35.0134° N, 135.7647° E
KYOTO
Most Famous People Born in Kyoto, Japan
- Notable people
- 824
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1947
- Most distinctive
- Imperial 132.4×
Imperial Japan's old capital, with the dataset to prove it. Kyoto is the only city in the world with double-digit emperors and imperial princes among its notables, and they're joined by Buddhist monks, classical novelists from the Heian court, and a long modern tail of manga artists, voice actors, and film directors. The city's earliest dated notables are from the 9th century — no other Japanese city has anything like that depth.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Kyoto during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 97 notable births.
What Kyoto Is Known For
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Football is Kyoto's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (88).
Kyoto over-indexes on imperial — 132.4× the global rate.
Kyoto under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Kyoto's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Music
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Hiroshi Yamauchi
1927 - 2013
Keiji Sada
1926 - 1964
Hiromu Nonaka
1925 - 2018
Takahiro Tamura
1928 - 2006
Chushiro Hayashi
1920 - 2010
Matazō Kayama
1927 - 2004
Kenji Misumi
1921 - 1975
Takao Saito (cinematographer)
1929 - 2014
Sen Sōshitsu XV
Born 1923
Tadao Umesao
1920 - 2010
Teizo Matsumura
1929 - 2007
Yoshiaki Arata
1924 - 2018
Yasuo Mizui
1925 - 2008
Mitsuko Mori
1920 - 2012
Shinichi Sekizawa
1920 - 1992
Masao Horiba
1924 - 2015
Sumiko Hidaka
1923 - 2002
Akira Murata
1921 - 2006
George Kawaguchi
1927 - 2003
Shozo Awazu
1923 - 2016
Takeshi Hirayama
1923 - 1995
Seigo Tada
1922 - 1997
Hisao Dōmoto
1928 - 2013
Kanda Nobuo
1921 - 2003
Tada Michitarō
1924 - 2007
Masaharu Kawakatsu
Born 1929
Shigeyama Sennojō
1923 - 2010
Michio Tamura
1927 - 2007
Takaji Matsui
1925 - 2014
Donald Shively
1921 - 2005
Ohno Hidekata
1922 - 2002
Hiroshi Awatsuji
1929 - 1995
Motomu Ida
Born 1922
Katsuaki Matsumoto
Born 1928
Hidetaka Ōno
1922 - 2002
Kim Jong-rae
1927 - 2001