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Sakai (jpn)

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Sakai ranks 579th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hamilton, Ontario, Münster, and Port of Spain. Memorable people born in Sakai include Kenzō Tange, Sen no Rikyū, and Yosano Akiko. Memorable people who died in Sakai include Miki Matsubara. Sakai has been the birth place of many soccer players, and architects and the death place of many composers. Sakai is located in Japan.

Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its kofun, keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The kofun in Sakai include the largest grave in the world by area, Daisen Kofun. Once known for swords, Sakai is now famous for the quality of its cutlery. As of 1 January 2022, the city had an estimated population of 819,965, making it the fourteenth most populous city in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1522 and 1997, Sakai was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Kenzō Tange, Sen no Rikyū, and Yosano Akiko. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Sakai including Miki Matsubara.

People Born in Sakai

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People Deceased in Sakai

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Sakai were soccer players (20), architects (1), religious figures (1), writers (1), and politicians (1),  while most who died were composers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sakai, including Ryuzo Hiraki, Mizuho Sakaguchi, and Takahiro Ogihara. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sakai, including Ryuzo Hiraki, Mizuho Sakaguchi, and Takahiro Ogihara.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Sakai since 1700.