Kamakura
Kamakura ranks 1,263rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Derry, Créteil, and Launceston, Tasmania. Memorable people born in Kamakura include Hōjō Tokimune, Akiyuki Nosaka, and Minamoto no Yoriie. Memorable people who died in Kamakura include Minamoto no Yoritomo, Chiune Sugihara, and D. T. Suzuki. Kamakura has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Kamakura is located in Japan.
Kamakura , officially Kamakura City , is a city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. It is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 172,929 and a population density of 4,359 people per km2 over the total area of 39.67 km2 (15.32 sq mi). Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1182 and 1986, Kamakura was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Hōjō Tokimune, Akiyuki Nosaka, and Minamoto no Yoriie. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Kamakura including Minamoto no Yoritomo, Chiune Sugihara, and D. T. Suzuki. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Kamakura than were born there.
People Born in Kamakura
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Hōjō Tokimune
POLITICIAN
1251 - 1284
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 1
Akiyuki Nosaka
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 2
Minamoto no Yoriie
POLITICIAN
1182 - 1204
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 3
Prince Morikuni
POLITICIAN
1301 - 1333
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4
Prince Koreyasu
POLITICIAN
1264 - 1326
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 5
Kujō Yoritsugu
POLITICIAN
1239 - 1256
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 6
Junko Ozawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.78
Rank: 7
Kentaro Sawada
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 8
Nao Shikata
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 29.59
Rank: 9
Nayuha Toyoda
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.88
Rank: 10
Takashi Sambonsuge
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 21.84
Rank: 11
Koji Nakazato
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 20.95
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Kamakura
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
POLITICIAN
1147 - 1199
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1
Chiune Sugihara
DIPLOMAT
1900 - 1986
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2
D. T. Suzuki
WRITER
1870 - 1966
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 3
Kitaro Nishida
PHILOSOPHER
1870 - 1945
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1123 - 1160
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 5
Hōjō Tokimasa
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1215
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 6
Toriyama Sekien
PAINTER
1712 - 1788
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 7
Prince Morikuni
POLITICIAN
1301 - 1333
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 8
Tsuda Umeko
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1929
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 9
Prince Moriyoshi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1308 - 1335
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 10
Nobuko Yoshiya
WRITER
1896 - 1973
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 11
Jinichi Kusaka
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1972
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Kamakura
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kamakura were soccer players (6), politicians (5), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (4), military personnels (3), writers (2), diplomats (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kamakura, including Junko Ozawa, Kentaro Sawada, and Nao Shikata. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kamakura, including Junko Ozawa, Kentaro Sawada, and Nao Shikata.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kamakura since 1700.
