Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture ranks 99th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New Orleans, Queens, and Leipzig. Memorable people born in Chiba Prefecture include Nichiren, Masaaki Hatsumi, and Eiji Okada. Chiba Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Chiba Prefecture is located in Japan.
Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 and has a geographic area of 5,157 km2 (1,991 sq mi). Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the northwest, and Tokyo to the west. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1222 and 2001, Chiba Prefecture was the birth place of 107 globally memorable people, including Nichiren, Masaaki Hatsumi, and Eiji Okada.
People Born in Chiba Prefecture
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Nichiren
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1222 - 1282
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 1
Masaaki Hatsumi
PAINTER
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 2
Eiji Okada
ACTOR
1920 - 1995
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 3
Nobuyo Fujishiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 4
Wataru Takagi
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 5
Koji Noguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 6
Masanao Sasaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 7
Michel Miyazawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 8
Rie Yamaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.55
Rank: 9
Mai Nakachi
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.53
Rank: 10
Tatsuma Yoshida
COACH
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.40
Rank: 11
Keiichiro Nuno
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Chiba Prefecture
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Saori Ōnishi
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 13
Rina Hidaka
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 14
Kaori Ishihara
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 29.01
Rank: 18
Ko Yanagisawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 14.85
Rank: 97
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Chiba Prefecture were soccer players (96), actors (6), coaches (3), religious figures (1), and painters (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 Chiba Prefecture, including Nobuyo Fujishiro, Koji Noguchi, and Masanao Sasaki. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chiba Prefecture, including Nobuyo Fujishiro, Koji Noguchi, and Masanao Sasaki.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Chiba Prefecture since 1700.
