35.6855° N, 139.7239° E
TOKYO
Most Famous People Born in Tokyo, Japan
- Notable people
- 5,034
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1957
- Most distinctive
- Seiyū 131.4×
An ecosystem of fame that barely exists outside Japan. Tokyo's two most distinctive professions — seiyū (voice actor) at more than 130 times the global rate and manga artist at over 60 times — are job titles that simply don't have English equivalents, and they sit alongside one of the world's biggest novelist, photographer, and model benches. The list also runs from Tokugawa shoguns through the woodblock masters of Edo to the directors and animators who exported postwar Japanese cinema to the world.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Tokyo during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Tokyo Is Known For
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Actor is Tokyo's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (840).
Tokyo over-indexes on seiyū — 131.4× the global rate.
Tokyo under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Tokyo's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Film & TV
- Sports
- Music
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1830s Clear ×
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1837 - 1913
Yoshitoshi
1839 - 1892
Fumihiko Maki
Born 1830
Enomoto Takeaki
1836 - 1908
Toyohara Chikanobu
1838 - 1912
Toyohara Kunichika
1835 - 1900
Hashimoto Gahō
1835 - 1908
Matsudaira Katamori
1836 - 1893
Nagakura Shinpachi
1839 - 1915
Ichikawa Danjūrō IX
1838 - 1903
Utagawa Yoshitora
Born 1836
Nakamura Masanao
1832 - 1891
Matsumoto Jun (physician)
1832 - 1907
San'yūtei Enchō
1839 - 1900
Arai Ikunosuke
1836 - 1909
Inaba Masakuni
1834 - 1898
Maeda Yoshiyasu
1830 - 1874
Sakakibara Kenkichi
1830 - 1894
Ikeda Nagaoki
1837 - 1879
Sagara Sōzō
1839 - 1868
Hori Naotora
1836 - 1868
Hayashi Gakusai
1833 - 1906
Nakane Kōtei
1839 - 1913
Hoshina Masaari
1833 - 1888
Matsudaira Yasuhide
1830 - 1904
Tokugawa Mochinaga
1831 - 1884
Yonekura Masakoto
1837 - 1909