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.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Field: Wrestler Clear ×
Asuka (wrestler)
Born 1981
Daisuke Sekimoto
Born 1981
Masamitsu Ichiguchi
Born 1940
Zeus (Japanese wrestler)
Born 1982
Konosuke Takeshita
Born 1995
Yushu Kitano
1930 - 2016
Shigehiro Irie
Born 1988
Cyber Kong
Born 1982
Ryoji Sai
Born 1980
Command Bolshoi
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Ayako Shōda
Born 1981
Mio Nishimaki
Born 1987
Miyawaki (wrestler)
Born 1977
Keita Yano
Born 1988
Hirai Kawato
Born 1997
Hido (wrestler)
Born 1969
Noriyuki Takatsuka
Born 1985
Takashi Nomura
Born 1981
Emiko Kado
1976 - 1999
Bad Nurse Nakamura
Born 1974
Yurika Itō
Born 1991
Takanori Ito
Born 1993
Kimuchi Tani
1948 - 2008