Amagasaki
Amagasaki ranks 690th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Samara, 9th arrondissement of Paris, and Roubaix. Memorable people born in Amagasaki include Hiroaki Sato, Ai Yazawa, and Hitoshi Matsumoto. Memorable people who died in Amagasaki include Daishiro Yoshimura. Amagasaki has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many soccer players. Amagasaki is located in Japan.
Amagasaki is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 455,555 in 223,812 households, and a population density of 9000 persons per km². The total area of the city is 50.72 km2 (19.58 sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1932 and 1998, Amagasaki was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Hiroaki Sato, Ai Yazawa, and Hitoshi Matsumoto. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Amagasaki including Daishiro Yoshimura.
People Born in Amagasaki
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Hiroaki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1988
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 1
Ai Yazawa
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 2
Hitoshi Matsumoto
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 3
Heath
MUSICIAN
1968 - 2023
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 4
Kamui Kobayashi
RACING DRIVER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 5
Ritsu Doan
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 6
Daisuke Oku
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - 2014
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 7
Kiyokazu Kudo
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 32.89
Rank: 8
Maiko Nakaoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.36
Rank: 9
Jun Uchida
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 31.66
Rank: 10
Masaru Hashiguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.76
Rank: 11
Park Kang-jo
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 26.13
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Amagasaki were soccer players (15), writers (1), actors (1), musicians (1), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Amagasaki, including Hiroaki Sato, Ritsu Doan, and Daisuke Oku. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Amagasaki, including Hiroaki Sato, Ritsu Doan, and Daisuke Oku.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Amagasaki since 1700.
