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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
- Field: Emperor Clear ×
Emperor Meiji
1852 - 1912
Emperor Go-Daigo
1288 - 1339
Emperor Go-Toba
1180 - 1239
Emperor Go-Shirakawa
1127 - 1192
Emperor Sutoku
1119 - 1164
Emperor Kōmei
1831 - 1867
Emperor Uda
866 - 931
Emperor Yōzei
867 - 949
Emperor Ichijō
980 - 1011
Emperor Daigo
885 - 930
Emperor Shirakawa
1053 - 1129
Emperor Murakami
924 - 967
Emperor Kazan
968 - 1008
Emperor Go-Sanjō
1032 - 1073
Emperor Ninmyō
808 - 850
Emperor Kōkō
830 - 887
Emperor Reizei
949 - 1011
Emperor Go-Sai
1638 - 1685
Emperor Go-Kōmyō
1633 - 1654
Emperor Go-Ichijō
1008 - 1036
Emperor Suzaku
922 - 952
Emperor Go-Reizei
1025 - 1068
Nakayama Tadayasu
1809 - 1888
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito
1867 - 1922
Nijō Motohiro
1859 - 1928