Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu ranks 401st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mie Prefecture, and Edmonton. Memorable people born in Kitakyushu include Shigeru Umebayashi, Kenichi Serada, and Kenichi Ohmae. Memorable people who died in Kitakyushu include Masahiro Hamazaki, and Teruki Miyamoto. Kitakyushu has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many soccer players. Kitakyushu is located in Japan.
Kitakyushu is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one of Japan's 20 designated cities, one of three on Kyushu, and is divided into seven wards. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1943 and 2000, Kitakyushu was the birth place of 35 globally memorable people, including Shigeru Umebayashi, Kenichi Serada, and Kenichi Ohmae. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kitakyushu including Masahiro Hamazaki, and Teruki Miyamoto.
People Born in Kitakyushu
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Shigeru Umebayashi
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 12
Kenichi Serada
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 24
Kenichi Ohmae
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 35
Yōichi Masuzoe
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 22
Kyohei Oyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 30
Takaki Shigemitsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 28
Seiko Noda
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 2
Yasuto Honda
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 31
Yūji Ueda
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 4
Rina Satō
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 15
Kōhei Uchimura
GYMNAST
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 7
Masashi Motoyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Kitakyushu
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Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Teruki Miyamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Kitakyushu
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SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Teruki Miyamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kitakyushu were soccer players (25), politicians (2), actors (2), athletes (2), and musicians (1), while most who died were soccer players (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kitakyushu, including Kenichi Serada, Kyohei Oyama, and Takaki Shigemitsu. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kitakyushu, including Kenichi Serada, Kyohei Oyama, and Takaki Shigemitsu.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Kitakyushu since 1700.
