Takasaki
Takasaki ranks 755th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Székesfehérvár, Mexico, and São Bernardo do Campo. Memorable people born in Takasaki include Yasuhiro Nakasone, Yasuo Fukuda, and Takeo Fukuda. Memorable people who died in Takasaki include Nobuyuki Aihara. Takasaki has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many gymnasts. Takasaki is located in Japan.
Takasaki is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the city had an estimated population of 372,369 in 167,345 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 459.16 square kilometres (177.28 sq mi). Takasaki is famous as the hometown of the Daruma doll, theoretically representing the Buddhist sage Bodhidharma and in modern practice a symbol of good luck. Takasaki has been the largest city in Gunma Prefecture since 1990 after overtaking Maebashi. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 1996, Takasaki was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Yasuhiro Nakasone, Yasuo Fukuda, and Takeo Fukuda. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Takasaki including Nobuyuki Aihara.
People Born in Takasaki
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Yasuhiro Nakasone
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2019
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 1
Yasuo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 2
Takeo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 3
Hirofumi Nakasone
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 4
Nobuyuki Aihara
GYMNAST
1934 - 2013
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 5
Tomoyasu Hotei
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 6
Reki Kawahara
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 7
Yuma Asami
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 8
Motohiro Yamaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 9
Takeshi Aoki
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.61
Rank: 10
Kazuki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 27.36
Rank: 11
Norihisa Shimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 26.87
Rank: 12
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Most individuals born in present day Takasaki were soccer players (11), politicians (4), gymnasts (1), musicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were gymnasts (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Takasaki, including Motohiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Aoki, and Kazuki Sato. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Takasaki, including Motohiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Aoki, and Kazuki Sato.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Takasaki since 1700.
