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Kagoshima ranks 309th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Uppsala, Chișinău, and San Jose, California. Memorable people born in Kagoshima include Saigō Takamori, Tōgō Heihachirō, and Mitsuru Ushijima. Memorable people who died in Kagoshima include Saigō Takamori. Kagoshima has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many military personnels. Kagoshima is located in Japan.

Kagoshima , officially Kagoshima City , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyūshū, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern world" for its bay location, hot climate, and emblematic stratovolcano, Sakurajima. The city was officially founded on April 1, 1889. It merged with Taniyama City on April 29, 1967 and with Yoshida Town, Sakurajima Town, Kiire Town, Matsumoto Town and Kōriyama Town on November 1, 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1535 and 2000, Kagoshima was the birth place of 37 globally memorable people, including Saigō Takamori, Tōgō Heihachirō, and Mitsuru Ushijima. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Kagoshima including Saigō Takamori.

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Most individuals born in present day Kagoshima were soccer players (20), politicians (8), military personnels (4), singers (2), and painters (1),  while most who died were military personnels (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kagoshima, including Yasuhito Endō, Tomohiro Katanosaka, and Akihiro Endō. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kagoshima, including Yasuhito Endō, Tomohiro Katanosaka, and Akihiro Endō.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Kagoshima since 1700.