Koshigaya
Koshigaya ranks 3,252nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nicomedia, Bury St Edmunds, and Mérida, Spain. Memorable people born in Koshigaya include Sumio Iijima, Junri Namigata, and Kosuke Kikuchi. Koshigaya has been the birth place of many soccer players, and physicists. Koshigaya is located in Japan.
Koshigaya is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 345,353 in 158,022 households and a population density of 5700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 60.24 square kilometres (23.26 sq mi). It is famous for producing daruma dolls. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1939 and 1996, Koshigaya was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Sumio Iijima, Junri Namigata, and Kosuke Kikuchi.
People Born in Koshigaya
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Sumio Iijima
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 2
Junri Namigata
TENNIS PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 1
Kosuke Kikuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 5
Tsuyoshi Shimamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 4
Boniface Nduka
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 30.83
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Koshigaya were soccer players (3), physicists (1), and tennis players (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 Koshigaya, including Kosuke Kikuchi, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, and Boniface Nduka. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Koshigaya, including Kosuke Kikuchi, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, and Boniface Nduka.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Koshigaya since 1700.
