Hokkaido
Hokkaido ranks 527th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Valenciennes, Norrköping, and Krasnodar. Memorable people born in Hokkaido include Tura Satana, Maria Ozawa, and Chiharu Igaya. Hokkaido has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes. Hokkaido is located in Japan.
Hokkaido is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1931 and 1999, Hokkaido was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Tura Satana, Maria Ozawa, and Chiharu Igaya.
People Born in Hokkaido
Go to all RankingsTura Satana
ACTOR
1938 - 2011
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 1
Maria Ozawa
MODEL
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 2
Chiharu Igaya
SKIER
1931 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 3
Tooru Fujisawa
COMIC ARTIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 4
Yusuke Minoguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 5
Aino Kishi
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 6
Tadanori Koshino
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.77
Rank: 7
Hiroyuki Kiyokawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 29.99
Rank: 8
Hiroshi Miyazawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Rank: 9
Masahiro Miyashita
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 28.22
Rank: 10
Manami Nakano
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.05
Rank: 11
Hideaki Hagino
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 26.37
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hokkaido
Go to all RankingsAino Kishi
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 6
Tadanori Koshino
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.77
Rank: 7
Rui Machida
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.72
Rank: 13
Yumi Suzuki
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 21.14
Rank: 17
Wakana Nagahara
BADMINTON PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 27
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hokkaido were soccer players (17), athletes (2), actors (1), models (1), and skiers (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 Hokkaido, including Yusuke Minoguchi, Hiroyuki Kiyokawa, and Hiroshi Miyazawa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hokkaido, including Yusuke Minoguchi, Hiroyuki Kiyokawa, and Hiroshi Miyazawa.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Hokkaido since 1700.