Japanese entomologist
21,650
views
views
56
George W. Bush
43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
21,495
views
views
57
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
21,404
views
views
58
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
21,263
views
views
59
Nakahama Manjirō
English interpreter
21,218
views
views
60
Shibusawa Eiichi
Japanese industrialist known as the "father of Japanese capitalism" (1840-1931)
20,735
views
views
61
Yōichi Masuzoe
Japanese politician
20,624
views
views
62
Katsu Kaishū
Japanese noble, statesman and naval engineer (1823–1899)
20,589
views
views
63
Yoichi Ochiai
Japanese academic and media artist
20,417
views
views
64
Yoshida Shōin
Japanese politician (1830-1859)
20,372
views
views
65
Takuji Aida
Japanese economist
20,362
views
views
66
Shinji Tanimura
Japanese singer-songwriter, talent
20,233
views
views
67
Inō Tadataka
Japanese surveyor and cartographer (1745-1818)
20,228
views
views
68
Hiroo Onoda
Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer (1922-2014)
19,992
views
views
69
Yukio Hatoyama
Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010
19,670
views
views
70
Yōji Yamada
Japanese film director and screenwriter
19,481
views
views
71
Murasaki Shikibu
Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)
19,210
views
views
72
Sōichi Noguchi
Japanese astronaut
19,024
views
views
73
Shūsaku Endō
author from Japan (1923–1996)
18,830
views
views
74
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
Japanese prince (1915–2016)
18,535
views
views
75
The Buddha
Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)
18,426
views
views
76
Mamoru Oshii
Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer
18,183
views
views
77
Jeffrey Epstein
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
18,061
views
views
78
Nobuko Nakano
Japanese commentator and critic (1975-)
18,030
views
views
79
Michael J. Fox
Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
17,979
views
views
80
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Modern Enlightenment thinker, educator, philosopher, scholar, author, writer, journalist, translator, entrepreneur, and founder of Keio University in Japan's Meiji era (1835-1901)
17,861
views
views
81
Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese writer (1894–1965)
17,859
views
views
82
Chizuko Ueno
Japanese sociologist
17,796
views
views
83
Stephen King
American novelist and writer (born 1947)
17,768
views
views
84
Mori Ōgai
Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922)
17,497
views
views
85
Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
17,495
views
views
86
Haruko Obokata
Japanese stem-cell researcher (born 1983)
17,403
views
views
87
Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic
17,321
views
views
88
Joe Hisaishi
Japanese composer, conductor, pianist
17,282
views
views
89
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844-1900)
17,275
views
views
90
Lafcadio Hearn
Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of Japan to the West (1850–1904)
16,981
views
views
91
Marilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
16,887
views
views
92
Shigeru Miyamoto
Japanese video game designer (born 1952)
16,784
views
views
93
Jesus Christ
central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
16,729
views
views
94
Ōyama Sutematsu
Japanese socialite, first Japanese female college student studied in the US, advocate of education for licensed medical nurse and higher education for girls in 1900s Japan
16,653
views
views
95
Masahiro Yasuoka
Japanese scholar and educator
16,426
views
views
96
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856-1943)
16,423
views
views
97
Heizō Takenaka
Japanese economist
16,289
views
views
98
Hideyo Noguchi
Japanese bacteriologist (1876–1928)
16,239
views
views
99
Zeami Motokiyo
Japanese aesthetician and playwright
15,940
views
views
100
Kenzaburō Ōe
Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate (1935–2023)
15,687
views
views