Morioka
Morioka ranks 1,419th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hanoi, Beverly Hills, California, and Fukui Prefecture. Memorable people born in Morioka include Seishirō Itagaki, Hara Takashi, and Nitobe Inazō. Memorable people who died in Morioka include Mitsumasa Yonai. Morioka has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Morioka is located in Japan.
Morioka is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 283,981 in 132,719 households, and a population density of 320 per square kilometre (830/sq mi). The total area of the city is 886.47 square kilometres (342.27 sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1856 and 1995, Morioka was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Seishirō Itagaki, Hara Takashi, and Nitobe Inazō. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Morioka including Mitsumasa Yonai.
People Born in Morioka
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Seishirō Itagaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1948
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1
Hara Takashi
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1921
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 2
Nitobe Inazō
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1933
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 3
Tatsuhiko Seta
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 4
Mitsuo Ogasawara
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 5
Shuto Yamamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.96
Rank: 6
Hitoshi Sasaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 26.41
Rank: 7
Keita Fujimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.49
Rank: 8
Yusuke Hayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 19.55
Rank: 9
Kaito Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 19.18
Rank: 10
Kenichi Tanimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 15.20
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Morioka
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Morioka were soccer players (8), politicians (2), and military personnels (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Morioka, including Tatsuhiko Seta, Mitsuo Ogasawara, and Shuto Yamamoto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Morioka, including Tatsuhiko Seta, Mitsuo Ogasawara, and Shuto Yamamoto.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Morioka since 1700.
