Takayuki Arakaki (新垣 貴之, Arakaki Takayuki; born 12 August 1996) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played…
Takayuki Arakaki (新垣 貴之, Arakaki Takayuki; born 12 August 1996) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Famous People Born in 1996
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Azusa Sumi (鷲見 梓沙, Sumi Azusa; born 12 August 1996) is a female long-distance runner from Japan. She competed in the…
Azusa Sumi (鷲見 梓沙, Sumi Azusa; born 12 August 1996) is a female long-distance runner from Japan. She competed in the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
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Hiroya Kiyomoto (清本 宙矢, Kiyomoto Hiroya; born 12 August 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…
Hiroya Kiyomoto (清本 宙矢, Kiyomoto Hiroya; born 12 August 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Lithuanian side FK Šilas.
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Kiko Seike (清家 貴子, Seike Kiko; IPA: [seːke kiko]; born 8 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays…
Kiko Seike (清家 貴子, Seike Kiko; IPA: [seːke kiko]; born 8 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Japan national team.
🎓 University of Tsukuba🏫 Higashi Kurume Comprehensive High School📅 Born August 8🎂 Born 1996📍 From Tokyo💼 Football (Soccer)
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Andy Justice Hiraoka (born August 8, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.…
Andy Justice Hiraoka (born August 8, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a former World Boxing Organisation Asia Pacific Super Lightweight Champion.
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Yuito Moriwaki (森脇唯人, born 8 August 1996) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2020…
Yuito Moriwaki (森脇唯人, born 8 August 1996) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Hayato Araki (荒木 隼人, Araki Hayato; born 7 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back…
Hayato Araki (荒木 隼人, Araki Hayato; born 7 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the Japan national team.
🎓 Kansai University🏫 Yoshida High School📅 Born August 7🎂 Born 1996📍 From Kadoma, Osaka💼 Football (Soccer)
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Takakeishō Takanobu (貴景勝 貴信; born August 5, 1996) (born Takanobu Satō (Japanese: 佐藤 貴信, Hepburn: Satō Takanobu)) is a…
Takakeishō Takanobu (貴景勝 貴信; born August 5, 1996) (born Takanobu Satō (Japanese: 佐藤 貴信, Hepburn: Satō Takanobu)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Ashiya, Hyōgo. He made his professional debut in September 2014, and reached the highest makuuchi division in January 2017 after 14 tournaments. He won his first championship in the top division in November 2018, four years after his debut. Takakeishō wrestled for Tokiwayama stable, and his highest rank was ōzeki, which he first reached in May 2019. He earned seven special prizes and three gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He won his second championship in November 2020, his third one in January 2023, and his fourth one in September 2023. Consecutive losing tournaments in 2024 resulted in his demotion to sekiwake. He withdrew from the September 2024 tournament after a series of losses, and subsequently announced his retirement. He is now a coach under the elder name Minatogawa.
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Daichi Kamada (鎌田 大地, Kamada Daichi; born 5 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central…
Daichi Kamada (鎌田 大地, Kamada Daichi; born 5 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Japan national team. After representing several Japanese football academies in his youth, Kamada began his career at Sagan Tosu in early 2015, where he spent two and a half years. In the second half of 2017, he moved abroad to German club Eintracht Frankfurt. During his six years at the club, Kamada won the DFB-Pokal in the 2017–18 season and the UEFA Europa League in 2021–22. He was also loaned to Belgian club Sint-Truiden in the 2018–19 season. In the second half of 2023, Kamada left Frankfurt to join the Italian club Lazio on a two-year contract, however he departed the club a year early. In July 2024, Kamada joined Premier League side Crystal Palace, helping them win their first major trophy with the 2024-25 FA Cup. A former Japan youth international, Kamada made his senior debut in 2019, and was part of his country's squad at the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and 2026.
🎓 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences🏫 Higashiyama High School📅 Born August 5🎂 Born 1996📍 From Iyo, Ehime💼 Football (Soccer)
Keito Yamakita (山北渓人; born August 4, 1996) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the strawweight…
Keito Yamakita (山北渓人; born August 4, 1996) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the strawweight division of Pancrase and ONE Championship, where he is the former Pancrase Strawweight champion.
