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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.

1700175018001850190019502000
  • Sports
  • Music
  • Film & TV
  • Writing
  • Art & Design
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
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Showing 12 of 333 notable people

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Kentaro Kawatsu

1914 - 1970

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Tsutomu Ōyokota

1913 - 1970

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Akira Fujita

1908 - 2001

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Takayoshi Kajikawa

Born 1934

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Satoru Nakano

Born 1947

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Hideaki Hara

Born 1956

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Noboru Waseda

Born 1951

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Kishio Tanaka

Born 1946

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Teruhiko Kitani

Born 1945

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Shinsuke Kayama

Born 1959

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Kozo Higuchi

Born 1956

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Tateki Shinya

Born 1958

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