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
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Eiji Yoshikawa
1892 - 1962
Masahiko Shimada
Born 1961
Genpei Akasegawa
1937 - 2014
Mitsuyo Kakuta
Born 1967
Jirō Osaragi
1897 - 1973
Toshio Shimao
1917 - 1986
Keiichi Sigsawa
Born 1972
Ikuma Arishima
1882 - 1974
Toshiki Okada
Born 1973
Tōkō Kon
1898 - 1977
Hajime Kamoshida
Born 1978
Seiichi Naruse
1892 - 1936
Soichiro Watase
Born 1978
Akio Miyahara
Born 1932
Ken Kuronuma
1902 - 1985
Masako Mori (writer)
Born 1944
Yoshiyuki Handa
1911 - 1970
Enzo Matsunaga
1895 - 1938