Miyamoto Musashi

Writer 1584 – 1645
Famous
#945
Historical Importance
1.0M
2025 Wikipedia Views
-3.2%
Year-over-Year
+10%
2025 Momentum

📈 2025 Monthly Wikipedia Views

About Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi (1584–1645) was a renowned Japanese swordsman, writer, and philosopher, famous for his unique dual-wielding kenjutsu style and for winning over sixty duels. His historical importance is cemented by his authorship of *The Book of Five Rings* (*Go Rin No Sho*), a treatise on strategy, tactics, and philosophy that remains highly influential today, earning him the Pantheon HPI Rank of #945 globally.

Despite this significant historical standing, Musashi's internet visibility in 2025 suggests a considerable attention gap. With approximately 1.0 million annualized Wikipedia views, he receives overattention relative to his importance, reflected in a +3x gap. This level of modern attention is significantly higher than that afforded to figures like André-Marie Ampère (#492 importance), who garners only 120K views, or Saint Barbara (#501 importance) at 243K views, illustrating a modern internet bias toward certain historical narratives.

Furthermore, while his overall attention is high, the year-over-year trend shows a slight decline of -3.2%, even as his short-term Q1 vs Q3 momentum indicates a recent uptick of +10% in online interest.