Hyōgo Prefecture
Hyōgo Prefecture ranks 131st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manchester, Wrocław, and Denver. Memorable people born in Hyōgo Prefecture include Shozo Tsugitani, Hirokazu Ninomiya, and Osamu Yamaji. Memorable people who died in Hyōgo Prefecture include Masanori Tokita, Takeo Wakabayashi, and Takako Doi. Hyōgo Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players and athletes and the death place of many soccer players and politicians. Hyōgo Prefecture is located in Japan.
Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 and a geographic area of 8,400 square kilometres. Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama and Tottori prefectures to the west. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1903 and 2001, Hyōgo Prefecture was the birth place of 76 globally memorable people, including Shozo Tsugitani, Hirokazu Ninomiya, and Osamu Yamaji. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Hyōgo Prefecture including Masanori Tokita, Takeo Wakabayashi, and Takako Doi.
People Born in Hyōgo Prefecture
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Shozo Tsugitani
1940 - 1978
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 1
Hirokazu Ninomiya
1917 - 2000
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 2
Osamu Yamaji
1929 - 2021
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 3
Shoichi Nishimura
1912 - 1998
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 4
Tokizo Ichihashi
1909 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 5
Tomohiko Ikoma
1932 - 2009
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 6
Takeo Wakabayashi
1907 - 1937
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 7
Misao Tamai
1903 - 1978
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 8
Shinobu Hashimoto
1918 - 2018
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 9
Ichiji Otani
1912 - 2007
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 10
Ichiro Hosotani
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 11
Kim Eui-tae
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hyōgo Prefecture
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1941 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 12
Yui Ishikawa
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 17
Yutaro Oda
2001 - Present
HPI: 14.22
Rank: 64
So Kataoka
1992 - Present
HPI: 11.54
Rank: 72
Keita Takami
1993 - Present
HPI: 11.46
Rank: 73
Takumi Fujitani
1995 - Present
HPI: 11.34
Rank: 74
People Deceased in Hyōgo Prefecture
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Masanori Tokita
1925 - 2004
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1
Takeo Wakabayashi
1907 - 1937
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 2
Takako Doi
1928 - 2014
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Hyōgo Prefecture were soccer players (69), athletes (2), film directors (1), musicians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were soccer players (2) and politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hyōgo Prefecture, including Shozo Tsugitani, Osamu Yamaji, and Tomohiko Ikoma. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hyōgo Prefecture, including Shozo Tsugitani, Hirokazu Ninomiya, and Osamu Yamaji.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Hyōgo Prefecture since 1700.
