35.1167° N, 136.9333° E
NAGOYA
Most Famous People Born in Nagoya, Japan
- Notable people
- 312
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1964
- Most distinctive
- Manga 70.6×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Nagoya during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Nagoya Is Known For
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Actor is Nagoya's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (30).
Nagoya over-indexes on manga — 70.6× the global rate.
Nagoya under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Nagoya's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Music
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Akira Toriyama
Born 1955
Shigefumi Mori
Born 1951
Keiko Toda
Born 1957
Hirotaka Suzuoki
1950 - 2006
Akio Toyoda
Born 1956
Masaki Yamada
Born 1950
Arimasa Osawa
Born 1956
Kohei Otsuka
Born 1959
Yoichi Wada
Born 1959
Haruka Takachiho
Born 1951
Steven Raichlen
Born 1953
Motohiko Izawa
Born 1954
Tomohiko Kira
1959 - 2016
Shoichi Kondo
Born 1958
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Born 1955
Masaaki Kato
Born 1958
Eiji Ina
Born 1957
Midori Kiuchi
1950 - 2019
Junko Yagami
Born 1958
Bobby Murray (musician)
Born 1953
Eri Ōno
Born 1955
Kei Itoh
Born 1959
Yoshio Maki
Born 1958
Michael Gorō Matsuura
Born 1952
Ryōsei Tayama
Born 1951
Koji Kishio
Born 1951
Noriko Asano
Born 1955
Riko E. Bishop
Born 1956
Shuhei Fujioka
Born 1950