Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture ranks 67th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baltimore, Atlanta, and Riga. Memorable people born in Shizuoka Prefecture include Seki Matsunaga, Waichiro Omura, and Rihei Sano. 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 military personnels 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
Between 1892 and 1999, Shizuoka Prefecture was the birth place of 128 globally memorable people, including Seki Matsunaga, Waichiro Omura, and Rihei Sano. 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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Seki Matsunaga
1928 - 2013
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1
Waichiro Omura
1933 - 2003
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 2
Rihei Sano
1912 - 1992
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 3
Akira Matsunaga
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 4
Kiyonao Ichiki
1892 - 1942
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 5
Hiroshi Yoshida
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 6
Shigeo Arai
1916 - 1944
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 7
Sayuri Yamaguchi
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 8
Noboru Terada
1917 - 1986
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 9
Shinobu Ikeda
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 10
Masaru Uchiyama
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 11
Yoshinori Ishigami
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Shizuoka Prefecture
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1892 - 1942
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 5
Kazuyuki Matsuda
1979 - Present
HPI: 17.76
Rank: 95
Yutaro Hakamata
1996 - Present
HPI: 17.74
Rank: 96
Yuya Nagasawa
1996 - Present
HPI: 12.81
Rank: 121
Taichi Nakamura
1993 - Present
HPI: 12.76
Rank: 122
Keita Yamauchi
1994 - Present
HPI: 9.55
Rank: 128
People Deceased in Shizuoka Prefecture
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Most individuals born in present day Shizuoka Prefecture were soccer players (124), military personnels (1), swimmers (1), athletes (1), and singers (1), while most who died were politicians (1) and biologists (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shizuoka Prefecture, including Seki Matsunaga, Waichiro Omura, and Akira Matsunaga. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shizuoka Prefecture, including Seki Matsunaga, Waichiro Omura, and Rihei Sano.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Shizuoka Prefecture since 1700.
