Seiya Suzuki (鈴木 誠也, Suzuki Seiya; Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥dzɯꜜkʲi̥ seːꜜja], born August 18, 1994) is a Japanese…
Seiya Suzuki (鈴木 誠也, Suzuki Seiya; Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥dzɯꜜkʲi̥ seːꜜja], born August 18, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Suzuki is a five-time NPB All-Star, six-time NPB Best Nine Award winner, and a five-time winner of the NPB Golden Glove Award. Internationally, Suzuki represents Japan. Seiya Suzuki is the third Cubs player in the last 100 seasons to start his career with an eight-game hitting streak, joining Andy Pafko (nine in 1943) and Joe Munson (nine in 1925). He is the second Japanese player with an eight-game hit streak to begin his MLB career.
Famous People Born in 1994
1994: 381 people
Yu Yonehara (米原 祐, Yonehara Yū; born August 18, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Criacao Shinjuku.
Riyu Ohta (太田りゆ, Ōhta Riyu; born 17 August 1994) is a Japanese track cyclist representing Team Bridgestone Cycling at…
Riyu Ohta (太田りゆ, Ōhta Riyu; born 17 August 1994) is a Japanese track cyclist representing Team Bridgestone Cycling at the professional level and the Japanese national cycling team. She is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist.
Yukio Naya (納谷幸男, Naya Yukio; born August 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional wrestler, working for the Japanese…
Yukio Naya (納谷幸男, Naya Yukio; born August 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional wrestler, working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). He is a former KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Champion and co-holder of the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. Hailing from a sumo family, he is the son of former sekiwake Takatōriki and grandson of the 48th yokozuna Taihō. He has three younger brothers, Takamori, Konosuke and Kosei, who all compete in sumo under the respective shikona Naya, Ōhō and Mudōhō.
Hiroki Mawatari (馬渡 洋樹, Mawatari Hiroki; born August 16, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…
Hiroki Mawatari (馬渡 洋樹, Mawatari Hiroki; born August 16, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
Airi Hatakeyama (畠山 愛理, Hatakeyama Airi; born (1994-08-16)16 August 1994) is a former group rhythmic gymnast and…
Airi Hatakeyama (畠山 愛理, Hatakeyama Airi; born (1994-08-16)16 August 1994) is a former group rhythmic gymnast and current television reporter in Japan.
Riho Takada (高田 里穂, Takada Riho; born August 16, 1994 in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and…
Riho Takada (高田 里穂, Takada Riho; born August 16, 1994 in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for her role as Hina Izumi in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider OOO.
Yūta Kuroki (黒木 優太, Kuroki Yūta; born August 16, 1994 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…
Yūta Kuroki (黒木 優太, Kuroki Yūta; born August 16, 1994 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Orix Buffaloes, with whom he won the Japan Series in 2022, and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Kosuke Hagino (萩野公介, Hagino Kōsuke; born 15 August 1994) is a Japanese former competitive swimmer who specialized in…
Kosuke Hagino (萩野公介, Hagino Kōsuke; born 15 August 1994) is a Japanese former competitive swimmer who specialized in the individual medley and 200 m freestyle. He is a four-time Olympic medalist, most notably winning gold in the 400 m individual medley at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Hagino holds the Asian Records in the 400 m individual medley (long course), the 100 m and 200 m individual medley (short course). With Team Japan, he holds the Asian Record for the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (short course). Hagino attends Toyo University, and is coached by Norimasa Hirai. He is one of the only two Asians to have been voted World Swimmer of the Year.
Junki Hata (畑 潤基, Hata Junki; born August 14, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward/midfielder for J2…
Junki Hata (畑 潤基, Hata Junki; born August 14, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward/midfielder for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Kosuke Fujioka (藤岡 浩介, Fujioka Kosuke; born 13 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…
Kosuke Fujioka (藤岡 浩介, Fujioka Kosuke; born 13 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Yukina Kashiwa (柏 幸奈, Kashiwa Yukina; born August 12, 1994) is a former Japanese actress and idol singer. She was in…
Yukina Kashiwa (柏 幸奈, Kashiwa Yukina; born August 12, 1994) is a former Japanese actress and idol singer. She was in the girl groups Momoiro Clover Z and Nogizaka46.
