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
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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.
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- Politics & Law
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- Field: Actor Clear ×
Juzo Itami
1933 - 1997
Shinobu Terajima
Born 1972
Rikiya Koyama
Born 1963
Tetsuji Tamayama
Born 1980
Aya Sugimoto
Born 1968
Keiji Sada
1926 - 1964
Kaoru Kobayashi (actor)
Born 1951
Takahiro Tamura
1928 - 2006
Masakazu Tamura
Born 1943
Kiki Sukezane
Born 1989
Hiroyuki Nagato
1934 - 2011
Tomoko Tabata
Born 1980
Momoka Ariyasu
Born 1995
Kin'ya Kitaōji
Born 1943
Masaomi Kondō
Born 1942
Taro Ishida
1944 - 2013
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Born 1968
Tamao Nakamura
Born 1939
Toshia Mori
1912 - 1995
Ichiro Sugai
1907 - 1973
Kanjūrō Arashi
1903 - 1980
Mitsuko Mori
1920 - 2012
Ryudo Uzaki
Born 1946
Shingo Yamashiro
1938 - 2009
Sakata Tōjūrō IV
1931 - 2020
Sumiko Hidaka
1923 - 2002
Masato Saki
Born 1991
Riho Yoshioka
Born 1993
Tadaoto Kainosho
1894 - 1978
Miyu Honda
Born 2004
Sansei Shiomi
Born 1948
Haruhiko Jō
Born 1948
Kaoru Yumi
Born 1950
Hiroko Mita
Born 1966
Masanori Ikeda
Born 1966
Sakata Tōjūrō I
1647 - 1709
Momiji Yamamura
Born 1960
Ryō Tamura
Born 1946
Hiro Hayama
Born 1975
Haruo Tanaka
1912 - 1992
Yasuhisa Furuhara
Born 1986
Yumiko Nogawa
Born 1944
Miwa Takada
Born 1947
Sumika Nono
Born 1987
Mayo Kawasaki
Born 1963
Reiko Dan
1935 - 2003
Atsushi Yamanishi
Born 1962
Kōji Naka
1948 - 2015
Jirō Dan
Born 1949
Nana Rokusha
Born 1973
Fubuki Takane
Born 1965
Ei Takami
Born 1934
Kanako Maeda
Born 1966
Katsuyuki Murai
Born 1969
Shūji Hayashi
Born 1979
Shigeyama Sennojō
1923 - 2010
Ryo Narushima
Born 1971
Yō Yoshimura
1954 - 1991
Yoshizawa Ayame I
1673 - 1729
Mayuko Irie
Born 1962