Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture ranks 73rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Helsinki, Cleveland, and Lyon. Memorable people born in Osaka Prefecture include Leo Esaki, Akira Kitaguchi, and Masahiro Hamazaki. Memorable people who died in Osaka Prefecture include Koichi Sekimoto. Osaka Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes 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 149 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: 54
Akira Kitaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 29
Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 144
Yoshio Furukawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 51
Saizo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 147
Hideo Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 145
Naoto Tajima
ATHLETE
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 149
Takayoshi Yamano
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 12
Tetsu Yamato
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 77
Teppei Uchida
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 104
Yasuhito Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 55
Emiko Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 114
Newly Added People Born in Osaka Prefecture
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Kanami Nakamaki
POLITICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.72
Rank: 141
Kei Marumo
POLITICIAN
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.65
Rank: 140
Teppei Chikaishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Rank: 142
Yuzuru Yoshimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Rank: 139
Yūta Matsumura
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 27.78
Rank: 137
Kotaro Tokunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 27.28
Rank: 138
Soma Meshino
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 25.92
Rank: 134
Jiro Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 25.66
Rank: 132
Takaya Yoshinare
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 25.38
Rank: 136
Taiyo Shimokawa
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 25.34
Rank: 133
Yuto Nagao
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 24.64
Rank: 135
People Deceased in Osaka Prefecture
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Osaka Prefecture were soccer players (137), athletes (2), actors (2), politicians (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 8 globally memorable people born in Osaka Prefecture since 1700.
