Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture ranks 736th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Brașov, and Klaipėda. Memorable people born in Nagano Prefecture include Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Otozō Yamada, and Hiroyoshi Nishizawa. Nagano Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and military personnels. Nagano Prefecture is located in Japan.
Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 and has a geographic area of 13,561.56 square kilometres (5,236.15 sq mi). Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1811 and 1993, Nagano Prefecture was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Otozō Yamada, and Hiroyoshi Nishizawa.
People Born in Nagano Prefecture
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Tadamichi Kuribayashi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 4
Otozō Yamada
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1965
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 5
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1944
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 3
Sakuma Shōzan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1864
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 6
Kenta Komatsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 12
Eiji Aonuma
GAME DESIGNER
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 13
Keiichi Misawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 9
Shohei Kamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 16
Michie Tomizawa
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 7
Shota Imai
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 18
Miyuki Sawashiro
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 10
Yoshiaki Shimojo
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nagano Prefecture were soccer players (10), military personnels (3), actors (3), politicians (1), and game designers (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 Nagano Prefecture, including Kenta Komatsu, Keiichi Misawa, and Shohei Kamada. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nagano Prefecture, including Kenta Komatsu, Keiichi Misawa, and Shohei Kamada.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Nagano Prefecture since 1700.
