Wakayama (city)
Wakayama (city) ranks 1,287th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Varna, Bulgaria, Grasse, and Lynn, Massachusetts. The most famous people from Wakayama (city) are Kōnosuke Matsushita, Torakusu Yamaha, and Hyde. Wakayama (city) has been the birth place of many actors, and soccer players. Wakayama (city) is located in Japan.
People
Between 1851 and 1999, Wakayama (city) was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Kōnosuke Matsushita, Torakusu Yamaha, and Hyde.
People Born in Wakayama (city)
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Kōnosuke Matsushita
INVENTOR
1894 - 1989
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 1
Torakusu Yamaha
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1916
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 2
Hyde
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 3
Katsuyuki Konishi
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 4
Shiro Hashizume
SWIMMER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 5
Sabu
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 6
Jun Kamita
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 7
Nami Tamaki
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 8
Naoto Matsuo
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 9
Kenichi Yumoto
WRESTLER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 10
Yusuke Tanaka
GYMNAST
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 11
Kazuhito Tanaka
GYMNAST
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Wakayama (city)
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Wakayama (city) were actors (2), soccer players (2), gymnasts (2), inventors (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Wakayama (city), including Katsuyuki Konishi, and Sabu. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Wakayama (city), including Katsuyuki Konishi, and Sabu.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Wakayama (city) since 1700.
