Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture ranks 710th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Västerås, Miyazaki Prefecture, and Barakaldo. Memorable people born in Nara Prefecture include Prince Shōtoku, Kyogo Furuhashi, and Shosuke Katayama. Memorable people who died in Nara Prefecture include Jianzhen. Nara Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many religious figures. Nara Prefecture is located in Japan.
Nara Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. As of 2020, Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of 3,691 square kilometres (1,425 sq mi). Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest, and Mie Prefecture to the east. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 574 and 2000, Nara Prefecture was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Prince Shōtoku, Kyogo Furuhashi, and Shosuke Katayama. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Nara Prefecture including Jianzhen.
People Born in Nara Prefecture
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Prince Shōtoku
574 - 622
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 1
Kyogo Furuhashi
1995 - Present
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 2
Shosuke Katayama
1983 - Present
HPI: 19.88
Rank: 3
Masayoshi Yoshida
1982 - Present
HPI: 18.50
Rank: 4
Yuki Sato
1988 - Present
HPI: 18.17
Rank: 5
Yutaka Baba
1986 - Present
HPI: 17.93
Rank: 6
Ryosuke Tamura
1995 - Present
HPI: 17.87
Rank: 7
Takeru Kishimoto
1997 - Present
HPI: 16.74
Rank: 8
Tatsuro Okuda
1988 - Present
HPI: 16.58
Rank: 9
Kazuto Sakamoto
1991 - Present
HPI: 16.35
Rank: 10
Ryuji Sawakami
1993 - Present
HPI: 16.21
Rank: 11
Taiki Kato
1993 - Present
HPI: 14.99
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Nara Prefecture
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Most individuals born in present day Nara Prefecture were soccer players (16) and politicians (1), while most who died were religious figures (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nara Prefecture, including Kyogo Furuhashi, Shosuke Katayama, and Masayoshi Yoshida. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nara Prefecture, including Kyogo Furuhashi, Shosuke Katayama, and Masayoshi Yoshida.
