Saga Prefecture
Saga Prefecture ranks 841st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vigo, Arles, and Santo André, São Paulo. Memorable people born in Saga Prefecture include Saburō Sakai, Taisen Deshimaru, and Harukichi Hyakutake. Saga Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and military personnels. Saga Prefecture is located in Japan.
Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of roughly 800 thousand and has a geographic area of 60 km2. Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefecture to the southwest. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1869 and 1998, Saga Prefecture was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Saburō Sakai, Taisen Deshimaru, and Harukichi Hyakutake.
People Born in Saga Prefecture
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Saburō Sakai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 2000
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1
Taisen Deshimaru
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1982
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 2
Harukichi Hyakutake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 3
Kijirō Nambu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1949
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 4
Aoi Koga
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 5
Takashi Imoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 27.33
Rank: 6
Koichiro Katafuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 27.03
Rank: 7
Yasuhide Ihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 25.63
Rank: 8
Yoshiki Maeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 24.64
Rank: 9
Hiroshi Nakano
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 23.52
Rank: 10
Kentaro Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 22.32
Rank: 11
Hiroki Mihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 21.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Saga Prefecture
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1949
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 4
Aoi Koga
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 5
Takeshi Kamura
BADMINTON PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 18
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Saga Prefecture were soccer players (12), military personnels (3), religious figures (1), actors (1), and badminton players (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 Saga Prefecture, including Takashi Imoto, Koichiro Katafuchi, and Yasuhide Ihara. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Saga Prefecture, including Takashi Imoto, Koichiro Katafuchi, and Yasuhide Ihara.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Saga Prefecture since 1700.
