Shinjuku
Shinjuku ranks 1,041st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ravenna, Willesden, and Nagasaki. Memorable people born in Shinjuku include Shinzō Abe, Ken Ogata, and Kishin Shinoyama. Memorable people who died in Shinjuku include Morihei Ueshiba, Shogo Kamo, and Taihō Kōki. Shinjuku has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many actors, and martial arts. Shinjuku is located in Japan.
Shinjuku , officially called Shinjuku City, is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. It is located to the west of the Japanese capital. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1915 and 1998, Shinjuku was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Shinzō Abe, Ken Ogata, and Kishin Shinoyama. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Shinjuku including Morihei Ueshiba, Shogo Kamo, and Taihō Kōki.
People Born in Shinjuku
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Shinzō Abe
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2022
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 12
Ken Ogata
ACTOR
1937 - 2008
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 13
Kishin Shinoyama
PHOTOGRAPHER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 11
Takuma Sato
RACING DRIVER
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 5
Gozo Shioda
MARTIAL ARTS
1915 - 1994
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 14
Yuichiro Nagai
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 2
Junnosuke Schneider
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 9
Takuro Nishimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 7
Jun Tamano
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 6
Risako Mitsui
POLITICIAN
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 1
Colin Killoran
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.26
Rank: 3
Jefferson Tabinas
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 32.58
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Shinjuku
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Morihei Ueshiba
MARTIAL ARTS
1883 - 1969
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 3
Shogo Kamo
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1977
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 4
Taihō Kōki
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2013
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 5
Daisaku Ikeda
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 8
Ken Shimura
COMEDIAN
1950 - 2020
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 1
Giant Baba
WRESTLER
1938 - 1999
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 2
Yukiko Okada
ACTOR
1967 - 1986
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 6
Sei Ashina
ACTOR
1983 - 2020
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Shinjuku were soccer players (8), politicians (2), actors (1), photographers (1), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were actors (2), martial arts (1), soccer players (1), politicians (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shinjuku, including Yuichiro Nagai, Junnosuke Schneider, and Takuro Nishimura. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shinjuku, including Yuichiro Nagai, Junnosuke Schneider, and Takuro Nishimura.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Shinjuku since 1700.