Daiki Tajima (田嶋 大樹, Tajima Daiki; born August 3, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher…
Daiki Tajima (田嶋 大樹, Tajima Daiki; born August 3, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes.
Yūya Ogō (小郷 裕哉, Ogō Yūya; born October 3, 1996 in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Yūya Ogō (小郷 裕哉, Ogō Yūya; born October 3, 1996 in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Yuki Aizu (会津 雄生, Aizu Yūki) is a Japanese professional footballer born on August 1, 1996, in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Arisa Igarashi (五十嵐 有紗, Igarashi Arisa; née Higashino (東野); born 1 August 1996) is a Japanese badminton player. She won…
Arisa Igarashi (五十嵐 有紗, Igarashi Arisa; née Higashino (東野); born 1 August 1996) is a Japanese badminton player. She won bronze in the mixed team event at the Asian Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, and competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships, winning two bronzes in the mixed doubles and team event. Higashino won her maiden Super 1000 tournament at the 2018 and 2021 All England Open in the mixed doubles event, partnering with Yuta Watanabe, and had also won 2 consecutive bronze medals in mixed doubles at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Minoru Hanafusa (花房 稔, Hanafusa Minoru; born 30 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…
Minoru Hanafusa (花房 稔, Hanafusa Minoru; born 30 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for YSCC Yokohama.
Kōya Fujii (藤井 皓哉, Fujii Kōya; born July 29, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank…
Kōya Fujii (藤井 皓哉, Fujii Kōya; born July 29, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Wataru Sasaki (佐々木 渉, Sasaki Wataru; born July 28, 1996, in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a Japanese football player for Kamatamare…
Wataru Sasaki (佐々木 渉, Sasaki Wataru; born July 28, 1996, in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a Japanese football player for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Kazuhiro Yoshimura (吉村 和弘, Yoshimura Kazuhiro; born 28 July 1996) is a Japanese table tennis player. He is the younger…
Kazuhiro Yoshimura (吉村 和弘, Yoshimura Kazuhiro; born 28 July 1996) is a Japanese table tennis player. He is the younger brother of Maharu Yoshimura. He was the singles winner of the 2018 Hong Kong Open.
Kotomi Misawa (born 28 July 1996), popularly known as KOTOMI, is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed in K-1 and…
Kotomi Misawa (born 28 July 1996), popularly known as KOTOMI, is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed in K-1 and Krush, where she was the Krush Women's Flyweight champion. She was ranked as a top ten pound for pound female kickboxer by Combat Press between February 2021 and April 2023, as well as by Beyond Kick between November 2022 and April 2023.
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Yūki Ōhashi (大橋 祐紀, Ōhashi Yūki; born July 27, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…
Yūki Ōhashi (大橋 祐紀, Ōhashi Yūki; born July 27, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers and the Japan national team.
🎓 Chuo University🏫 Yachiyo High School📅 Born July 27🎂 Born 1996📍 From Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Takuma Kubo (久保拓眞, Kubo Takuma; born July 27, 1996 in Imari, Saga, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.…
Takuma Kubo (久保拓眞, Kubo Takuma; born July 27, 1996 in Imari, Saga, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Koya Kitagawa (北川 航也, Kitagawa Kōya; born 26 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or…
Koya Kitagawa (北川 航也, Kitagawa Kōya; born 26 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Shimizu S-Pulse.
🏫 Suruga Comprehensive High School📅 Born July 26🎂 Born 1996📍 From Shizuoka Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all…
This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all over Japan.
Rui Sueyoshi (末吉 塁, Sueyoshi Rui; born 26 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…
Rui Sueyoshi (末吉 塁, Sueyoshi Rui; born 26 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fagiano Okayama.
Seiya Kondō (近藤 誠也, Kondō Seiya; born July 25, 1996) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan.
Kano Omata (小俣 夏乃, Omata Kano; born 24 July 1996) is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming.
