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Tokyo ranks 13th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Budapest, Brooklyn, and Saint Petersburg. Memorable people born in Tokyo include Yukio Mishima, Yoko Ono, and Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi. Memorable people who died in Tokyo include Emperor Meiji, Hiroo Onoda, and Osamu Dazai. Tokyo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Tokyo is located in Japan.

Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital and most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents as of 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1123 and 2006, Tokyo was the birth place of 475 globally memorable people, including Yukio Mishima, Yoko Ono, and Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi. Additionaly, 238 globally memorable people have passed away in Tokyo including Emperor Meiji, Hiroo Onoda, and Osamu Dazai.

People Born in Tokyo

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Tokyo were soccer players (219), actors (89), politicians (19), writers (18), and singers (13),  while most who died were politicians (59), writers (28), actors (24), military personnels (23), and film directors (15).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tokyo, including Kakuichi Mimura, Noritaka Hidaka, and Yusuke Omi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tokyo, including Kakuichi Mimura, Tadao Takayama, and Takashi Kano.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Tokyo since 1700.