34.4000° N, 132.4500° E
HIROSHIMA
Most Famous People Born in Hiroshima, Japan
- Notable people
- 333
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1958
- Most distinctive
- Manga 51.4×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Hiroshima during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Hiroshima Is Known For
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Football is Hiroshima's biggest profession — 30% of all notables (101).
Hiroshima over-indexes on manga — 51.4× the global rate.
Hiroshima under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Hiroshima's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Music
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Kaneto Shindo
1912 - 2012
Shoichi Sakata
1911 - 1970
Shuntaro Hida
1917 - 2017
Kōmei Abe
1911 - 2006
Akiko Futaba
1915 - 2011
Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi
1911 - 1943
Ryūtarō Ōtomo
1912 - 1985
Sadako Kurihara
1913 - 2005
Yoshito Matsushige
1913 - 2005
Shinoe Shōda
1910 - 1965
Kentaro Kawatsu
1914 - 1970
Kunitaka Sueoka
1917 - 1998
Tsutomu Ōyokota
1913 - 1970
Akinoumi Setsuo
1914 - 1979
Marii Hasegawa
1918 - 2012
Takasi Tuyama
1910 - 2000
Sōyū Matsuoka
1912 - 1997