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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Nagoya during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 48 notable births.

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.

  1. Actor30
  2. Football26
  3. Singer20
  4. Politician17
  5. Skater16
  6. Player12
  7. Seiyū10
  8. Painter10
  1. Manga970.6×
  2. Seiyū1067.5×
  3. Skater1621.3×
  4. Novelist97.3×
  5. Model56.2×
  6. Photographer74.7×
  7. Physicist53.9×
  8. Swimmer53.3×
  1. Politician170.5×

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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0025 SEIYŪ

Kazuko Sugiyama

Born 1947

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Akemi Kanda

Born 1978

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0042 SEIYŪ

Hirotaka Suzuoki

1950 - 2006

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0048 SEIYŪ

Yui Itsuki

Born 1984

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0052 SEIYŪ

Junji Majima

Born 1978

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0080 SEIYŪ

Kōji Totani

1948 - 2006

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0108 SEIYŪ

Tadashi Nakamura (voice actor)

1929 - 2019

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0128 SEIYŪ

Kunihiko Yasui

Born 1960

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0130 SEIYŪ

Kaede Hondo

Born 1996

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0153 SEIYŪ

Kazusa Murai

Born 1975

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