Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture ranks 58th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Glasgow, Manhattan, and The Bronx. Memorable people born in Kanagawa Prefecture include Eiji Yoshikawa, Yasuo Suzuki, and Masao Uchino. Memorable people who died in Kanagawa Prefecture include Osamu Yamaji, Setsuko Hara, and Chūya Nakahara. Kanagawa Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many writers, and soccer players. Kanagawa Prefecture is located in Japan.
Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 and third-densest at 3,800 inhabitants per square kilometre (9,800/sq mi). Its geographic area of 2,415 km2 (932 sq mi) makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagawa Prefecture borders Tokyo to the north, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northwest and Shizuoka Prefecture to the west. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1892 and 2001, Kanagawa Prefecture was the birth place of 156 globally memorable people, including Eiji Yoshikawa, Yasuo Suzuki, and Masao Uchino. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Kanagawa Prefecture including Osamu Yamaji, Setsuko Hara, and Chūya Nakahara.
People Born in Kanagawa Prefecture
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Eiji Yoshikawa
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1
Yasuo Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2000
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 2
Masao Uchino
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2013
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 3
Masao Ono
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2001
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 4
Tadao Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 5
Shunryū Suzuki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1971
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 6
Sola Aoi
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 7
Ryue Nishizawa
ARCHITECT
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 8
Hiroshi Hayano
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 9
Sayaka Ohara
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 10
Yōko Hikasa
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 11
Natsuki Hanae
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Kanagawa Prefecture
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Osamu Yamaji
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 1
Setsuko Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 2
Chūya Nakahara
WRITER
1907 - 1937
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3
Okakura Kakuzō
WRITER
1862 - 1913
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4
Masao Takemoto
GYMNAST
1919 - 2007
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kanagawa Prefecture were soccer players (139), actors (9), singers (2), writers (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were writers (2), soccer players (1), actors (1), and gymnasts (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kanagawa Prefecture, including Masao Uchino, Tadao Kobayashi, and Hiroshi Hayano. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kanagawa Prefecture, including Yasuo Suzuki, Masao Uchino, and Masao Ono.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Kanagawa Prefecture since 1700.
