Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kawasaki, Kanagawa ranks 515th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Košice, Paramaribo, and Coventry. Memorable people born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa include Kyu Sakamoto, Shigeharu Ueki, and Takefusa Kubo. Memorable people who died in Kawasaki, Kanagawa include Kihachi Okamoto, Takeshi Kamo, and Norifumi Abe. Kawasaki, Kanagawa has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many film directors, and soccer players. Kawasaki, Kanagawa is located in Japan.
Kawasaki, officially Kawasaki City, is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the eighth most populated city in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Kawasaki, Kanagawa was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Kyu Sakamoto, Shigeharu Ueki, and Takefusa Kubo. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Kawasaki, Kanagawa including Kihachi Okamoto, Takeshi Kamo, and Norifumi Abe.
People Born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
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Kyu Sakamoto
SINGER
1941 - 1985
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 9
Shigeharu Ueki
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2024
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 19
Takefusa Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 31
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 17
Masanobu Ando
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 24
Takayuki Morimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 23
Yoshinobu Minowa
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 18
Takayuki Fujikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2018
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 8
Yuta Minami
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 15
Rumi Utsugi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 25
Mitsunori Yabuta
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 2
Manabu Saitō
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
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Kihachi Okamoto
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2005
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Rank: 1
Takeshi Kamo
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2004
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Rank: 2
Norifumi Abe
RACING DRIVER
1975 - 2007
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Rank: 3
Mikio Aoki
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
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Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
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FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2005
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Rank: 1
Takeshi Kamo
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2004
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Rank: 2
Norifumi Abe
RACING DRIVER
1975 - 2007
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Rank: 3
Mikio Aoki
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
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Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kawasaki, Kanagawa were soccer players (22), athletes (5), singers (2), film directors (1), and actors (1), while most who died were film directors (1), soccer players (1), racing drivers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, including Shigeharu Ueki, Takefusa Kubo, and Takayuki Morimoto. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kawasaki, Kanagawa, including Shigeharu Ueki, Takefusa Kubo, and Takayuki Morimoto.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa since 1700.
