Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture ranks 847th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ephesus, Cetinje, and Ealing. Memorable people born in Niigata Prefecture include Ken Watanabe, Ryōkan, and Nobuko Yoshiya. Niigata Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Niigata Prefecture is located in Japan.
Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at 12,584.18 km2 (4,858.78 sq mi). Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Gunma Prefecture to the south, Fukushima Prefecture to the east, and Yamagata Prefecture to the northeast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1758 and 2003, Niigata Prefecture was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Ken Watanabe, Ryōkan, and Nobuko Yoshiya.
People Born in Niigata Prefecture
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Ken Watanabe
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 1
Ryōkan
WRITER
1758 - 1831
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 2
Nobuko Yoshiya
WRITER
1896 - 1973
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 3
Kenichi Suzumura
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 4
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COMIC ARTIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 5
Kenji Komata
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 31.28
Rank: 6
Koharu Kusumi
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 7
Makoto Ikeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 28.63
Rank: 8
Takamichi Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 27.89
Rank: 9
Taiyo Koga
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 22.76
Rank: 10
Kei Ishikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 20.16
Rank: 11
Kento Tsurumaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 19.96
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Niigata Prefecture
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Niigata Prefecture were soccer players (11), actors (3), writers (2), and comic artists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Niigata Prefecture, including Kenji Komata, Makoto Ikeda, and Takamichi Kobayashi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Niigata Prefecture, including Kenji Komata, Makoto Ikeda, and Takamichi Kobayashi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Niigata Prefecture since 1700.
