Kumamoto Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture ranks 326th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kazan, Kensington, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Kumamoto Prefecture include Amakusa Shirō, Haruki Uemura, and Toshihiro Yamaguchi. Kumamoto Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians. Kumamoto Prefecture is located in Japan.
Kumamoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 and has a geographic area of 7,409 square kilometres (2,861 sq mi). Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, Miyazaki Prefecture to the southeast, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the south. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1621 and 2002, Kumamoto Prefecture was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Amakusa Shirō, Haruki Uemura, and Toshihiro Yamaguchi.
People Born in Kumamoto Prefecture
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Amakusa Shirō
1621 - 1638
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1
Haruki Uemura
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 2
Toshihiro Yamaguchi
1971 - Present
HPI: 34.14
Rank: 3
Hitoshi Tomishima
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.68
Rank: 4
Masashi Shimamura
1971 - Present
HPI: 30.44
Rank: 5
Atsushi Shirai
1966 - Present
HPI: 30.04
Rank: 6
Hiroshi Ninomiya
1969 - Present
HPI: 26.44
Rank: 7
Hiroshi Morita
1978 - Present
HPI: 25.39
Rank: 8
Hideaki Kaetsu
1974 - Present
HPI: 23.97
Rank: 9
Ryo Fukudome
1978 - Present
HPI: 21.71
Rank: 10
Tetsu Sugiyama
1981 - Present
HPI: 20.93
Rank: 11
Kosei Nakamura
1981 - Present
HPI: 20.63
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kumamoto Prefecture
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Ryotaro Araki
2002 - Present
HPI: 20.35
Rank: 13
Yusuke Akahoshi
1994 - Present
HPI: 12.64
Rank: 34
Tomoya Kitamura
1996 - Present
HPI: 11.74
Rank: 36
Most individuals born in present day Kumamoto Prefecture were soccer players (34), politicians (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kumamoto Prefecture, including Toshihiro Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Tomishima, and Masashi Shimamura. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kumamoto Prefecture, including Toshihiro Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Tomishima, and Masashi Shimamura.
