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Niigata (city) (jpn)

Niigata (city) ranks 615th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Alexandria, Virginia, Le Havre, and Vyborg. The most famous people from Niigata (city) are Rumiko Takahashi, Hitoshi Igarashi, and Ango Sakaguchi. The most famous people who died in Niigata (city) are Kyusaku Ogino, and Noboru Yamaguchi. Niigata (city) has been the birth place of many soccer players, and comic artists and the death place of many physicians, and writers. Niigata (city) is located in Japan.

Between 1905 and 2001, Niigata (city) was the birth place of 24 globally memorable people, including Rumiko Takahashi, Hitoshi Igarashi, and Ango Sakaguchi. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Niigata (city) including Kyusaku Ogino, and Noboru Yamaguchi.

Most individuals born in present day Niigata (city) were soccer players (16), comic artists (2), writers (2), architects (1), and composers (1), while most who died were physicians (1), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Niigata (city), including Katsuo Kanda, Sunao Kasahara, and Yasuhiro Watanabe. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Niigata (city), including Katsuo Kanda, Sunao Kasahara, and Yasuhiro Watanabe.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Niigata (city) since 1700.