Akita Prefecture
Akita Prefecture ranks 3,547th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sumy Oblast, Kirishima, Kagoshima, and Skövde. Memorable people born in Akita Prefecture include Ono no Komachi, Shōji Nishimura, and Shusaku Hirasawa. Akita Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers. Akita Prefecture is located in Japan.
Akita Prefecture [a̠kʲita̠] is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Its population is estimated 915,691 and its geographic area is 11,637 km2. Akita Prefecture is bordered by Aomori Prefecture to the north, Iwate Prefecture to the east, Miyagi Prefecture to the southeast, and Yamagata Prefecture to the south. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 825 and 1992, Akita Prefecture was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Ono no Komachi, Shōji Nishimura, and Shusaku Hirasawa.
People Born in Akita Prefecture
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Ono no Komachi
WRITER
825 - 900
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 1
Shōji Nishimura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1944
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 2
Shusaku Hirasawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 3
Yasushi Akashi
DIPLOMAT
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 4
Nozomi Sasaki
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.13
Rank: 5
Jumpei Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 17.81
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Akita Prefecture were soccer players (2), writers (1), military personnels (1), diplomats (1), and actors (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 Akita Prefecture, including Shusaku Hirasawa, and Jumpei Saito. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Akita Prefecture, including Shusaku Hirasawa, and Jumpei Saito.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Akita Prefecture since 1700.