Harutomo Tsuji (辻東倫, Tsuji Harutomo; born August 11, 1994) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and…
Harutomo Tsuji (辻東倫, Tsuji Harutomo; born August 11, 1994) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current member of the Japan national Baseball5 team, where he plays as right-handed batter and pitcher. Tsuji spent five seasons playing for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
The Rampage from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ザ・ランページ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE and also known…
The Rampage from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ザ・ランページ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE and also known as The Rampage), is a J-pop vocal and dance group formed and managed by talent agency LDH and signed to Avex's record label Rhythm Zone. The Rampage is part of the collective supergroup, Exile Tribe and is composed of sixteen members. The group was formed in 2014 and the members were chosen from Exile's Vocal Battle Audition 4, Exile Performer Battle Audition and Global Japan Challenge auditions. The Rampage made their debut in January 2017 with the release of their first single "Lightning".
Chisato Doihata (土井畑 知里, Doihata Chisato; born 9 August 1994) is a Japanese individual and synchronised trampoline…
Chisato Doihata (土井畑 知里, Doihata Chisato; born 9 August 1994) is a Japanese individual and synchronised trampoline gymnast, representing her nation at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the 2011, 2013 and 2015 Trampoline World Championships. She was employed by the Mitsubishi Electric on 1 April 2017.
Kazuki Tanaka (田中 和基, Tanaka Kazuki; born August 8, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku…
Kazuki Tanaka (田中 和基, Tanaka Kazuki; born August 8, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kazuki Anzai (安在 和樹, Anzai Kazuki; born 7 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Okinawa SV.
Kana Nakada (Japanese: 中田 花奈, Hepburn: Nakada Kana; born (1994-08-06)August 6, 1994) is a Japanese professional mahjong…
Kana Nakada (Japanese: 中田 花奈, Hepburn: Nakada Kana; born (1994-08-06)August 6, 1994) is a Japanese professional mahjong player, television personality, entrepreneur, gravure idol, and author. She is a member of the Beast X (read as "Beast Ten") mahjong team and a former founding member of the girl group Nogizaka46.
Kazuma Takai (高井 和馬, Takai Kazuma; born August 5, 1994) is a Japanese football player who play as an offensive…
Kazuma Takai (高井 和馬, Takai Kazuma; born August 5, 1994) is a Japanese football player who play as an offensive midfielder and currently play for J3 League club, SC Sagamihara.
Kazuma Ōseto (大瀬戸一馬, Ōseto Kazuma; born 5 August 1994) is a Japanese sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 100 m at…
Kazuma Ōseto (大瀬戸一馬, Ōseto Kazuma; born 5 August 1994) is a Japanese sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 100 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, behind Odail Todd.
Yūki Sasaki (佐々木 勇気, Sasaki Yūki; born August 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
Mayuko Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 麻由子, Hepburn: Fukuda Mayuko; born August 4, 1994) is a Japanese actress who made her debut…
Mayuko Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 麻由子, Hepburn: Fukuda Mayuko; born August 4, 1994) is a Japanese actress who made her debut in 1998. She was managed by the talent agency FLaMme. Her father, Kenji Fukuda, is a drummer in the band Kasutera when Fukuda's father attended Waseda University in Tokyo after he moved from Shūnan, Yamaguchi. Now Kenji Fukuda works at a IT Company in Tokyo.
