Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture ranks 83rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lima, Baku, and Alexandria. Memorable people born in Shizuoka Prefecture include Waichiro Omura, Seki Matsunaga, and Kiyonao Ichiki. Memorable people who died in Shizuoka Prefecture include Saionji Kinmochi, and Motoo Kimura. Shizuoka Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and biologists. Shizuoka Prefecture is located in Japan.
Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. As of September 2023, Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of 7,777.42 km2 (3,002.88 sq mi). Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the north, and Aichi Prefecture to the west. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1892 and 1999, Shizuoka Prefecture was the birth place of 126 globally memorable people, including Waichiro Omura, Seki Matsunaga, and Kiyonao Ichiki. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Shizuoka Prefecture including Saionji Kinmochi, and Motoo Kimura.
People Born in Shizuoka Prefecture
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Waichiro Omura
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2003
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1
Seki Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2
Kiyonao Ichiki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1942
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 3
Rihei Sano
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1992
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 4
Shigeo Arai
SWIMMER
1916 - 1944
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 5
Akira Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 6
Hiroshi Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 7
Masaru Uchiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 8
Shinobu Ikeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 9
Noboru Terada
ATHLETE
1917 - 1986
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 10
Yoshinori Ishigami
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 11
Sayuri Yamaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Shizuoka Prefecture
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Soichi Hashimoto
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 125
Subha Venkatesan
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 126
People Deceased in Shizuoka Prefecture
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Saionji Kinmochi
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1940
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 1
Motoo Kimura
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 1994
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Shizuoka Prefecture were soccer players (121), athletes (3), military personnels (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and biologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shizuoka Prefecture, including Waichiro Omura, Seki Matsunaga, and Akira Matsunaga. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shizuoka Prefecture, including Waichiro Omura, Seki Matsunaga, and Rihei Sano.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Shizuoka Prefecture since 1700.
