Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture ranks 73rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Helsinki, Cleveland, and Lyon. The most famous people from Osaka Prefecture are Leo Esaki, Akira Kitaguchi, and Masahiro Hamazaki. The most famous people who died in Osaka Prefecture are Koichi Sekimoto. Osaka Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players. Osaka Prefecture is located in Japan.
Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 and has a geographic area of 1,905 square kilometres (736 sq mi). Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara Prefecture to the southeast, and Wakayama Prefecture to the south. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Osaka Prefecture was the birth place of 152 globally memorable people, including Leo Esaki, Akira Kitaguchi, and Masahiro Hamazaki. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Osaka Prefecture including Koichi Sekimoto.
People Born in Osaka Prefecture
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Leo Esaki
PHYSICIST
1925 - Present
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 1
Akira Kitaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 2
Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 3
Yoshio Furukawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 4
Saizo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 5
Hideo Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 6
Naoto Tajima
ATHLETE
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 7
Takayoshi Yamano
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 8
Tetsu Yamato
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 9
Teppei Uchida
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 10
Yasuhito Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 11
Emiko Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Osaka Prefecture
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Hiroshi Maeue
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2009
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 33
Kengo Kawanishi
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 59
Takafumi Nishitani
SKATER
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.21
Rank: 87
Kanami Nakamaki
POLITICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.72
Rank: 100
Kei Marumo
SWIMMER
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.65
Rank: 112
Teppei Chikaishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Rank: 131
Yuzuru Yoshimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 132
Yūta Matsumura
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 27.78
Rank: 136
Kotaro Tokunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 27.28
Rank: 139
Soma Meshino
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 25.92
Rank: 145
Jiro Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 25.66
Rank: 147
Takaya Yoshinare
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 25.38
Rank: 148
People Deceased in Osaka Prefecture
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Osaka Prefecture were soccer players (137), actors (3), athletes (2), swimmers (2), and physicists (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Osaka Prefecture, including Akira Kitaguchi, Masahiro Hamazaki, and Yoshio Furukawa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Osaka Prefecture, including Akira Kitaguchi, Masahiro Hamazaki, and Yoshio Furukawa.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Osaka Prefecture since 1700.
