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: Rikishi Clear ×
Myōgiryū Yasunari
Born 1986
Asashio Tarō III
1929 - 1988
Takatōriki Tadashige
Born 1967
Tochinowaka Michihiro
Born 1988
Ganyū Kenji
Born 1970
Ōtsukasa Nobuhide
Born 1971
Kotoryū Hiroo
Born 1972
Dairyūgawa Kazuo
Born 1946
Ōhinode Takaaki
Born 1970
Ōkido Moriemon
1876 - 1930
Masuiyama Daishirō I
1919 - 1985
Tōryū Kenji
Born 1958