Kagawa Prefecture
Kagawa Prefecture ranks #1218 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Subotica, Tromsø, and Ishikawa Prefecture. The most famous people from Kagawa Prefecture are Naohiro Oyama, Kono Yasui, and Yoshihiro Hamaguchi. Kagawa Prefecture has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and actors. Kagawa Prefecture is located in Japan.
People
Between 1880 and 2001, present-day Kagawa Prefecture was the birthplace of 15 globally memorable people, including Naohiro Oyama, Kono Yasui, and Yoshihiro Hamaguchi.
People Born in Present-Day Kagawa Prefecture
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Naohiro Oyama
Soccer Player
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1
Kono Yasui
Politician
1880 - 1971
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 2
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Actor
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 3
Yuichi Nakamura
Actor
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 4
Michiru Yamane
Composer
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 5
Rikiya Kawamae
Soccer Player
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 6
Taisuke Matsugae
Soccer Player
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 7
Ryoji Ujihara
Soccer Player
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 8
Nao Kusaka
Athlete
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 9
Takashi Akiyama
Soccer Player
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.67
Rank: 10
Takayuki Tada
Soccer Player
1988 - Present
HPI: 32.87
Rank: 11
Ryota Noguchi
Soccer Player
1986 - Present
HPI: 32.47
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Kagawa Prefecture were soccer players (9), actors (2), athletes (2), politicians (1), and composers (1), while most who died were .
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in present-day Kagawa Prefecture since 1700.
