Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture ranks 232nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tunis, Łódź, and Bangkok. The most famous people from Hiroshima Prefecture are Kunitaka Sueoka, Takehiko Kawanishi, and Masao Nozawa. Hiroshima Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and military personnels. Hiroshima Prefecture is located in Japan.
People
Between 0 and 1999, Hiroshima Prefecture was the birth place of 55 globally memorable people, including Kunitaka Sueoka, Takehiko Kawanishi, and Masao Nozawa.
People Born in Hiroshima Prefecture
Go to all RankingsKunitaka Sueoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1
Takehiko Kawanishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 2
Masao Nozawa
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 3
Kenzo Ohashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 4
Shiro Teshima
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1982
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 5
Hisao Kami
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 6
Akira Nozawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2000
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 7
Masanobu Izumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 8
Hiroshi Saeki
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2010
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 9
Sachi Kagawa
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 10
Shizuo Miyama
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 11
Tsuyoshi Kunieda
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hiroshima Prefecture
Go to all RankingsMamoru Samuragochi
COMPOSER
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 27
Mai Yamamoto
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 31.38
Rank: 48
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hiroshima Prefecture were soccer players (51), military personnels (1), composers (1), athletes (1), and basketball players (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 Hiroshima Prefecture, including Takehiko Kawanishi, Kenzo Ohashi, and Hisao Kami. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hiroshima Prefecture, including Kunitaka Sueoka, Takehiko Kawanishi, and Masao Nozawa.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Hiroshima Prefecture since 1700.














