Occupation

GO PLAYERS

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With 2 biographies, Go Players are the 101st most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Statisticians, Gamers, and Bullfighters.

People

Pantheon has 2 people classified as go players born between 1829 and 1914. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased go players include Hon'inbō Shūsaku, and Go Seigen.

Deceased Go Players

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Places

Most go players were born in Japan (1), and China (1). By city, the most common birth places were Hiroshima (1), and Minhou County (1).The most common death places of go players were Japan (2). By city, these were Edo (1), and Odawara (1).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as go players in Pantheon are Hon'inbō Shūsaku.  The concentration of go players was largest during the Radio & Film Era, which lasted from 1900 to 1949. Some birth or death locations for earlier go players are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.