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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- Field: Swimmer Clear ×
0118 SWIMMER
Kentaro Kawatsu
1914 - 1970
0195 SWIMMER
Tsutomu Ōyokota
1913 - 1970
0255 SWIMMER
Akira Fujita
1908 - 2001
0311 SWIMMER
Takayoshi Kajikawa
Born 1934
0318 SWIMMER
Satoru Nakano
Born 1947
0320 SWIMMER
Hideaki Hara
Born 1956
0323 SWIMMER
Noboru Waseda
Born 1951
0324 SWIMMER
Kishio Tanaka
Born 1946
0325 SWIMMER
Teruhiko Kitani
Born 1945
0327 SWIMMER
Shinsuke Kayama
Born 1959
0328 SWIMMER
Kozo Higuchi
Born 1956
0329 SWIMMER
Tateki Shinya
Born 1958