Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture ranks 274th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind San Sebastián, Hampstead, and Rostov-on-Don. Memorable people born in Kyoto Prefecture include Masaki Yokotani, Tadahiko Ueda, and Katsuhiro Kusaki. Kyoto Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Kyoto Prefecture is located in Japan.
Kyoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 and has a geographic area of 4,612 square kilometres (1,781 sq mi). Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture to the east, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo Prefecture to the west. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1924 and 1999, Kyoto Prefecture was the birth place of 48 globally memorable people, including Masaki Yokotani, Tadahiko Ueda, and Katsuhiro Kusaki.
People Born in Kyoto Prefecture
Go to all RankingsMasaki Yokotani
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 1
Tadahiko Ueda
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2015
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 2
Katsuhiro Kusaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 3
Yoshiaki Arata
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2018
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 4
Bunji Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 5
Naomi Shindō
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 6
Naoko Yamada
FILM DIRECTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.19
Rank: 7
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 8
Yuko Nakazawa
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 9
Rie Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 10
Hiroaki Matsuyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 11
Hiroki Azuma
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kyoto Prefecture
Go to all RankingsYoshiaki Arata
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2018
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 4
Naomi Shindō
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 6
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
GAME DESIGNER
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 8
Ayumi Fukushima
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 47
Juka Fukumura
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 48
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kyoto Prefecture were soccer players (40), actors (2), athletes (2), physicists (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kyoto Prefecture, including Masaki Yokotani, Tadahiko Ueda, and Katsuhiro Kusaki. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kyoto Prefecture, including Masaki Yokotani, Tadahiko Ueda, and Katsuhiro Kusaki.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kyoto Prefecture since 1700.