Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture ranks 203rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mannheim, Nashville, Tennessee, and Utrecht. Memorable people born in Hiroshima Prefecture include Masao Nozawa, Akira Nozawa, and Hisao Kami. Hiroshima Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players and military personnels. Hiroshima Prefecture is located in Japan.
Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 and has a geographic area of 8,479 km². Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama Prefecture to the east, Tottori Prefecture to the northeast, Shimane Prefecture to the north, and Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 0 and 2000, Hiroshima Prefecture was the birth place of 54 globally memorable people, including Masao Nozawa, Akira Nozawa, and Hisao Kami.
People Born in Hiroshima Prefecture
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Masao Nozawa
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 1
Akira Nozawa
1914 - 2000
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 2
Hisao Kami
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 3
Kenzo Ohashi
1934 - 2015
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 4
Kunitaka Sueoka
1917 - 1998
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 5
Shiro Teshima
1907 - 1982
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 6
Masanobu Izumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 7
Gunichi Mikawa
1888 - 1981
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 8
Tsuyoshi Kunieda
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9
Hiroshi Saeki
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 10
Takehiko Kawanishi
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 11
Sachi Kagawa
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hiroshima Prefecture
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Most individuals born in present day Hiroshima Prefecture were soccer players (53) and military personnels (1), while most who died were .
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hiroshima Prefecture, including Hisao Kami, Kenzo Ohashi, and Masanobu Izumi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hiroshima Prefecture, including Masao Nozawa, Akira Nozawa, and Hisao Kami.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Hiroshima Prefecture since 1700.