Tatsurō Hamada (濱田 達郎, Hamada Tatsurō; born August 4, 1994 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Tatsurō Hamada (濱田 達郎, Hamada Tatsurō; born August 4, 1994 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher. He played for the Chunichi Dragons for 9-years. During his time in high school, Hamada was rated alongside Shintaro Fujinami (now of the Hanshin Tigers) and Shohei Ohtani (now of the Los Angeles Angels) as one of the top 3 pitchers in his age bracket.
Ryūta Arakawa (荒川龍太, Arakawa Ryūta, born 3 August 1994) is a Japanese rower. Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, he…
Ryūta Arakawa (荒川龍太, Arakawa Ryūta, born 3 August 1994) is a Japanese rower. Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, he graduated from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Law in 2017. He is a member of NTT East Rowing Club. He won a bronze medal in the single scull representing Japan at the 2018 Asian Games. He represented Japan in the single scull at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth in the second semifinal. He won a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games.
Kazuki Kozuka (小塚 和季, Kozuka Kazuki; born 2 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse as an…
Kazuki Kozuka (小塚 和季, Kozuka Kazuki; born 2 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse as an attacking midfielder.
Risa Sugimoto (杉本 梨沙, Sugimoto Risa; born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese female professional squash player who represents…
Risa Sugimoto (杉本 梨沙, Sugimoto Risa; born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese female professional squash player who represents Japan women's national squash team internationally. She achieved her career-highest PSA ranking of World No. 127 in January 2018 during the 2017-18 PSA World Tour.
Sayaka Hirota (廣田 彩花, Hirota Sayaka; born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Gifu Bluvic…
Sayaka Hirota (廣田 彩花, Hirota Sayaka; born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Gifu Bluvic team. She and her partner Yuki Fukushima won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award. Hirota and Fukushima were ranked world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking on 21 June 2018.
Yukikazu Karino (狩野 行寿, Karino Yukikazu; born July 31, 1994 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Yukikazu Karino (狩野 行寿, Karino Yukikazu; born July 31, 1994 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Kohei Matsumoto (松本 孝平, Matsumoto Kōhei; born 31 July 1994), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Kohei Matsumoto (松本 孝平, Matsumoto Kōhei; born 31 July 1994), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Osaka.
Fumiya Hojo (北條 史也, Hōjō Fumiya; born July 29, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder, playing for the…
Fumiya Hojo (北條 史也, Hōjō Fumiya; born July 29, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder, playing for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Ryo Toyama (外山 凌, Toyama Ryo; born July 29, 1994) is a Japanese football player who plays for J3 League club FC Gifu.
Daichi Akiyama (秋山 大地, Akiyama Daichi; born July 28, 1994) is a Japanese football player for Nankatsu SC.
Keishi Kusumi (楠美 圭史, Kusumi Keishi; born 25 July 1994 in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…
Keishi Kusumi (楠美 圭史, Kusumi Keishi; born 25 July 1994 in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club FC Imabari.
Yasunari Kodama (born 24 July 1994) is a Japanese volleyball player. He was a part of the Japan men's national…
Yasunari Kodama (born 24 July 1994) is a Japanese volleyball player. He was a part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. He used to play for University of Tsukuba, and currently plays for the Panasonic Panthers on the club level.
Natsumi Akiyama (born 23 July 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Aranmare Toyama and the Japanese national team.…
Natsumi Akiyama (born 23 July 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Aranmare Toyama and the Japanese national team. She has previously played for the Hungarian clubs Kisvárdai KC and Szombathelyi KKA, as well as Hokkoku Bank in Japan. She represented Japan at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. She represented Japan again at the 2025 World Championship. At the 2024 Asian Championship she won gold medals with the Japanese team.
Ryo Sato (佐藤 凌, Satō Ryō; born 21 July 1994) is a Japanese athletics competitor competing in the high jump. In 2019, he…
Ryo Sato (佐藤 凌, Satō Ryō; born 21 July 1994) is a Japanese athletics competitor competing in the high jump. In 2019, he competed in the men's high jump at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He did not qualify to compete in the final.
