Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture ranks 1,481st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lier, Belgium, Cottbus, and Osasco. The most famous people from Yamagata Prefecture are Choei Sato, Junji Goto, and Yuriko Mizuma. Yamagata Prefecture has been the birth place of many soccer players, and models. Yamagata Prefecture is located in Japan.
People
Between 1951 and 2002, Yamagata Prefecture was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Choei Sato, Junji Goto, and Yuriko Mizuma.
People Born in Yamagata Prefecture
Go to all RankingsChoei Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 1
Junji Goto
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2
Yuriko Mizuma
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 3
Takeshi Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 4
Issei Yoshimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 5
Rin Aoki
MODEL
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 6
Aya Endō
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 7
Junji Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 8
Katsumi Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 9
Kenji Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 10
Riku Handa
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 30.26
Rank: 11
Kota Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.54
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Yamagata Prefecture
Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Yamagata Prefecture were soccer players (10), models (1), and actors (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 Yamagata Prefecture, including Choei Sato, Junji Goto, and Yuriko Mizuma. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yamagata Prefecture, including Choei Sato, Junji Goto, and Yuriko Mizuma.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Yamagata Prefecture since 1700.












