Ōta, Tokyo
Ōta, Tokyo ranks 1,065th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Southwark, Siegen, and Columbia, Missouri. Memorable people born in Ōta, Tokyo include Akiko Wakabayashi, Daisaku Ikeda, and Akina Nakamori. Memorable people who died in Ōta, Tokyo include Shiro Hashizume, Rokurō Naya, and Hasui Kawase. Ōta, Tokyo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players, and swimmers. Ōta, Tokyo is located in Japan.
Ōta is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Ōta City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Ōmori and Kamata following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The southernmost of the 23 special wards, Ōta borders the special wards of Shinagawa, Meguro and Setagaya to the north, and Kōtō to the east. Across the Tama River in Kanagawa Prefecture is the city of Kawasaki, forming the boundaries to the south and west. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1928 and 1993, Ōta, Tokyo was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Akiko Wakabayashi, Daisaku Ikeda, and Akina Nakamori. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Ōta, Tokyo including Shiro Hashizume, Rokurō Naya, and Hasui Kawase.
People Born in Ōta, Tokyo
Go to all RankingsAkiko Wakabayashi
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 13
Daisaku Ikeda
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 9
Akina Nakamori
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 1
Kenjiro Shinozuka
ATHLETE
1948 - 2024
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 8
Mikako Ichikawa
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 10
Karina Maruyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 12
Ayumi Morita
TENNIS PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 3
Keisuke Kurihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 11
Asuka Fukuda
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 14
Jiro Kamata
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.28
Rank: 2
Yuki Kaneko
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 33.33
Rank: 4
Kenta Mukuhara
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.32
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Ōta, Tokyo
Go to all RankingsShiro Hashizume
SWIMMER
1928 - 2023
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Rank: 1
Rokurō Naya
ACTOR
1932 - 2014
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Rank: 2
Hasui Kawase
ARTIST
1883 - 1957
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Rank: 3
Goro Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1894 - 1958
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Rank: 4
Nichiren
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1222 - 1282
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Rank: 5
Shintaro Ishihara
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2022
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Rank: 6
Takashi Kano
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2000
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Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Ōta, Tokyo
Go to all RankingsShiro Hashizume
SWIMMER
1928 - 2023
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Rank: 1
Rokurō Naya
ACTOR
1932 - 2014
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Rank: 2
Hasui Kawase
ARTIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Goro Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1894 - 1958
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Nichiren
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1222 - 1282
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Shintaro Ishihara
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Takashi Kano
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2000
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Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ōta, Tokyo were soccer players (7), actors (2), singers (2), philosophers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were soccer players (2), swimmers (1), actors (1), artists (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ōta, Tokyo, including Karina Maruyama, Keisuke Kurihara, and Jiro Kamata. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ōta, Tokyo, including Karina Maruyama, Keisuke Kurihara, and Jiro Kamata.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ōta, Tokyo since 1700.