🎓 Kokushikan University🏫 Asao High School📅 Born July 24🎂 Born 1996📍 From Chigasaki, Kanagawa💼 Competitive Swimming・Swimming
Shūmei Miyamoto (宮本 秀明, Miyamoto Shūmei) (born July 24, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays…
Shūmei Miyamoto (宮本 秀明, Miyamoto Shūmei) (born July 24, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
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Wataru Tanigawa (谷川航, Tanigawa Wataru; born 23 July 1996) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with the…
Wataru Tanigawa (谷川航, Tanigawa Wataru; born 23 July 1996) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with the Japanese team at the 2024 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2022 World Championships, he won a silver medal in the team event and a bronze medal in the all-around. He also won team bronze medals at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships. He is also the 2022 Asian Games vault champion and a two-time World University Games champion.
🎓 Juntendo University🏫 Funabashi High School📅 Born July 23🎂 Born 1996📍 From Chiba Prefecture💼 Gymnastics
Reina Miura (三浦 伶奈, born 22 July 1996) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the…
Reina Miura (三浦 伶奈, born 22 July 1996) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the featherweight division of Rizin and DEEP.
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Yuki Kusano (草野 侑己, Kusano Yūki; born 21 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…
Yuki Kusano (草野 侑己, Kusano Yūki; born 21 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nakhon Ratchasima in the Thai League 1.
Yusei Ogawa (小川 雄勢, Ogawa Yūsei; born 20 July 1996) is a Japanese judoka. He is the son of 1992 Olympic silver medalist…
Yusei Ogawa (小川 雄勢, Ogawa Yūsei; born 20 July 1996) is a Japanese judoka. He is the son of 1992 Olympic silver medalist Naoya Ogawa. He participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships, winning a medal.
Naoto Baba (馬場 直人, Baba Naoto; born 20 July 1996) is a Japanese cross-country skier who competes internationally. He…
Naoto Baba (馬場 直人, Baba Naoto; born 20 July 1996) is a Japanese cross-country skier who competes internationally. He represented his country at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
🎓 Senshu University🏫 Nakano Risshikan High School📅 Born July 20🎂 Born 1996📍 From Yamanouchi, Nagano💼 Skiing
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Rei Yonezawa (米澤 令衣, Yonezawa, Rei; born July 20, 1996) is a Japanese football player, who plays for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Sasuga Kiyokawa (清川 流石, Kiyokawa Sasuga; born 20 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Sasuga Kiyokawa (清川 流石, Kiyokawa Sasuga; born 20 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Ehime.
Hikaru Shimizu (清水 光, Shimizu Hikaru; born 19 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…
Hikaru Shimizu (清水 光, Shimizu Hikaru; born 19 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro Numazu of J3 League.
Lu Wanyao (Chinese: 鲁婉遥; born 19 July 1996), also known by her Japanese name Haruka Morita (森田遥, Morita Haruka), is a…
Lu Wanyao (Chinese: 鲁婉遥; born 19 July 1996), also known by her Japanese name Haruka Morita (森田遥, Morita Haruka), is a Chinese professional golfer.
Kaito Kiyomiya (清宮 海斗, Kiyomiya Kaito; born July 17, 1996) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to Pro…
Kaito Kiyomiya (清宮 海斗, Kiyomiya Kaito; born July 17, 1996) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is former three-time GHC Heavyweight Champion and former two-time GHC Tag Team Champion. He also makes appearances for partner promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Katsuhiro Nakayama (中山 克広, Nakayama Katsuhiro; born 17 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Katsuhiro Nakayama (中山 克広, Nakayama Katsuhiro; born 17 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
🎓 Azabu University🏫 Azabu University Affiliated High School📅 Born July 17🎂 Born 1996📍 From Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Honami Maeda (前田 穂南, Maeda Honami; born 17 July 1996) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She is the holder of the…
Honami Maeda (前田 穂南, Maeda Honami; born 17 July 1996) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She is the holder of the Japanese national record for 30 km (1:38:35), and the marathon (2:18:59), and the winner of the 2017 Hokkaido Marathon and the 2019 Marathon Grand Championship. She represented Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Maeda won her first marathon in 2017 (Hokkaido Marathon in 2:28:48). She was second in the 2018 Osaka International Women's Marathon, and in the same year won the Sanyo Women's Half Marathon in 1:09:12. In 2020 Maeda won the Japanese Olympic Marathon trials in 2:25:15, beating second placed Ayuko Suzuki and third placed Rei Ohara. On 10 March 2024, Maeda was selected to represent Japan in the women's marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics. On 9 August, the day before the race, she announced that she would be forced to withdraw from competition due to a stress fracture in her right femur.
