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Japan
Japan ranks 5th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Memorable people born in present day Japan include Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai. Memorable people who died in Japan include Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai. Japan has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. The top cities in Japan by number of biographies are Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, and Shizuoka Prefecture.
People
Between 711 BC and 2009, present day Japan was the birth place of 6,925 globally memorable people, including Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai. Additionaly, 901 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Japan including Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai.
People Born in Present Day Japan
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Hirohito
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 1
Matsuo Bashō
WRITER
1644 - 1694
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 2
Hokusai
ARTIST
1760 - 1849
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 3
Hayao Miyazaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 4
Akihito
NOBLEMAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 83.28
Rank: 5
Oda Nobunaga
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1534 - 1582
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 6
Akira Kurosawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1998
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 7
Tokugawa Ieyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1542 - 1616
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 8
Emperor Meiji
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 9
Miyamoto Musashi
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 10
Naruhito
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 11
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1598
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Japan
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Sanae Takaichi
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 48
Ōkubo Toshimichi
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1878
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 117
Edogawa Ranpo
WRITER
1894 - 1965
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 348
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
NOBLEMAN
1568 - 1595
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 679
Kuroda Yoshitaka
NOBLEMAN
1546 - 1604
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 718
Masanobu Tsuji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1968
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 961
Tanuma Okitsugu
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1788
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,011
Shigeo Nagashima
BASEBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 1,034
Toshiyuki Nishida
ACTOR
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 1,082
Hiroshi Fujioka
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 1,110
Prince Komatsu Akihito
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1903
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,114
Lady Saigō
COMPANION
1552 - 1589
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 1,226
People Deceased in Present Day Japan
Go to all RankingsHirohito
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 1
Matsuo Bashō
WRITER
1644 - 1694
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 2
Hokusai
ARTIST
1760 - 1849
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 3
Oda Nobunaga
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1534 - 1582
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 4
Akira Kurosawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1998
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 5
Tokugawa Ieyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1542 - 1616
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 6
Emperor Meiji
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 7
Miyamoto Musashi
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 8
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1598
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 9
Yukio Mishima
WRITER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 10
Yasunari Kawabata
WRITER
1899 - 1972
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 11
Toshiro Mifune
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Japan
Go to all RankingsŌkubo Toshimichi
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1878
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 85
Edogawa Ranpo
WRITER
1894 - 1965
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 246
Kuroda Yoshitaka
NOBLEMAN
1546 - 1604
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 486
Yi U
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1945
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 623
Tanuma Okitsugu
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1788
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 654
Shigeo Nagashima
BASEBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 663
Toshiyuki Nishida
ACTOR
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 686
Yun Tongju
WRITER
1917 - 1945
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 693
Prince Komatsu Akihito
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1903
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 696
Jun Fukuda
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2000
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 699
Lady Saigō
COMPANION
1552 - 1589
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 746
Chikao Ohtsuka
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 793
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Japanwere soccer players (4248), actors (520), politicians (372), athletes (251), and singers (153), while most who died were politicians (257), soccer players (100), military personnels (87), writers (85), and actors (60).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Japan, including Kakuichi Mimura, Hiroaki Sato, and Kunishige Kamamoto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Japan, including Takashi Kasahara, Tameo Ide, and Kakuichi Mimura.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Japan since 1700.
