Percentage of the Manyoshu author's gender is interesting because there is a large portion of poems by female authors in Manyoshu. Comparing to China at that time, we are surprised by the amount of female poems. Note: the following data only include the data from Chapter one and Chapter Two.
Female Author: 14
- Empress Iwa 磐姫皇后
- Princess Nukada 額田王
- Empress Kogyoku 中皇命
- Princess Oku 大伯皇女
- Empress Jito 持統天皇
- Empress Genmei 阿閇皇女
- Wife of Tagima Maro 當麻真人麻呂妻
- Lady Fuki 誉謝女王
- Princess Minabe 御名部皇女
- Lady Fujiwara 藤原夫人
- Ishi ka wa no UchiMi 石川郎女
- Princess Tajima 但馬皇女
- Empress Yamato Hime 倭皇后
- Yosami 柿本朝臣人麻呂妻依羅娘子
Male Author: 21
- Kakinomoto no Hitomaro 柿本人麻呂
- Prince Yuge 弓削皇子
- Takechi Furuhito 高市黒人
- Yamanoue no Okura 山上憶良
- Otomo no Yakamochi 大伴家持
- Emperor Yuryaku 雄略天皇
- Emperor Jomei 舒明天皇
- Prince Ikusa 軍王
- Emperor Tenji 中大兄
- Ino e no o o Kimi 井戸王
- Emperor Temmu 大海人
- Isonokami no Maro 石上麻呂
- Prince Shiki 志貴皇子
- Prince Naga 長皇子
- Prince Nagaya 長屋王
- O Sada no o o Kimi 長田王
- Me no Zenji 久米禅師
- Emperor Tenmu 天武天皇
- Prince Otsu 大津皇子
- Nagano o ki Maro 長意吉麻呂
- Prince Toneri 舎人皇子