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Morioka (jpn)

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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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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).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Morioka since 1700.