Okayama
Okayama ranks 1,091st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wittenberg, Srinagar, and Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Memorable people born in Okayama include Miyamoto Musashi, Inukai Tsuyoshi, and Sen Katayama. Okayama has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers. Okayama is located in Japan.
Okayama is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1889. As of February 2023, the city has an estimated population of 700,940 and a population density of 890 people per km2. The total area is 789.95 square kilometres. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1584 and 1996, Okayama was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Miyamoto Musashi, Inukai Tsuyoshi, and Sen Katayama.
People Born in Okayama
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Miyamoto Musashi
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 1
Inukai Tsuyoshi
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1932
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 2
Sen Katayama
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1933
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 3
Matome Ugaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1945
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 4
Yōko Ogawa
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 5
Kinue Hitomi
ATHLETE
1907 - 1931
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 6
Jun'ichi Kōuchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1970
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 7
Kentaro Yabuki
COMIC ARTIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 8
Takako Shirai
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 9
Shin Koyamada
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 10
Yuko Arimori
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 11
Hisashi Tsuchida
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 35.66
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Okayama
Go to all RankingsMatome Ugaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1945
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 4
Jun'ichi Kōuchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1970
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 7
Kentaro Yabuki
COMIC ARTIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Okayama were soccer players (4), writers (2), politicians (2), athletes (2), and military personnels (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 Okayama, including Hisashi Tsuchida, Takuya Kokeguchi, and Kento Kato. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Okayama, including Hisashi Tsuchida, Takuya Kokeguchi, and Kento Kato.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Okayama since 1700.
