Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture ranks #972 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lørenskog, Saskatoon, and Shiga Prefecture. The most famous people from Niigata Prefecture are Ken Watanabe, Ryōkan, and Nobuko Yoshiya. Niigata Prefecture has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and actors. Niigata Prefecture is located in Japan.
People
Between 1758 and 2003, present-day Niigata Prefecture was the birthplace of 18 globally memorable people, including Ken Watanabe, Ryōkan, and Nobuko Yoshiya.
People Born in Present-Day Niigata Prefecture
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Ken Watanabe
Actor
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 1
Ryōkan
Writer
1758 - 1831
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 2
Nobuko Yoshiya
Writer
1896 - 1973
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 3
Makoto Ikeda
Soccer Player
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4
Takamichi Kobayashi
Soccer Player
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 5
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Comic Artist
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 6
Daisuke Hirakawa
Actor
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 7
Kenichi Suzumura
Actor
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 8
Sho Morita
Soccer Player
2003 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 9
Kenji Komata
Soccer Player
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 10
Koharu Kusumi
Actor
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 11
Taiyo Koga
Soccer Player
1998 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Niigata Prefecture
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Most people born in present-day Niigata Prefecture were soccer players (11), actors (4), writers (2), and comic artists (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 Niigata Prefecture since 1700.
