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Bunkyō (jpn)

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Bunkyō ranks 2,296th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nishitokyo, Ohrid, and Prizren. Memorable people born in Bunkyō include Teiichi Matsumaru, Hiroto Muraoka, and Yukio Hatoyama. Memorable people who died in Bunkyō include Kono Yasui, Andy Hug, and Shigemaru Takenokoshi. Bunkyō has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Bunkyō is located in Japan.

Bunkyō is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there. Bunkyō is home to the Tokyo Dome, Judo's Kōdōkan, and the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1909 and 1996, Bunkyō was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Teiichi Matsumaru, Hiroto Muraoka, and Yukio Hatoyama. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Bunkyō including Kono Yasui, Andy Hug, and Shigemaru Takenokoshi. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Bunkyō than were born there.

People Born in Bunkyō

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Bunkyō were soccer players (4), actors (2), and politicians (1),  while most who died were soccer players (3), politicians (2), comic artists (2), martial arts (1), and film directors (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bunkyō, including Hiroto Muraoka, Yukio Tsuchiya, and Shunsuke Motegi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bunkyō, including Teiichi Matsumaru, Hiroto Muraoka, and Yukio Tsuchiya.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Bunkyō since 1700.