35.6062° N, 140.1179° E
CHIBA
Most Famous People Born in Chiba, Japan
- Notable people
- 577
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1977
- Most distinctive
- Seiyū 175.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Chiba during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Chiba Is Known For
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Football is Chiba's biggest profession — 25% of all notables (147).
Chiba over-indexes on seiyū — 175.2× the global rate.
Chiba under-produces politician — only 0.1× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Chiba's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Yuko Shimizu
Born 1946
Hiroshi Miyauchi
Born 1942
Takeo Chii
1942 - 2012
Minori Matsushima
Born 1940
Shigeru Iitaka
Born 1942
Toyoo Ashida
1944 - 2011
Sata Isobe
1944 - 2016
Akira Kuryu
Born 1947
Masatoshi Shinomaki
Born 1946
Norio Suzuki (explorer)
1949 - 1986
Motoki Nishimura
Born 1947
Keiichi Tsuruoka
Born 1940
Keiko Hama
Born 1947
Makiko Furukawa
Born 1947
Kozo Kinomoto
1949 - 2017
Toshihiko Kojima
Born 1940
Ayumi Tachihara
Born 1947
Chonosuke Takagi
1948 - 2016
Sachiko Fukunaka
Born 1947
Toshio Shoji
Born 1940
Kōzō Miyoshi
Born 1947
Yukio Imanaka
Born 1949
Takayuki Okazaki
Born 1940
Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa
Born 1948
Yukio Jitsukawa
Born 1943
Yorihide Isogai
Born 1940
Katsuji Hasegawa
Born 1946