Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture ranks 73rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Helsinki, Cleveland, and Lyon. Memorable people born in Osaka Prefecture include Leo Esaki, Akira Kitaguchi, and Hideo Sakai. Memorable people who died in Osaka Prefecture include Koichi Sekimoto. Osaka Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many soccer players. Osaka Prefecture is located in Japan.
Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 and has a geographic area of 1,905 square kilometres (736 sq mi). Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara Prefecture to the southeast, and Wakayama Prefecture to the south. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Osaka Prefecture was the birth place of 138 globally memorable people, including Leo Esaki, Akira Kitaguchi, and Hideo Sakai. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Osaka Prefecture including Koichi Sekimoto.
People Born in Osaka Prefecture
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Leo Esaki
PHYSICIST
1925 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1
Akira Kitaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 2
Hideo Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 3
Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 4
Yoshio Furukawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 5
Saizo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 6
Naoto Tajima
ATHLETE
1912 - 1990
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 7
Kenjiro Tsuda
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 8
Yukihiro Matsumoto
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 9
Yasuhito Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 10
Akihiro Nishimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 11
Takayoshi Yamano
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Osaka Prefecture
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ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 8
Tatsunori Otsuka
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 137
Oliver Wood
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 138
People Deceased in Osaka Prefecture
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Osaka Prefecture were soccer players (128), athletes (2), actors (2), physicists (1), and computer scientists (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Osaka Prefecture, including Akira Kitaguchi, Masahiro Hamazaki, and Yoshio Furukawa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Osaka Prefecture, including Akira Kitaguchi, Hideo Sakai, and Masahiro Hamazaki.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Osaka Prefecture since 1700.
