Kyoto
Kyoto ranks 92nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Diego, Seattle, and Baghdad. The most famous people from Kyoto are Matsuo Bashō, Emperor Meiji, and Emperor Kōmei. The most famous people who died in Kyoto are Yasuke, Sakamoto Ryōma, and Emperor Ninkō. Kyoto has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Kyoto is located in Japan.
People
Between 169 and 2003, Kyoto was the birth place of 119 globally memorable people, including Matsuo Bashō, Emperor Meiji, and Emperor Kōmei. Additionaly, 66 globally memorable people have passed away in Kyoto including Yasuke, Sakamoto Ryōma, and Emperor Ninkō.
People Born in Kyoto
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Matsuo Bashō
WRITER
1644 - 1694
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 1
Emperor Meiji
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 2
Emperor Kōmei
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1867
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 3
Emperor Ninkō
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1846
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 4
Emperor Kōkaku
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1840
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 5
Dōgen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1253
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 6
Emperor Momozono
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1762
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 7
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1813
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 8
Empress Meishō
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1696
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 9
Emperor Sakuramachi
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1750
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 10
Emperor Nakamikado
POLITICIAN
1702 - 1737
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 11
Emperor Higashiyama
POLITICIAN
1675 - 1710
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kyoto
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Prince Komatsu Akihito
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1903
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 70
Kenji Inoue
WRESTLER
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 100
Kanako Kitao
SWIMMER
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.01
Rank: 111
Kazuki Iimura
FENCER
2003 - Present
HPI: 28.68
Rank: 119
People Deceased in Kyoto
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Yasuke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1530 - Present
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 1
Sakamoto Ryōma
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1836 - 1867
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 2
Emperor Ninkō
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1846
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 3
Emperor Kōkaku
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1840
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 4
Hideki Yukawa
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 5
Dōgen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1253
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 6
Sei Shōnagon
WRITER
966 - 1025
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 7
Emperor Momozono
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1762
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 8
Ishida Mitsunari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 9
Emperor Go-Momozono
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1779
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 10
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1813
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 11
Empress Meishō
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1696
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kyotowere politicians (41), soccer players (26), painters (6), writers (5), and businesspeople (5), while most who died were politicians (41), religious figures (5), painters (3), physicists (2), and writers (2).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Kyoto since 1700.
