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Japan
Japan ranks 5th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Memorable people born in present day Japan include Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai. Memorable people who died in Japan include Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai. Japan has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. The top cities in Japan by number of biographies are Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, and Shizuoka Prefecture.
People
Between 711 BC and 2009, present day Japan was the birth place of 6,918 globally memorable people, including Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai. Additionaly, 895 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Japan including Hirohito, Matsuo Bashō, and Hokusai.
People Born in Present Day Japan
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Hirohito
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 1
Matsuo Bashō
WRITER
1644 - 1694
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 2
Hokusai
ARTIST
1760 - 1849
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 3
Hayao Miyazaki
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 4
Akihito
NOBLEMAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 83.28
Rank: 5
Oda Nobunaga
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1534 - 1582
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 6
Akira Kurosawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1998
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 7
Tokugawa Ieyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1542 - 1616
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 8
Emperor Meiji
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 9
Miyamoto Musashi
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 10
Naruhito
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 11
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1598
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Japan
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Sanae Takaichi
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 48
Ōkubo Toshimichi
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1878
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 117
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
NOBLEMAN
1568 - 1595
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 678
Kuroda Yoshitaka
NOBLEMAN
1546 - 1604
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 717
Masanobu Tsuji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1968
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 960
Tanuma Okitsugu
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1788
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,010
Shigeo Nagashima
BASEBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 1,033
Toshiyuki Nishida
ACTOR
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 1,081
Hiroshi Fujioka
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 1,109
Prince Komatsu Akihito
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1903
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,113
Lady Saigō
COMPANION
1552 - 1589
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 1,225
Naomi Uemura
EXPLORER
1941 - 1984
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1,251
People Deceased in Present Day Japan
Go to all RankingsHirohito
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 1
Matsuo Bashō
WRITER
1644 - 1694
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 2
Hokusai
ARTIST
1760 - 1849
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 3
Oda Nobunaga
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1534 - 1582
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 4
Akira Kurosawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1998
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 5
Tokugawa Ieyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1542 - 1616
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 6
Emperor Meiji
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 7
Miyamoto Musashi
WRITER
1584 - 1645
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 8
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1598
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 9
Yukio Mishima
WRITER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 10
Yasunari Kawabata
WRITER
1899 - 1972
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 11
Toshiro Mifune
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Japan
Go to all RankingsŌkubo Toshimichi
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1878
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 85
Kuroda Yoshitaka
NOBLEMAN
1546 - 1604
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 485
Tanuma Okitsugu
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1788
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 652
Shigeo Nagashima
BASEBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2025
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 661
Toshiyuki Nishida
ACTOR
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 684
Prince Komatsu Akihito
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1903
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 693
Jun Fukuda
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2000
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 696
Lady Saigō
COMPANION
1552 - 1589
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 743
Kaneko Fumiko
EXTREMIST
1903 - 1926
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 793
Ren Osugi
ACTOR
1951 - 2018
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 800
Miho Nakayama
ACTOR
1970 - 2024
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 836
Nobutaka Machimura
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2015
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 842
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Japan were soccer players (4248), actors (516), politicians (372), athletes (251), and singers (152), while most who died were politicians (257), soccer players (99), military personnels (86), writers (82), and actors (59).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Japan, including Kakuichi Mimura, Hiroaki Sato, and Kunishige Kamamoto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Japan, including Takashi Kasahara, Tameo Ide, and Kakuichi Mimura.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Japan since 1700.
