Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture ranks 217th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Egypt, Sweden, and Utrecht. Memorable people born in Fukuoka Prefecture include Seichō Matsumoto, Takeshi Shudo, and Ted Fujita. Fukuoka Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors. Fukuoka Prefecture is located in Japan.
Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 and has a geographic area of 4,986 km2. Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1909 and 2001, Fukuoka Prefecture was the birth place of 58 globally memorable people, including Seichō Matsumoto, Takeshi Shudo, and Ted Fujita.
People Born in Fukuoka Prefecture
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Seichō Matsumoto
WRITER
1909 - 1992
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 27
Takeshi Shudo
WRITER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 28
Ted Fujita
PHYSICIST
1920 - 1998
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 29
Naohiro Kitade
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 44
Takashi Maeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 33
Hidemasa Kobayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 54
Yukari Tamura
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 32
Toru Yasutake
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 17
Koyoharu Gotouge
COMIC ARTIST
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 30
Atsushi Matsuo
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 23
Seiichi Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 58
Sui Ishida
WRITER
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 43
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Fukuoka Prefecture were soccer players (49), actors (4), writers (3), physicists (1), and comic artists (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 Fukuoka Prefecture, including Naohiro Kitade, Takashi Maeda, and Hidemasa Kobayashi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fukuoka Prefecture, including Naohiro Kitade, Takashi Maeda, and Hidemasa Kobayashi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Fukuoka Prefecture since 1700.
