Hokkaido
Hokkaido ranks 495th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gelsenkirchen, Coventry, and Ansbach. Memorable people born in Hokkaido include Tura Satana, Maria Ozawa, and Chiharu Igaya. Hokkaido has been the birth place of many soccer players and actors. 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
Between 1931 and 2001, Hokkaido was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Tura Satana, Maria Ozawa, and Chiharu Igaya.
People Born in Hokkaido
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Tura Satana
1938 - 2011
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 1
Maria Ozawa
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 2
Chiharu Igaya
1931 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 3
Tooru Fujisawa
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 4
Yusuke Minoguchi
1965 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 5
Masahiro Miyashita
1975 - Present
HPI: 27.01
Rank: 6
Manami Nakano
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.96
Rank: 7
Hiroshi Miyazawa
1970 - Present
HPI: 26.91
Rank: 8
Hiroyuki Kiyokawa
1967 - Present
HPI: 26.69
Rank: 9
Hideaki Hagino
1973 - Present
HPI: 26.60
Rank: 10
Takuya Kawaguchi
1978 - Present
HPI: 23.39
Rank: 11
Masaki Satō
1999 - Present
HPI: 22.18
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hokkaido
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1999 - Present
HPI: 22.18
Rank: 12
Tomoki Takamine
1997 - Present
HPI: 16.17
Rank: 16
Genki Hirakawa
1996 - Present
HPI: 10.30
Rank: 23
Kenta Miyawaki
2001 - Present
HPI: 6.90
Rank: 24
Most individuals born in present day Hokkaido were soccer players (19), actors (1), models (1), skiers (1), and comic artists (1), while most who died were .
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hokkaido, including Yusuke Minoguchi, Masahiro Miyashita, and Manami Nakano. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hokkaido, including Yusuke Minoguchi, Masahiro Miyashita, and Manami Nakano.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Hokkaido since 1700.
