Okayama
Okayama ranks 1,371st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vinkovci, Guarulhos, and Reus. Memorable people born in Okayama include Inukai Tsuyoshi, Kinue Hitomi, and Yōko Ogawa. Okayama has been the birth place of many soccer players and athletes. 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 persons per km2. The total area is 789.95 square kilometres. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1855 and 1996, Okayama was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Inukai Tsuyoshi, Kinue Hitomi, and Yōko Ogawa.
People Born in Okayama
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Inukai Tsuyoshi
1855 - 1932
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1
Kinue Hitomi
1907 - 1931
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 2
Yōko Ogawa
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 3
Shin Koyamada
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 4
Takako Shirai
1952 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 5
Yuko Arimori
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 6
Hisashi Tsuchida
1967 - Present
HPI: 31.36
Rank: 7
Takuya Kokeguchi
1985 - Present
HPI: 21.04
Rank: 8
Kento Kato
1995 - Present
HPI: 14.32
Rank: 9
Masahito Onoda
1996 - Present
HPI: 11.09
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Okayama
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Okayama were soccer players (4), athletes (2), politicians (1), writers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Okayama since 1700.
