Kurume
Kurume ranks 1,796th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Owerri, Peterhof Palace, and Šiauliai. The most famous people from Kurume are Leiji Matsumoto, Tanaka Hisashige, and Hiroshi Yoshida. Kurume has been the birth place of many soccer players, and comic artists. Kurume is located in Japan.
People
Between 1799 and 2000, Kurume was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Leiji Matsumoto, Tanaka Hisashige, and Hiroshi Yoshida.
People Born in Kurume
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Leiji Matsumoto
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 1
Tanaka Hisashige
BUSINESSPERSON
1799 - 1881
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 2
Hiroshi Yoshida
PAINTER
1876 - 1950
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 3
Seiko Matsuda
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4
Kiyonori Kikutake
ARCHITECT
1928 - 2011
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 5
Seiji Kaneko
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 6
Hisashi Jogo
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.47
Rank: 7
Akira Sone
WRESTLER
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.00
Rank: 8
Koji Noda
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 33.33
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kurume were soccer players (3), comic artists (1), businesspeople (1), painters (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kurume, including Seiji Kaneko, Hisashi Jogo, and Koji Noda. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kurume, including Seiji Kaneko, Hisashi Jogo, and Koji Noda.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Kurume since 1700.
