Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture ranks 1,418th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint-Quentin, Aisne, Hanoi, and Beverly Hills, California. Memorable people born in Fukui Prefecture include Sasaki Kojirō, Michiko Neya, and Jessica Michibata. Fukui Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Fukui Prefecture is located in Japan.
Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 778,943 and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2. Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the east, Shiga Prefecture to the south, and Kyoto Prefecture to the southwest. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1583 and 1990, Fukui Prefecture was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Sasaki Kojirō, Michiko Neya, and Jessica Michibata.
People Born in Fukui Prefecture
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Sasaki Kojirō
POLITICIAN
1583 - 1612
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 1
Michiko Neya
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 2
Jessica Michibata
MODEL
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 3
Chika Anzai
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.46
Rank: 4
Akinori Kosaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 25.96
Rank: 5
Makoto Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 25.56
Rank: 6
Hayato Hashimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 24.85
Rank: 7
Yuki Natsume
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.40
Rank: 8
Masaru Hirayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 24.33
Rank: 9
Hideaki Tominaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 24.14
Rank: 10
Mitsuru Hasegawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 22.50
Rank: 11
Newly Added People Born in Fukui Prefecture
Go to all RankingsJessica Michibata
MODEL
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 3
Chika Anzai
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.46
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Fukui Prefecture were soccer players (7), actors (2), politicians (1), and models (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 Fukui Prefecture, including Akinori Kosaka, Makoto Kimura, and Hayato Hashimoto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fukui Prefecture, including Akinori Kosaka, Makoto Kimura, and Hayato Hashimoto.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Fukui Prefecture since 1700.
