34.6910° N, 135.1826° E
KOBE
Most Famous People Born in Kobe, Japan
- Notable people
- 742
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1963
- Most distinctive
- Rikishi 71.1×
Kobe was Japan's most foreign-facing port long before the 1995 earthquake, and the old Kitano settlements still show in an unusual density of bilingual Novelists. The real surprises are the voice-acting studios and manga houses that clustered here postwar — Seiyū and Manga counts running at seventy and sixty-plus times their global baselines — and a Judo bench that traces back to Kanō Jigorō founding the sport down the road.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Kobe during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Kobe Is Known For
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Football is Kobe's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (129).
Kobe over-indexes on rikishi — 71.1× the global rate.
Kobe under-produces writer — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Kobe's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Other
- Field: Manga Clear ×
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
1935 - 2004
Ayano Yamane
Born 1983
Miwa Ueda
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Kazuma Kodaka
Born 1969
Hinako Ashihara
Born 1974
Natsumi Itsuki
Born 1960
Rando Ayamine
Born 1974
Miyako Maki
Born 1935
Hiro Fujiwara
Born 1981
Seizō Watase
Born 1945
Akinobu Uraku
Born 1977
Daisuke Terasawa
Born 1959
Katsuji Matsumoto
1904 - 1986
Maki Sasaki
Born 1946
Nami Sano
Born 1987
Ellie Mamahara
Born 1966
Nagamu Nanaji
Born 1974
Akira Kanbe
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Naoya Matsumoto
Born 1982