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Japan
Japan ranks 5th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Memorable people born in present day Japan include Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai. Memorable people who died in Japan include Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai. Japan has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players.
People
Between 711 BC and 2009, present day Japan was the birth place of 6,902 globally memorable people, including Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai. Additionaly, 889 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Japan including Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai.
People Born in Present Day Japan
Go to all RankingsHirohito
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 1
Matsuo Bashō
WRITER
1644 - 1694
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 2
Hokusai
ARTIST
1760 - 1849
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 3
Hayao Miyazaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 4
Akihito
NOBLEMAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 83.28
Rank: 5
Oda Nobunaga
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1534 - 1582
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 6
Akira Kurosawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1998
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 7
Tokugawa Ieyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1542 - 1616
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 8
Emperor Meiji
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 9
Miyamoto Musashi
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 10
Naruhito
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 11
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1598
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Japan
Go to all RankingsSanae Takaichi
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 48
Ōkubo Toshimichi
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1878
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 117
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
NOBLEMAN
1568 - 1595
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 678
Shigeo Nagashima
BASEBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 1,030
Toshiyuki Nishida
ACTOR
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 1,078
Hiroshi Fujioka
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 1,106
Naomi Uemura
EXPLORER
1941 - 1984
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1,246
Fukushiro Nukaga
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 1,251
Tetsuo Hara
COMIC ARTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,329
Vanraure Hachinohe
POLITICIAN
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 1,380
Atsuko Tanaka
ACTOR
1962 - 2024
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,384
Eiji Okuda
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,436
People Deceased in Present Day Japan
Go to all RankingsHirohito
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 1
Matsuo Bashō
WRITER
1644 - 1694
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 2
Hokusai
ARTIST
1760 - 1849
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 3
Oda Nobunaga
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1534 - 1582
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 4
Akira Kurosawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1998
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 5
Tokugawa Ieyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1542 - 1616
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 6
Emperor Meiji
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 7
Miyamoto Musashi
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 8
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1598
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 9
Yukio Mishima
WRITER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 10
Yasunari Kawabata
WRITER
1899 - 1972
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 11
Toshiro Mifune
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Japan
Go to all RankingsŌkubo Toshimichi
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1878
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 85
Shigeo Nagashima
BASEBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 659
Toshiyuki Nishida
ACTOR
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 682
Jun Fukuda
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2000
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 693
Miho Nakayama
ACTOR
1970 - 2024
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 830
Nobutaka Machimura
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2015
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 836
Tomo Sakurai
ACTOR
1971 - 2025
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 842
Tarako
ACTOR
1960 - 2024
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 854
Hiroshi Maeue
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2009
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 864
Kōji Tsujitani
ACTOR
1962 - 2018
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 872
Shinji Aoyama
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - 2022
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 876
Koh Masaki
CELEBRITY
1983 - 2013
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 879
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Japan were soccer players (4248), actors (514), politicians (371), athletes (250), and singers (150), while most who died were politicians (256), soccer players (99), military personnels (85), writers (82), and actors (58).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Japan, including Kakuichi Mimura, Hiroaki Sato, and Kunishige Kamamoto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Japan, including Takashi Kasahara, Tameo Ide, and Kakuichi Mimura.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Japan since 1700.




































