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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312 notable people

0301 ARTIST

Kensuke Koike

Born 1980

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0302 NEUROSCIENTIST

Yasunori Hayashi

Born 1965

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0303 ART CRITIC

Mami Kataoka

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0304 MUSIC

Naoshi Takahashi

Born 1973

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0305 PRODUCER

Utsu-P

Born 1990

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0306 BUSINESS

Gordon Stick

1903 - 1986

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0307 JUDGE

Riko E. Bishop

Born 1956

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0308 SPORT

Chisato Mishima

Born 1967

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0309 PLAYER

Norihiko Kawamura

Born 1964

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0310 SCULPTOR

Shuhei Fujioka

Born 1950

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0311 SPORT

Mitsuo Sanami

Born 1937

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0312 ENGINEER

Makoto Iwasaki

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