Utsunomiya
Utsunomiya ranks 1,004th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Namur, Charlottenburg, and Kortrijk. Memorable people born in Utsunomiya include Kuniaki Koiso, Michihiro Ozawa, and Ikuo Matsumoto. Utsunomiya has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians. Utsunomiya is located in Japan.
Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 July 2023, the city had an estimated population of 513,584, and a population density of 1,232 persons per square kilometre (3,190/sq mi). The total area of the city is 416.85 km2 (160.95 sq mi). Utsunomiya is famous for its gyoza. There are more than two hundred gyoza restaurants in Utsunomiya. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1880 and 1996, Utsunomiya was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Kuniaki Koiso, Michihiro Ozawa, and Ikuo Matsumoto.
People Born in Utsunomiya
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Kuniaki Koiso
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1950
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1
Michihiro Ozawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 2
Ikuo Matsumoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 3
Tetsuo Sugamata
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 4
Yukio Edano
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 5
Minori Chihara
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 6
Kozue Ando
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 7
Aya Sameshima
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 8
Atsushi Yoneyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 9
Takako Tezuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 10
Naoya Kondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 11
Yoshiaki Fujita
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.87
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Utsunomiya were soccer players (12), politicians (2), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Utsunomiya, including Michihiro Ozawa, Ikuo Matsumoto, and Tetsuo Sugamata. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Utsunomiya, including Michihiro Ozawa, Ikuo Matsumoto, and Tetsuo Sugamata.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Utsunomiya since 1700.
