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
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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: Model Clear ×
Hiroshi Abe (actor)
Born 1964
Elisa (Japanese singer)
Born 1989
Akina Minami
Born 1989
Ryoko Yonekura
Born 1975
Phongchi
Born 1990
Maggy (model)
Born 1992
Mai Miyagi
Born 1988
Asaya Kimijima
Born 1987
Nana Yanagisawa
Born 1987
Rina Sawayama (model)
Born 1988
Ryoko Mima
Born 1984
Malia (model)
Born 1983
Yui Sakuma
Born 1995
Rin Honoka
Born 1996
Azusa Kishimoto
Born 1985
Akiko Chubachi
Born 1982
Shelly (model)
Born 1984
Saori Amakawa
Born 1978
Sarii Yoshizawa
Born 1985