Historic Honinbos
This is a list of the historic Honinbos, including the heirs who did not succeed to the Head of the House. (Heirs will not have a number before their use name.)
01. Sansa Meijin 1612-1623 算砂 02. Sanetsu 8-Dan 1630-1658 算悦 03. Doetsu 7-Dan 1658-1677 道悦 04. Dosaku Meijin 1677-1702 道策 (h) Doteki 7-Dan (1684-1690) 道的 (h) Sakugen 7-Dan (1692-1699) 策元 05. Dochi Meijin 1702-1727 道知 06. Chihaku 6-Dan 1727-1733 知伯 07. Shuhaku 6-Dan 1733-1741 秀伯 08. Hakugen 6-Dan 1741-1754 伯元 09. Satsugen Meijin 1754-1788 察元 10. Retsugen 8-Dan 1788-1808 烈元 11. Genjo 8-Dan 1808-1827 元丈 12. Jowa Meijin 1827-1839 丈和 13. Josaku 7-Dan 1839-1847 丈策 14. Shuwa 8-Dan 1847-1873 秀和 (h) Shusaku 7-Dan (1848-1862) 秀策 15. Shuetsu 6-Dan 1873-1879 秀悦 16. Shugen 4-Dan 1879-1884 秀元 17. Shuei 7-Dan 1884-1886 秀栄 18. Shuho 8-Dan 1886 秀甫 19. Shuei Meijin 1887-1907 秀栄 20. Shugen 6-Dan 1907-1908 秀元 21. Shusai Meijin 1908-1940 秀哉
Note: The 17th and 19th Honinbo are the same person, and the 16th and 20th are the same, too. Also from 1864-1884 Shuei had been head of the Hayashi school.
The Nihon Ki-in has recently started numbering those players who have qualified for the Honorary Honinbo title (by winning the Hon'inbo title five times in a row or ten times if not in a row) as a continuation of the above list, as follows:
22. Takagawa Kaku 高川秀格 23. Sakata Eio 坂田栄男 24. Ishida Yoshio 石田芳夫 25. Cho Chikun 趙治勲