Sakai
Sakai ranks 579th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hamilton, Ontario, Münster, and Port of Spain. The most famous people from Sakai are Kenzō Tange, Sen no Rikyū, and Ryuzo Hiraki. The most famous people who died in Sakai are Miki Matsubara. Sakai has been the birth place of many soccer players, and architects and the death place of many composers. Sakai is located in Japan.
People
Between 1522 and 1997, Sakai was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Kenzō Tange, Sen no Rikyū, and Ryuzo Hiraki. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Sakai including Miki Matsubara.
People Born in Sakai
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Kenzō Tange
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2005
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 1
Sen no Rikyū
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1591
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 2
Ryuzo Hiraki
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 3
Yosano Akiko
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 4
Kijūrō Shidehara
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1951
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 5
Shinsuke Sakimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6
Mizuho Sakaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 7
Asuna Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 8
Koji Nakajima
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 9
Naoki Hiraoka
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 10
Hayato Yano
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 11
Takahiro Ogihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Sakai
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sakai were soccer players (20), architects (1), religious figures (1), writers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were composers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sakai, including Ryuzo Hiraki, Shinsuke Sakimoto, and Mizuho Sakaguchi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sakai, including Ryuzo Hiraki, Shinsuke Sakimoto, and Mizuho Sakaguchi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Sakai since 1700.
