Niihama
Niihama ranks 3,651st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Steyr, Gospić, and Warwick. Memorable people born in Niihama include Nana Mizuki, Takashi Fukunishi, and Kenji Fukuda. Niihama has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Niihama is located in Japan.
Niihama is a city located in the eastern part of Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 115,824 in 57781 households and a population density of 490 persons per km². The total area of the city is 234.50 square kilometres (90.54 sq mi). It has the third largest population in Ehime, behind the prefectural capital of Matsuyama and the recently expanded city of Imabari. It is famous for its Besshi copper mine as well as the annual Niihama Taiko Festival that is the center of annual drunken and boisterous activity and draws tourists from around the country. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1976 and 1980, Niihama was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Nana Mizuki, Takashi Fukunishi, and Kenji Fukuda.
People Born in Niihama
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Nana Mizuki
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 1
Takashi Fukunishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 2
Kenji Fukuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.53
Rank: 3
Hiroki Ito
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.37
Rank: 4
Yoshiro Abe
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.33
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Niihama were soccer players (4), and actors (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 Niihama, including Takashi Fukunishi, Kenji Fukuda, and Hiroki Ito. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Niihama, including Takashi Fukunishi, Kenji Fukuda, and Hiroki Ito.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Niihama since 1700.
