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.
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- Music
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
Issey Miyake
Born 1938
Seiji Yokoyama
1935 - 2017
Mikijirō Hira
1933 - 2016
Ken Naganuma
1930 - 2008
Abe Akira
1934 - 1989
Masashi Watanabe
1936 - 1995
Reiji Okazaki
1930 - 1975
Yukio Shimomura
Born 1932
Taeko Nakanishi
Born 1931
Masanao Aoki
1931 - 2018
Yoshinori Shigematsu
1930 - 2018
Kunie Iwahashi
1934 - 2014
Arawa Kimura
1931 - 2007
Hiroshi Saeki
1936 - 2010
Kenzo Ohashi
1934 - 2015
Reizo Fukuhara
1931 - 1970
Nobuyuki Oishi
Born 1939
Takamitsu Muraoka
Born 1938
Takehiko Kawanishi
Born 1938
Shigeki Tanaka
Born 1931
Hashizume Bun
Born 1931
Ouyang Tzu
Born 1939
Hiromi Akiyama
1937 - 2012
Yoko Moriwaki
1932 - 1945
Yutaka Yaguchi
Born 1932
Takayoshi Kajikawa
Born 1934