Kobe
Kobe ranks 177th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bristol, Auckland, and Hiroshima. The most famous people from Kobe are Kanō Jigorō, Yukio Tsuda, and Issei Sagawa. The most famous people who died in Kobe are Tomohiko Ikoma, Shozo Tsugitani, and Misao Tamai. Kobe has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players. Kobe is located in Japan.
People
Between 0 and 2000, Kobe was the birth place of 72 globally memorable people, including Kanō Jigorō, Yukio Tsuda, and Issei Sagawa. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Kobe including Tomohiko Ikoma, Shozo Tsugitani, and Misao Tamai.
People Born in Kobe
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Kanō Jigorō
MARTIAL ARTS
1860 - 1938
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 1
Yukio Tsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1979
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 2
Issei Sagawa
EXTREMIST
1949 - 2022
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 3
Yoshio Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 4
Ryōji Noyori
CHEMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 5
Masanori Tokita
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2004
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 6
Yukio Goto
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 7
Shigeo Sugimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 8
Toshio Iwatani
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 9
Tokutaro Ukon
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1944
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 10
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 11
Taro Kagawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1990
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kobe
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Hsiao Bi-khim
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 25
Rie Yasumi
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 55
Kosuke Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 58
Mai Nakamura
SWIMMER
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.86
Rank: 61
People Deceased in Kobe
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Tomohiko Ikoma
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 1
Shozo Tsugitani
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 1978
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 2
Misao Tamai
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kobe were soccer players (42), actors (8), politicians (3), composers (2), and social activists (2), while most who died were soccer players (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kobe, including Yoshio Okada, Shigeo Sugimoto, and Kuniya Daini. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kobe, including Yukio Tsuda, Yoshio Okada, and Masanori Tokita.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Kobe since 1700.
