Shizuoka (city)
Shizuoka (city) ranks 98th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Seattle, Baghdad, and Geneva. Memorable people born in Shizuoka (city) include Kazuyoshi Miura, Imagawa Yoshimoto, and Tameo Ide. Memorable people who died in Shizuoka (city) include Tokugawa Ieyasu, Inoue Kaoru, and Yasuhiro Yamada. Shizuoka (city) has been the birth place of many soccer players and racing drivers and the death place of many soccer players and military personnels. Shizuoka (city) is located in Japan.
Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in both population and area. It has been populated since prehistoric times. As of 1 September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 677,867 in 106,087 households, and a population density of 480 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1519 and 1996, Shizuoka (city) was the birth place of 97 globally memorable people, including Kazuyoshi Miura, Imagawa Yoshimoto, and Tameo Ide. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Shizuoka (city) including Tokugawa Ieyasu, Inoue Kaoru, and Yasuhiro Yamada.
People Born in Shizuoka (city)
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Kazuyoshi Miura
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 1
Imagawa Yoshimoto
1519 - 1560
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 2
Tameo Ide
1908 - 1998
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 3
Yoshitaka Amano
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4
Kazumi Takada
1951 - 2009
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 5
Yoshito Usui
1958 - 2009
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 6
Ryuichi Sugiyama
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 7
Toyohito Mochizuki
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 8
Yasutoshi Miura
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 9
Masatoshi Shima
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 10
Hidetaka Miyazaki
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 11
Chiaki Yamada
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Shizuoka (city)
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People Deceased in Shizuoka (city)
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
1542 - 1616
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 1
Inoue Kaoru
1836 - 1915
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 2
Yasuhiro Yamada
1968 - 2013
HPI: 32.87
Rank: 3
Masanori Sanada
1968 - 2011
HPI: 32.53
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Shizuoka (city) were soccer players (89), racing drivers (2), politicians (1), artists (1), and comic artists (1), while most who died were soccer players (2), military personnels (1), and politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shizuoka (city), including Kazuyoshi Miura, Kazumi Takada, and Ryuichi Sugiyama. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shizuoka (city), including Kazuyoshi Miura, Tameo Ide, and Kazumi Takada.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Shizuoka (city) since 1700.
