Ibaraki Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture ranks 352nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Germany, Wellington, and Norwich. Memorable people born in Ibaraki Prefecture include Hironori Ōtsuka, Morihiro Saito, and Mitsuo Kamata. Memorable people who died in Ibaraki Prefecture include Morihiro Saito and Hirotugu Akaike. Ibaraki Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players and martial arts and the death place of many martial arts and religious figures. Ibaraki Prefecture is located in Japan.
Ibaraki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,828,086 and has a geographic area of 6,097.19 square kilometres. Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Tochigi Prefecture to the northwest, Saitama Prefecture to the southwest, Chiba Prefecture to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1892 and 2001, Ibaraki Prefecture was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Hironori Ōtsuka, Morihiro Saito, and Mitsuo Kamata. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Ibaraki Prefecture including Morihiro Saito and Hirotugu Akaike.
People Born in Ibaraki Prefecture
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Hironori Ōtsuka
1892 - 1982
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 1
Morihiro Saito
1928 - 2002
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 2
Mitsuo Kamata
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 3
Tsutomu Sonobe
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 4
Junko Minagawa
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 5
Hiroshi Kobayashi
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.33
Rank: 6
Seiji Kubo
1973 - Present
HPI: 31.51
Rank: 7
Taku Watanabe
1971 - Present
HPI: 28.64
Rank: 8
Takashi Seki
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.00
Rank: 9
Kazuhisa Irii
1970 - Present
HPI: 27.95
Rank: 10
Teppei Isaka
1974 - Present
HPI: 24.98
Rank: 11
Satoshi Yashiro
1974 - Present
HPI: 24.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ibaraki Prefecture
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1892 - 1982
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 1
Yuya Oki
1999 - Present
HPI: 16.46
Rank: 25
Mao Hosoya
2001 - Present
HPI: 14.48
Rank: 29
Niki Urakami
1996 - Present
HPI: 11.95
Rank: 31
Ryoji Yamashita
2000 - Present
HPI: 10.52
Rank: 32
Kosuke Inose
2000 - Present
HPI: 9.92
Rank: 33
People Deceased in Ibaraki Prefecture
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Most individuals born in present day Ibaraki Prefecture were soccer players (29), martial arts (2), actors (1), and table tennis players (1), while most who died were martial arts (1) and religious figures (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ibaraki Prefecture, including Mitsuo Kamata, Tsutomu Sonobe, and Hiroshi Kobayashi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ibaraki Prefecture, including Mitsuo Kamata, Tsutomu Sonobe, and Hiroshi Kobayashi.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ibaraki Prefecture since 1700.
