Japan ranks 42nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amsterdam, Sydney, and Manhattan. Memorable people born in Japan include Emperor Jimmu, Himiko, and Tomoe Gozen. Memorable people who died in Japan include Emperor Jimmu, Morihei Ueshiba, and Abe no Seimei. Japan has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many soccer players and politicians. Japan is located in Japan.
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Part of the Ring of Fire, Japan spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is Japan's capital and largest city; other major cities include Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 711 BC and 2000, Japan was the birth place of 153 globally memorable people, including Emperor Jimmu, Himiko, and Tomoe Gozen. Additionaly, 53 globally memorable people have passed away in Japan including Emperor Jimmu, Morihei Ueshiba, and Abe no Seimei.
711 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 1
175 - 248
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 2
1157 - 1247
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 3
1567 - 1615
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 4
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 5
1918 - Present
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 6
1929 - 2014
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 7
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 8
1918 - 1944
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 9
1548 - 1610
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 10
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 11
1900 - 1970
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 12
1975 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 87
1937 - 2008
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 94
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 136
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 145
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 148
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 150
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.77
Rank: 151
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.75
Rank: 152
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.26
Rank: 153
711 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 1
1883 - 1969
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 2
921 - 1005
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 3
1906 - 1979
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 4
1363 - 1443
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 5
1929 - 2014
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 6
1908 - 2004
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 7
1932 - 1988
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 8
1918 - 1944
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 9
737 - 806
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 10
1934 - 2015
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 11
1900 - 1970
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Japan were soccer players (121), politicians (12), religious figures (4), military personnels (3), and comic artists (2), while most who died were soccer players (28), politicians (7), writers (4), military personnels (3), and actors (3).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Japan, including Hisataka Okamoto, Yozo Aoki, and Yasukazu Tanaka. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Japan, including Hisataka Okamoto, Takashi Kasahara, and Yozo Aoki.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Japan since 1700.