Famous People of Japan
Japanese people database × places of origin

Famous People by Hometown

Choose a prefecture and then a city, town or village to see the famous people who come from there.

Cities with the most famous people on this site

  1. 1 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture 356 people
  2. 2 Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 266 people
  3. 3 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 224 people
  4. 4 Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 202 people
  5. 5 Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture 188 people
  6. 6 Sapporo, Hokkaido 184 people
  7. 7 Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 151 people
  8. 8 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture 143 people
  9. 9 Saitama(city), Saitama Prefecture 138 people
  10. 10 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture 134 people