Kōfu
Kōfu ranks 789th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Torrance, California, Düren, and Quito. Memorable people born in Kōfu include Takeda Shingen, Hidetoshi Nakata, and Tokugawa Ienobu. Memorable people who died in Kōfu include Takeda Shingen, Tsukasa Hosaka, and Kunihiko Kodaira. Kōfu has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Kōfu is located in Japan.
Kōfu is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 212.41 square kilometres (82.01 sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1521 and 1997, Kōfu was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Takeda Shingen, Hidetoshi Nakata, and Tokugawa Ienobu. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Kōfu including Takeda Shingen, Tsukasa Hosaka, and Kunihiko Kodaira.
People Born in Kōfu
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Takeda Shingen
POLITICIAN
1521 - 1573
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 1
Hidetoshi Nakata
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 2
Tokugawa Ienobu
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1712
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 3
Tsukasa Hosaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 4
Naoko Takeuchi
COMIC ARTIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 5
Yasuzo Masumura
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1986
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 6
Banjō Ginga
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 7
Yuji Tsukada
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 8
Yoshiyuki Shinoda
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 9
Kenji Oshiba
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 10
Gakuya Horii
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 11
Tomoyoshi Tsurumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.32
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kōfu
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Go to all RankingsTakeda Shingen
POLITICIAN
1521 - 1573
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 1
Tsukasa Hosaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2018
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2
Kunihiko Kodaira
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kōfu were soccer players (13), politicians (2), comic artists (1), film directors (1), and actors (1), while most who died were politicians (1), soccer players (1), and mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kōfu, including Hidetoshi Nakata, Tsukasa Hosaka, and Yuji Tsukada. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kōfu, including Hidetoshi Nakata, Tsukasa Hosaka, and Yuji Tsukada.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kōfu since 1700.
