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HIROSHIMA

Most Famous People Born in Hiroshima, Japan

Notable people
333
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1958
Most distinctive
Manga 51.4×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Hiroshima during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 49 notable births.

What Hiroshima Is Known For

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Football is Hiroshima's biggest profession — 30% of all notables (101).

Hiroshima over-indexes on manga51.4× the global rate.

Hiroshima under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football101
  2. Actor16
  3. Singer14
  4. Player12
  5. Swimmer12
  6. Composer10
  7. Politician10
  8. Novelist9
  1. Manga751.4×
  2. Golf58.9×
  3. Swimmer127.4×
  4. Novelist96.8×
  5. Wrestler54.7×
  6. Football1012.8×
  7. Composer102.3×
  8. Baseball82.1×
  1. Politician100.3×

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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  • Sports
  • Music
  • Film & TV
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
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Showing 14 of 333 notable people

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Meg (singer)

Born 1980

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Eikichi Yazawa

Born 1949

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Hideki Saijo

1955 - 2018

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0074 SINGER

Akiko Futaba

1915 - 2011

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0077 SINGER

Yuka Kashino

Born 1988

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0081 SINGER

Kaori Kishitani

Born 1967

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0109 SINGER

Rika Ishii

Born 1980

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0122 SINGER

Tomoe Tamiyasu

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0177 SINGER

Masashi Fujimoto

Born 1963

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0192 SINGER

Sora Izumikawa

Born 1971

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0215 SINGER

Masahiro Nonaka

Born 1968

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0237 SINGER

Shinji Harada

Born 1958

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0264 SINGER

Himeka Nakamoto

Born 1996

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Tee (Sänger)

Born 1982

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