Kōfu
Kōfu ranks 704th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Greenwich, Tripoli, and Ōita (city). Memorable people born in Kōfu include Takeda Shingen, Tsukasa Hosaka, and Hidetoshi Nakata. 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
Between 1521 and 1997, Kōfu was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Takeda Shingen, Tsukasa Hosaka, and Hidetoshi Nakata. 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
1521 - 1573
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1
Tsukasa Hosaka
1937 - 2018
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 2
Hidetoshi Nakata
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 3
Tokugawa Ienobu
1662 - 1712
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 4
Naoko Takeuchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 5
Yasuzo Masumura
1924 - 1986
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 6
Yuji Tsukada
1957 - Present
HPI: 33.84
Rank: 7
Yoshiyuki Shinoda
1971 - Present
HPI: 28.35
Rank: 8
Kenji Oshiba
1973 - Present
HPI: 24.43
Rank: 9
Gakuya Horii
1975 - Present
HPI: 23.91
Rank: 10
Kazushige Kirihata
1987 - Present
HPI: 23.37
Rank: 11
Masashi Miyazawa
1978 - Present
HPI: 23.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kōfu
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Go to all RankingsTakeda Shingen
1521 - 1573
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1
Tsukasa Hosaka
1937 - 2018
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 2
Kunihiko Kodaira
1915 - 1997
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Kōfu were soccer players (13), politicians (2), comic artists (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were politicians (1), soccer players (1), and mathematicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kōfu, including Tsukasa Hosaka, Hidetoshi Nakata, and Yuji Tsukada. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kōfu, including Tsukasa Hosaka, Hidetoshi Nakata, and Yuji Tsukada.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kōfu since 1700.
