Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture ranks 590th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Norrköping, Alexandria, Virginia, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Memorable people born in Okinawa Prefecture include Gackt, Brian Tee, and Chris Horner. Memorable people who died in Okinawa Prefecture include Mitsuru Ushijima, Seiichi Itō, and Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.. Okinawa Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players and musicians and the death place of many military personnels and martial arts. Okinawa Prefecture is located in Japan.
Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. It has a population of 1,457,162 and a geographic area of 2,281 km2. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1968 and 2002, Okinawa Prefecture was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Gackt, Brian Tee, and Chris Horner. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Okinawa Prefecture including Mitsuru Ushijima, Seiichi Itō, and Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr..
People Born in Okinawa Prefecture
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Gackt
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 1
Brian Tee
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 2
Chris Horner
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 3
Ben Shepherd
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.10
Rank: 4
Eiji Takada
1974 - Present
HPI: 25.64
Rank: 5
Osama Elsamni
1988 - Present
HPI: 24.88
Rank: 6
Sho Shimoji
1985 - Present
HPI: 21.40
Rank: 7
Takefumi Toma
1989 - Present
HPI: 17.31
Rank: 8
Takumi Uesato
1990 - Present
HPI: 17.21
Rank: 9
Taishi Sunagawa
1990 - Present
HPI: 16.93
Rank: 10
Yukiya Tamashiro
1993 - Present
HPI: 15.78
Rank: 11
Yutaro Chinen
1993 - Present
HPI: 15.60
Rank: 12
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People Deceased in Okinawa Prefecture
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Mitsuru Ushijima
1887 - 1945
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1
Seiichi Itō
1890 - 1945
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
1886 - 1945
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 3
Ankō Itosu
1831 - 1915
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 4
Isamu Chō
1895 - 1945
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in Okinawa Prefecture
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Okinawa Prefecture were soccer players (16), musicians (2), actors (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were military personnels (4) and martial arts (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Okinawa Prefecture, including Eiji Takada, Osama Elsamni, and Sho Shimoji. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Okinawa Prefecture, including Eiji Takada, Osama Elsamni, and Sho Shimoji.
