MILITARY PERSONNEL

Kijirō Nambu

1869 - 1949

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Kijirō Nambu (南部 麒次郎, Nanbu Kijirō; September 22, 1869 – May 1, 1949) was a Japanese firearms designer and career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army. He founded the Nambu Arms Manufacturing Company, a major manufacturer of Japanese military firearms during the period. He was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure (2nd class) in 1914. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kijirō Nambu is the 1,484th most popular military personnel (up from 1,519th in 2019), the 1,041st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,002nd in 2019) and the 80th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Kijirō Nambu ranks 1,484 out of 2,058. Before him are Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, Momčilo Perišić, Sittas, Leo Phokas the Younger, Pavel Chichagov, and Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke. After him are Alexander of Lyncestis, Sergei Khudyakov, Tzachas, Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, Carl Johan Adlercreutz, and Attalus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Kijirō Nambu ranks 101. Before him are George Forbes, Yervant Odian, Edwin Lutyens, Mary Agnes Chase, Chittaranjan Das, and Henry Wood. After him are Boris Rosing, Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria, Georgette Leblanc, Dmitri Egorov, Albert Kahn, and Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Among people deceased in 1949, Kijirō Nambu ranks 110. Before him are Walter Short, Nikolay Gamaleya, Jankel Adler, Fedor Ozep, Ehmetjan Qasim, and Joaquín Torres-García. After him are Oton Župančič, Chairil Anwar, Uemura Shōen, Helen Churchill Candee, Elin Pelin, and Sekiryo Kaneda.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kijirō Nambu ranks 1,041 out of 6,245. Before him are Masayuki Uemura (1943), Takeshi Obata (1969), Tetsuya Nishiwaki (1977), Yoji Yamada (1931), Masae Suzuki (1957), and Kuroda Seiki (1866). After him are Saburō Kawabuchi (1936), Kuroki Tamemoto (1844), Yasuhiro Yamashita (1957), Jun'ichi Kōuchi (1886), Kyusaku Ogino (1882), and Kiyoura Keigo (1850).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Kijirō Nambu ranks 80. Before him are Oku Yasukata (1847), Shigeyoshi Inoue (1889), Akashi Motojiro (1864), Harukichi Hyakutake (1888), Kanji Ishiwara (1889), and Kazuo Sakamaki (1918). After him are Kuroki Tamemoto (1844), Shōji Nishimura (1889), Kiyonao Ichiki (1892), Jinichi Kusaka (1888), Mutsuhiro Watanabe (1918), and Itō Sukeyuki (1843).

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