Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture ranks 867th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mendoza, Argentina, Saginaw, Michigan, and Esbjerg. Memorable people born in Nara Prefecture include Prince Shōtoku, Masayoshi Yoshida, and Yuki Sato. 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
People
Between 574 and 2000, Nara Prefecture was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Prince Shōtoku, Masayoshi Yoshida, and Yuki Sato. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Nara Prefecture including Jianzhen.
People Born in Nara Prefecture
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Prince Shōtoku
POLITICIAN
574 - 622
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 1
Masayoshi Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 22.96
Rank: 2
Yuki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 22.88
Rank: 3
Shosuke Katayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 22.78
Rank: 4
Tatsuro Okuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 19.91
Rank: 5
Yutaka Baba
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 19.68
Rank: 6
Takeru Kishimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 19.23
Rank: 7
Ryuji Sawakami
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 18.83
Rank: 8
Ryosuke Tamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 17.08
Rank: 9
Shimpei Fukuoka
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 16.97
Rank: 10
Kazuto Sakamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 16.87
Rank: 11
Kenta Anraku
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 16.86
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Nara Prefecture
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nara Prefecture were soccer players (15), and politicians (1), while most who died were religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nara Prefecture, including Masayoshi Yoshida, Yuki Sato, and Shosuke Katayama. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nara Prefecture, including Masayoshi Yoshida, Yuki Sato, and Shosuke Katayama.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Nara Prefecture since 1700.
