35.4491° N, 139.6381° E
YOKOHAMA
Most Famous People Born in Yokohama, Japan
- Notable people
- 1,187
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1976
- Most distinctive
- Seiyū 150.8×
The 150.8× seiyū multiplier is the single biggest profession over-index of any major Japanese city — Yokohama is where most of anime's voice workforce trains and works. Add the 70.1× manga index and you have the industrial back end of Japanese pop culture, with Setsuko Hara and Antonio Inoki lingering as reminders that the city had international stars long before the otaku pipeline existed.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Yokohama during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 246 notable births.
What Yokohama Is Known For
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Football is Yokohama's biggest profession — 20% of all notables (242).
Yokohama over-indexes on seiyū — 150.8× the global rate.
Yokohama under-produces politician — only 0.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Yokohama's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Field: Martial Art Clear ×
Minoru Suzuki
Born 1968
Takanori Gomi
Born 1978
Takeya Mizugaki
Born 1983
Masakazu Imanari
Born 1976
Takeshi Inoue (mixed martial artist)
Born 1980
Noboru Asahi
Born 1968
Shuichiro Katsumura
Born 1976
Kozo Urita
Born 1974
Shinichi Kojima
Born 1979
Junji Ito (fighter)
Born 1986
Hayate Usui
Born 1971
Yuki Shoujou
Born 1980
Tomoaki Hayama
Born 1970