Kamakura ranks 1,038th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manisa, Tenochtitlan, and Borås. 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
Between 1182 and 1986, Kamakura was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Hōjō Tokimune, Akiyuki Nosaka, and Minamoto no Yoriie. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Kamakura including Minamoto no Yoritomo, Chiune Sugihara, and D. T. Suzuki.
1251 - 1284
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 1
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 2
1182 - 1204
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 3
1264 - 1326
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 4
1301 - 1333
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 5
1239 - 1256
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 6
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 7
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 8
1979 - Present
HPI: 29.15
Rank: 9
1986 - Present
HPI: 24.65
Rank: 10
1978 - Present
HPI: 20.92
Rank: 11
1982 - Present
HPI: 18.47
Rank: 12
1147 - 1199
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1
1900 - 1986
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 2
1870 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3
1138 - 1215
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4
1123 - 1160
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 5
1870 - 1945
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 6
1864 - 1929
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 7
1308 - 1335
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 8
1896 - 1973
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 9
1888 - 1972
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 10
Most individuals born in present day Kamakura were soccer players (6), politicians (5), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (3), military personnels (3), writers (2), diplomats (1), and philosophers (1).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kamakura since 1700.