Yamaguchi (city)
Yamaguchi (city) ranks 1,097th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind 6th arrondissement of Paris, Silver Spring, Maryland, and Randers. Memorable people born in Yamaguchi (city) include Nobusuke Kishi, Terauchi Masatake, and Chūya Nakahara. Yamaguchi (city) has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians. Yamaguchi (city) is located in Japan.
Yamaguchi is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2023, the city had an estimated population of 191,470 in 88,799 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 1,023.23 square kilometres (395.07 sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1824 and 1993, Yamaguchi (city) was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Nobusuke Kishi, Terauchi Masatake, and Chūya Nakahara.
People Born in Yamaguchi (city)
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Nobusuke Kishi
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1987
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 1
Terauchi Masatake
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1919
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2
Chūya Nakahara
WRITER
1907 - 1937
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 3
Heisuke Hironaka
MATHEMATICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 4
Ōmura Masujirō
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1869
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 5
Michio Mado
WRITER
1909 - 2014
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 6
Hisakichi Toyoda
ATHLETE
1912 - 1976
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 7
Yuya Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 8
Yuta Abe
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 9
Sayumi Michishige
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.91
Rank: 10
Kasumi Ishikawa
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.07
Rank: 11
Eiji Hirata
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 27.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Yamaguchi (city)
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Most individuals born in present day Yamaguchi (city) were soccer players (5), politicians (3), writers (2), mathematicians (1), and athletes (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 Yamaguchi (city), including Yuya Kubo, Yuta Abe, and Eiji Hirata. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yamaguchi (city), including Yuya Kubo, Yuta Abe, and Eiji Hirata.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Yamaguchi (city) since 1700.
