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Kawagoe, Saitama (jpn)

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Kawagoe, Saitama ranks 2,228th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, and Chambray-lès-Tours. Memorable people born in Kawagoe, Saitama include Utamaro, Toru Chishima, and Takuya Ogiwara. Memorable people who died in Kawagoe, Saitama include Junko Tabei. Kawagoe, Saitama has been the birth place of many soccer players, and painters and the death place of many mountaineers. Kawagoe, Saitama is located in Japan.

Kawagoe is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 353,214 in 162,210 households and a population density of 3200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 109.13 square kilometres (42.14 sq mi). The city is known locally as "Little Edo" after the old name for Tokyo, due to its many historic buildings. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1753 and 1999, Kawagoe, Saitama was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Utamaro, Toru Chishima, and Takuya Ogiwara. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Kawagoe, Saitama including Junko Tabei.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Kawagoe, Saitama were soccer players (6), painters (1), and athletes (1),  while most who died were mountaineers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kawagoe, Saitama, including Toru Chishima, Takuya Ogiwara, and Takahiro Kuniyoshi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kawagoe, Saitama, including Toru Chishima, Takuya Ogiwara, and Takahiro Kuniyoshi.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kawagoe, Saitama since 1700.