Sapporo
Sapporo ranks 206th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Heidelberg, Haarlem, and Kingston, Jamaica. The most famous people from Sapporo are Satoshi Kon, Satoru Iwata, and Miyuki Nakajima. The most famous people who died in Sapporo are Yukio Kasaya, Shigeru Kayano, and Akitsugu Konno. Sapporo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers and the death place of many skiers, and politicians. Sapporo is located in Japan.
People
Between 0 and 2002, Sapporo was the birth place of 69 globally memorable people, including Satoshi Kon, Satoru Iwata, and Miyuki Nakajima. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Sapporo including Yukio Kasaya, Shigeru Kayano, and Akitsugu Konno.
People Born in Sapporo
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Satoshi Kon
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2010
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 1
Satoru Iwata
GAME DESIGNER
1959 - 2015
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 2
Miyuki Nakajima
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 3
Masayuki Mori
ACTOR
1911 - 1973
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 4
Chūhei Nambu
ATHLETE
1904 - 1997
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 5
Hiroshi Kaneda
ASTRONOMER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 6
Taiki Tsuruno
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 7
Akitsugu Konno
ATHLETE
1944 - 2019
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 8
Maki Kaji
BUSINESSPERSON
1951 - 2021
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 9
Ippei Saga
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 10
Yusuke Saikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 11
Keisuke Harada
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Sapporo
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Ken Ishii
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 20
Takahiro Nishijima
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 30
Naoki Yuasa
SKIER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.61
Rank: 51
Seri Ozaki
FENCER
2002 - Present
HPI: 27.50
Rank: 65
Masashi Kokubun
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 27.28
Rank: 66
People Deceased in Sapporo
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Yukio Kasaya
SKIER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 1
Shigeru Kayano
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 2
Akitsugu Konno
ATHLETE
1944 - 2019
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 3
Sayaka Kanda
ACTOR
1986 - 2021
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sapporowere soccer players (41), singers (5), athletes (5), actors (3), and musicians (2), while most who died were skiers (1), politicians (1), athletes (1), and actors (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Sapporo since 1700.
