Naha
Naha ranks 1,064th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Florianópolis, Kherson, and Doncaster. Memorable people born in Naha include Chōjun Miyagi, Higaonna Kanryō, and Namie Amuro. Memorable people who died in Naha include Arata Isozaki and Higaonna Kanryō. Naha has been the birth place of many soccer players and martial arts and the death place of many architects and martial arts. Naha is located in Japan.
Naha is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 317,405 and a population density of 7,939 persons per km2. The total area is 39.98 km2 (15.44 sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1853 and 1991, Naha was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Chōjun Miyagi, Higaonna Kanryō, and Namie Amuro. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Naha including Arata Isozaki and Higaonna Kanryō.
People Born in Naha
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Chōjun Miyagi
1888 - 1953
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1
Higaonna Kanryō
1853 - 1916
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 2
Namie Amuro
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 3
Norihiro Yagi
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 4
Yui Aragaki
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 5
Takayuki Yamada
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 6
Olivia Lufkin
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 7
Kazuki Ganaha
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.08
Rank: 8
Tetsuhiro Kina
1976 - Present
HPI: 26.42
Rank: 9
Shingo Akamine
1983 - Present
HPI: 25.11
Rank: 10
Taishi Taguchi
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.71
Rank: 11
Ryoko Takara
1990 - Present
HPI: 24.29
Rank: 12
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Most individuals born in present day Naha were soccer players (5), martial arts (2), actors (2), singers (1), and comic artists (1), while most who died were architects (1) and martial arts (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Naha, including Kazuki Ganaha, Tetsuhiro Kina, and Shingo Akamine. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Naha, including Kazuki Ganaha, Tetsuhiro Kina, and Shingo Akamine.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Naha since 1700.
