34.6907° N, 135.5093° E
OSAKA
Most Famous People Born in Osaka, Japan
- Notable people
- 1,327
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1969
- Most distinctive
- Seiyū 79.4×
Japan's second commercial capital, with a comedy and entertainment bench that runs nearly as deep as Tokyo's. Osaka's distinctive professions are voice actors (seiyū) at nearly eighty times the global rate, manga artists at nearly sixty, sumo wrestlers (rikishi), martial artists, figure skaters, gymnasts, wrestlers, and novelists — the statistical footprint of Yoshimoto Kogyo, the sumo stables of the Kansai, and a publishing industry that has always argued with Tokyo's. Almost the entire list is 20th-century.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Osaka during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Osaka Is Known For
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Football is Osaka's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (214).
Osaka over-indexes on seiyū — 79.4× the global rate.
Osaka under-produces politician — only 0.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Osaka's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Music
- Art & Design
- Writing
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- Other
- Field: Gymnast Clear ×
Kōji Gushiken
Born 1956
Hiroyuki Tomita
Born 1980
Koki Sakamoto
Born 1986
Daisuke Nishikawa
Born 1970
Makoto Okiguchi
Born 1985
Masayuki Matsunaga
Born 1970
Aiko Sugihara
Born 1999
Yuko Shintake
Born 1991
Teruichi Okamura
Born 1948
Toshiharu Sato
Born 1969
Masami Kubota
Born 1931
Sakura Hayakawa
Born 1997
Takeru Kitazono
Born 2002