Kasumi Saeki (佐伯 霞, Saeki Kasumi; born July 16, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBO female mini…
Kasumi Saeki (佐伯 霞, Saeki Kasumi; born July 16, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBO female mini flyweight title in 2019.
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Takeshi Sasaki (born 16 July 1996) is a Japanese judoka. He is the gold medalist in the –81 kg at the 2021 Judo Grand…
Takeshi Sasaki (born 16 July 1996) is a Japanese judoka. He is the gold medalist in the –81 kg at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Paris
Konami Takemoto (竹本 小波, Takemoto Konami; born July 15, 1996), known mononymously as Konami, is a Japanese professional…
Konami Takemoto (竹本 小波, Takemoto Konami; born July 15, 1996), known mononymously as Konami, is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she a member of the H.A.T.E. stable and a former Wonder of Stardom Champion. Takemoto was trained by Kana and Minoru Tanaka, making her debut in February 2015. Konami spent her early career competing for independent promotions such as Pro Wrestling Wave, Reina and JWP, eventually signing to Reina. After leaving the promotion in July 2016, she went on a short hiatus before returning to pro wrestling in November and debuting for World Wonder Ring Stardom in December 2016, going on to become a regular in the promotion before signing full time in May 2018.
Rina Tatsukawa (born 14 July 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Tatsukawa is the gold medalist from the 2021 Judo Grand Slam…
Rina Tatsukawa (born 14 July 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Tatsukawa is the gold medalist from the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku in the –48 kg category.
Kazuma Takayama (高山 和真, Takayama Kazuma; born July 14, 1996 in Saitama), better known as Kazuma, is a Japanese former…
Kazuma Takayama (高山 和真, Takayama Kazuma; born July 14, 1996 in Saitama), better known as Kazuma, is a Japanese former footballer who last played either as a centre-back or left-back.
Junya Matsunaga (松永準也, Matsunaga Junya) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese…
Junya Matsunaga (松永準也, Matsunaga Junya) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 where he is a current World Heavyweight Champion in his first reign and former Intercontinental Tag Team Champion.
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Yoshiki Takei (武居由樹; born 12 July 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer and former kickboxer, who held the WBO…
Yoshiki Takei (武居由樹; born 12 July 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer and former kickboxer, who held the WBO bantamweight title from 2024 to 2025. As a professional kickboxer, he held the K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship from 2017 until 2020, and was the 2017 and 2019 K-1 Super Bantamweight Grand Prix winner. At the time of his retirement from the sport of kickboxing, on December 9, 2020, Takei was ranked as the best fighter at 55 kg (122 lbs) and the eight best pound for pound fighter in the world.
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Yurina Yamada (山田 優梨菜, Yamada Yurina; born 12 July 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She was born in Nagano. She was part…
Yurina Yamada (山田 優梨菜, Yamada Yurina; born 12 July 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She was born in Nagano. She was part of the Japanese team that won gold medals at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Erzurum. She also won a team gold medal at the 2014 Junior World Championships in Val di Fiemme. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the ladies normal hill.
Yushi Nagashima (永島 悠史, Nagashima Yushi; born July 12, 1996) is a Japanese former football player.
Tatsuya Shinhama (born 11 July 1996) is a Japanese speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.
🎓 Takasaki University of Health and Welfare🏫 Kushiro Commercial High School📅 Born July 11🎂 Born 1996📍 From Betsukai, Hokkaido💼 Speed Skating
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Naoya Ishikawa (石川 直也, Ishikawa Naoya; born July 11, 1996 in Higashitagawa, Yamagata, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Naoya Ishikawa (石川 直也, Ishikawa Naoya; born July 11, 1996 in Higashitagawa, Yamagata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Oisix Niigata Albirex