Haruna Ishikawa (石川 晴菜, Ishikawa Haruna; born 20 July 1994) is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in the women's…
Haruna Ishikawa (石川 晴菜, Ishikawa Haruna; born 20 July 1994) is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in the women's giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Yushi Mizobuchi (溝渕 雄志, Mizobuchi Yushi; born July 20, 1994) is a Japanese former football player who played as a…
Yushi Mizobuchi (溝渕 雄志, Mizobuchi Yushi; born July 20, 1994) is a Japanese former football player who played as a full-back.
Koo Ji-won (具智元, Gu Jiwon; born 20 July 1994) is a Korean-Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a prop…
Koo Ji-won (具智元, Gu Jiwon; born 20 July 1994) is a Korean-Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Japan Rugby League One club Kobelco Kobe Steelers. Born in South Korea, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. He also changed his nationality to Japan after the 2019 World Cup.
Seigi Tanaka (田中 正義, Tanaka Seigi; born July 19, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido…
Seigi Tanaka (田中 正義, Tanaka Seigi; born July 19, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks after being drafted in 2016.
Miyu Otsuka (大塚 美優, Ōtsuka Miyu) is a Japanese swimmer who competes in the Women's 400m individual medley. At the 2012…
Miyu Otsuka (大塚 美優, Ōtsuka Miyu) is a Japanese swimmer who competes in the Women's 400m individual medley. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 12th overall in the heats in the Women's 400 metre individual medley and failed to reach the final.
Kotaro Yoshino (吉野コータロー, Yoshino Kōtarō; born July 19, 1994) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Active…
Kotaro Yoshino (吉野コータロー, Yoshino Kōtarō; born July 19, 1994) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling, where he is a former 2AW Tag Team Champion. He is known for his appearances in various Japanese professional wrestling promotions, including Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
Masashi Kuwata (桑田将司, Kuwata Masashi; born July 18, 1994), known professionally as Matt Kuwata (マット桑田, Matto Kuwata) or…
Masashi Kuwata (桑田将司, Kuwata Masashi; born July 18, 1994), known professionally as Matt Kuwata (マット桑田, Matto Kuwata) or Matt Rose, is a Japanese media personality, model, and musician.
Koki Tsukagawa (塚川 孝輝, Tsukagawa Kōki; born July 16, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Koki Tsukagawa (塚川 孝輝, Tsukagawa Kōki; born July 16, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 2 club Suwon FC.
Yosuke Mori (森洋介, Mori Yōsuke; born 15 July 1994) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…
Yosuke Mori (森洋介, Mori Yōsuke; born 15 July 1994) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2024. He previously worked at the Ministry of the Environment and at Roland Berger.
Takuya Iwata (岩田 拓也, Iwata Takuya; born July 14, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for SC Sagamihara.
Akiko Kuji (久慈 暁子, Kuji Akiko; born 13 July 1994) is a Japanese actress, announcer, model, and television personality.…
Akiko Kuji (久慈 暁子, Kuji Akiko; born 13 July 1994) is a Japanese actress, announcer, model, and television personality. She served as an announcer for Fuji Television from 2017 until 2022.
Tatsuki Yoshino (Japanese: 吉野樹 born 13 July 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese…
Tatsuki Yoshino (Japanese: 吉野樹 born 13 July 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national team. He represented Japan at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.
Madoka Sugai (菅井円加, Sugai Madoka, born 1994) is a Japanese ballet dancer who was a principal dancer with the Hamburg…
Madoka Sugai (菅井円加, Sugai Madoka, born 1994) is a Japanese ballet dancer who was a principal dancer with the Hamburg Ballet from 2014 to 2025. Now currently a principal with the Boston Ballet, from 2025.
Jinichiro Kozuma (born 7 July 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour…
Jinichiro Kozuma (born 7 July 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour since 2012, where he has won three times; at the 2020 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, the 2022 Token Homemate Cup and the 2024 Sansan KBC Augusta.