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Japan ranks 4th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. Memorable people born in present day Japan include Hirohito, Hokusai, and Akihito. Memorable people who died in Japan include Hirohito, Hokusai, and Akira Kurosawa. Japan has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and soccer players.
Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 711 BC and 2008, present day Japan was the birth place of 6,047 globally memorable people, including Hirohito, Hokusai, and Akihito. Additionaly, 754 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Japan including Hirohito, Hokusai, and Akira Kurosawa.
1901 - 1989
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 1
1760 - 1849
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 2
1933 - Present
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 3
1910 - 1998
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 4
1941 - Present
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 5
1584 - 1645
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 6
1534 - 1582
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 7
1852 - 1912
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 8
1860 - 1938
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 9
1925 - 1970
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 10
1644 - 1694
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 11
1949 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 12
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 59
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 87
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 159
1834 - 1872
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 197
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 461
1590 - 1630
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 504
462 - 523
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 553
1887 - 1945
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 569
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 579
1909 - 1942
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 586
1870 - 1939
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 590
1918 - 1999
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 596
1901 - 1989
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 1
1760 - 1849
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 2
1910 - 1998
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 3
1584 - 1645
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 4
1534 - 1582
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 5
1852 - 1912
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 6
1860 - 1938
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 7
1925 - 1970
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 8
1644 - 1694
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 9
1542 - 1616
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 10
1536 - 1598
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 11
973 - 1014
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 12
1834 - 1872
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 142
1522 - 1583
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 361
1887 - 1945
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 393
1909 - 1942
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 405
1870 - 1939
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 408
1918 - 1999
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 413
1871 - 1908
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 423
1895 - 1945
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 440
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 441
1865 - 1945
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 444
1959 - 2004
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 450
1925 - 1961
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 464
Most individuals born in present day Japan were soccer players (4206), politicians (375), actors (318), writers (113), and singers (113), while most who died were politicians (240), soccer players (89), writers (73), military personnels (73), and actors (45).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Japan, including Kazuyoshi Miura, Kakuichi Mimura, and Kunishige Kamamoto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Japan, including Kazuyoshi Miura, Kakuichi Mimura, and Kunishige Kamamoto.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Japan since 1700.