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Present Day

Edo (jpn)

Japan

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Edo ranks 353rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tampa, Florida, Linz, and Nagasaki Prefecture. Memorable people born in Edo include Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Memorable people who died in Edo include Hattori Hanzō, Hiroshige, and Date Masamune. Edo has been the birth place of many politicians, and painters and the death place of many painters, and military personnels. Edo is located in Japan.

Edo, also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1604 and 1868, Edo was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Additionaly, 25 globally memorable people have passed away in Edo including Hattori Hanzō, Hiroshige, and Date Masamune.

People Born in Edo

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Edo were politicians (17), painters (7), military personnels (6), writers (3), and artists (2),  while most who died were painters (10), military personnels (5), politicians (5), philosophers (2), and artists (1).

Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Edo, including Tokugawa Iemitsu, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, and Tokugawa Ietsuna.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Edo since 1700.