Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture ranks 993rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santa Cruz de Tenerife, India, and Klagenfurt. Memorable people born in Shiga Prefecture include Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Minato Yoshida, and Katsura Hoshino. Shiga Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and military personnels. Shiga Prefecture is located in Japan.
Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,398,972 as of 1 February 2025 and has a geographic area of 4,017 km2 (1,551 sq mi). Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the northeast, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture to the west. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1559 and 1999, Shiga Prefecture was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Minato Yoshida, and Katsura Hoshino.
People Born in Shiga Prefecture
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Ōtani Yoshitsugu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 4
Minato Yoshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 9
Katsura Hoshino
COMIC ARTIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 16
Susumu Uemura
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 8
Ryoma Hashiuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 12
Takashi Kojima
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 2
Yusuke Takeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 1
Kazuki Kotera
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 7
Ryo Nishiguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.28
Rank: 14
Takumi Miyayoshi
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.78
Rank: 10
Masaaki Murakami
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.05
Rank: 11
Kenta Yoshikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.82
Rank: 17
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Shiga Prefecture were soccer players (13), military personnels (1), comic artists (1), badminton players (1), and athletes (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 Shiga Prefecture, including Minato Yoshida, Susumu Uemura, and Ryoma Hashiuchi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shiga Prefecture, including Minato Yoshida, Susumu Uemura, and Ryoma Hashiuchi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Shiga Prefecture since 1700.
