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FUKUOKA-SHI

Most Famous People Born in Fukuoka-shi, Japan

Notable people
318
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1968
Most distinctive
Seiyū 72.9×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Fukuoka-shi during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Fukuoka-shi Is Known For

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Football is Fukuoka-shi's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (42).

Fukuoka-shi over-indexes on seiyū — 72.9× the global rate.

Fukuoka-shi under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football42
  2. Actor30
  3. Player20
  4. Singer18
  5. Baseball17
  6. Politician16
  7. Novelist12
  8. Seiyū11
  1. Seiyū1172.9×
  2. Manga861.5×
  3. Judo711.4×
  4. Novelist129.5×
  5. Wrestler54.9×
  6. Baseball174.7×
  7. Swimmer63.9×
  8. Player203.2×
  1. Politician160.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Fukuoka-shi's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0001 SINGER

Ayumi Hamasaki

Born 1978

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0006 MUSIC

Ringo Sheena

Born 1978

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0008 ACTOR

Noriko Sakai

Born 1971

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0018 JUDO

Ryoko Tani

Born 1975

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0019 SINGER

Yukari Tamura

Born 1976

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0039 ACTRESS

Michiko Kichise

Born 1975

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0040 FASHION MODEL

Eihi Shiina

Born 1976

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0051 SEIYŪ

Kenji Hamada

Born 1972

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0053 SINGER

Kiyoshi Hikawa

Born 1977

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0064 BASEBALL

Tsuyoshi Shinjo

Born 1972

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0070 FILM

Kōji Shiraishi

Born 1973

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0071 FOOTBALL

Yoshiteru Yamashita

Born 1977

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0081 ARTIST

Koichi Toyama

Born 1970

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0093 ACTOR

Riho Makise

Born 1971

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0115 ACTOR

Fujiko Kano

Born 1972

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0116 JUDO

Kenzo Nakamura

Born 1973

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0118 JUDO

Kie Kusakabe

Born 1978

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0124 COMPOSER

Mina Kubota

Born 1972

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0130 JUDO

Yoshio Nakamura

Born 1970

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0131 OWARAI TARENTO

Hanamaru Hakata

Born 1970

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0133 ACTOR

Cunning Takeyama

Born 1971

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0137 JUDO

Yukimasa Nakamura

Born 1972

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0142 BOXER

Takashi Koshimoto

Born 1971

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0165 SEIYŪ

Miwa Matsumoto

Born 1971

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0173 TEACHER

Hiroki Ueda

Born 1975

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0179 GOLF

Riko Higashio

Born 1975

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0181 FOOTBALL

Masaharu Nishi

Born 1977

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0197 WRESTLER

Kayoko Haruyama

Born 1979

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0198 FOOTBALL

Hirokazu Otsubo

Born 1979

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0203 RACER

Shin'ichi Nakatomi

Born 1978

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0214 DRIVER

Ryō Fukuda

Born 1979

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0219 FOOTBALL

Michiaki Kakimoto

Born 1977

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0220 BASEBALL

Takayuki Shinohara

Born 1976

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0240 FOOTBALL

Akira Oba

Born 1976

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0259 FOOTBALL

Kenji Miyazaki

Born 1977

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0264 DRIVER

Katsumi Yamamoto

Born 1973

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0266 ACTOR

Kosuke Suzuki (actor)

Born 1974

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0270 RIKISHI

Ōga Atsushi

Born 1977

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0271 POLITICIAN

Yasufumi Fujino

Born 1970

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0272 BASEBALL

Ryota Aikawa

Born 1977

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0275 POLITICIAN

Yoko Wanibuchi

Born 1972

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0276 POLITICIAN

Yoshihiro Kawano

Born 1977

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0279 LAWYER

Masakazu Hamachi

Born 1970

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0293 ACADEMIC

Shunsuke Managi

Born 1975

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0301 PLAYER

Teppei Tomioka

Born 1977

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0302 SKATER

Nobuko Yamada

Born 1971

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0308 SWIMMER

Yoko Koikawa

Born 1974

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0313 SPORT

Tasuku Iwami

Born 1978

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0315 RACER

Nobuyuki Ōsaki

Born 1971

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0318 PLAYER

Ryuji Ishi

Born 1970

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