佐藤 栄作（1901―1975）
岸信介の実弟。妻寛子は外務大臣松岡洋右の姪。東大法学部卒。
鉄道省に入り、順調に官僚の出世コースを歩む。
昭和二十三年（1948）退官後、国会の議席なしに第二次吉田茂内閣の官房長官に就任。
「吉田学校」の優等生と呼ばれ、自民党三役のほか大蔵大臣、通産大臣などを歴任。
昭和三十九年（1964）池田勇人首相の辞任のあとを受けて総理大臣に就任。三度内閣を組織し、連続七年八ヵ月政権を握った。大きい目玉と風貌のよさから「政界の団十郎」と呼ばれた。
昭和四十七年（1972）に沖縄の日本復帰を果たした。非核三原則を堅持した外交は、海外でも評価され、昭和四十九年（1974）にノーベル平和賞を日本人として初めて受賞した。
翌年逝去。享年七十五
Sato Eisaku （1901―1975）
He was the younger brother of Kishi Nobusuke. His wife, Hiroko, was the niece of Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of Railways, steadily taking the bureaucratic career track. After retiring in 1948 (the 23rd year of Showa era), he became the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the second Yoshida Shigeru Cabinet without holding a parliamentary seat. Known as an exemplary student of the "Yoshida School," he held various positions within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and served as Minister of Finance and Minister of International Trade and Industry, among others. In 1964 (the 39th year of Showa era), following the resignation of Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda, he assumed the role of Prime Minister of Japan, leading three consecutive cabinets and holding power for seven years and eight months. Due to his prominent eyes and striking appearance, he was often referred to as the "Danjuro of Politics." In 1972 (the 47th year of Showa era), he successfully achieved the reversion of Okinawa to Japan. His unwavering commitment to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles in foreign policy earned international recognition, and in 1974 (the 49th year of Showa era), he became the first Japanese person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He passed away the following year at the age of 75.