Hanamaki, Iwate
Hanamaki, Iwate ranks 6,294th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Noboribetsu, Hirosaki, and Ōfunato. Memorable people born in Hanamaki, Iwate include Kenji Miyazawa, Shigeo Yaegashi, and Satoshi Taira. Memorable people who died in Hanamaki, Iwate include Kenji Miyazawa. Hanamaki, Iwate has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many writers. Hanamaki, Iwate is located in Japan.
Hanamaki is a city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the city had an estimated population of 94,691, and a population density of 100 persons per km2, in 37,773 households. The total area of the city is 908.39 square kilometres (350.73 sq mi). Hanamaki is famous as the birthplace of the novelist and poet Kenji Miyazawa and Iwate Prefecture's local specialty, Wanko soba, as well as its hot spring resorts. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1896 and 1970, Hanamaki, Iwate was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Kenji Miyazawa, Shigeo Yaegashi, and Satoshi Taira. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Hanamaki, Iwate including Kenji Miyazawa.
People Born in Hanamaki, Iwate
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Kenji Miyazawa
WRITER
1896 - 1933
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 1
Shigeo Yaegashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2011
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 2
Satoshi Taira
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 26.05
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Hanamaki, Iwate
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Most individuals born in present day Hanamaki, Iwate were soccer players (2), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hanamaki, Iwate, including Shigeo Yaegashi, and Satoshi Taira. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hanamaki, Iwate, including Shigeo Yaegashi, and Satoshi Taira.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Hanamaki, Iwate since 1700.
