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Famous people from Japan

198 celebrities from Japan, including Akira Kurosawa, Toshirō Mifune and Hayao Miyazaki.

Celebrities198171 still living, 27 no longer with us
Oldest livingHayao Miyazaki85 years old, born 1941
YoungestMana Ashida22 years old, born 2004
Most common roleSoccer player67% of celebrities from Japan, then actors
Busiest birth decade1980s66 celebrities
Most common signAries20 celebrities
Akira KurosawaFilm director · March 23, 1910Toshirō MifuneActor · April 1, 1920Hayao MiyazakiFilm director · January 5, 1941Naomi OsakaTennis player · October 16, 1997Ichirō MizukiSinger · January 7, 1948Keisuke HondaSoccer player · June 13, 1986Shinji KagawaSoccer player · March 17, 1989Yūto NagatomoSoccer player · September 12, 1986Takashi InuiSoccer player · June 2, 1988Takumi MinaminoSoccer player · January 16, 1995Ayumi HamasakiSinger · October 2, 1978Shinji OkazakiSoccer player · April 16, 1986Maya YoshidaSoccer player · August 24, 1988Momoko KōchiActor · March 7, 1932Hidetoshi NakataSoccer player · January 22, 1977Wataru EndōSoccer player · February 9, 1993MackenyuActor · November 16, 1996Makoto ShinkaiFilm director · February 9, 1973Makoto HasebeSoccer player · January 18, 1984Hiroki SakaiSoccer player · April 12, 1990Yoshinori MutoSoccer player · July 15, 1992Yoshito OkuboSoccer player · June 9, 1982Tomoaki MakinoSoccer player · May 11, 1987Genki HaraguchiSoccer player · May 9, 1991Kengo NakamuraSoccer player · October 31, 1980Kei NishikoriTennis player · December 29, 1989Yuya OsakoSoccer player · May 18, 1990Yasuhito EndoSoccer player · January 28, 1980Takuma AsanoSoccer player · November 10, 1994Kazuyoshi MiuraSoccer player · February 26, 1967Yoichiro KakitaniSoccer player · January 3, 1990Hajime MoriyasuSoccer player · August 23, 1968Atsuto UchidaSoccer player · March 27, 1988Eiji KawashimaSoccer player · March 20, 1983Kunishige KamamotoSoccer player · April 15, 1944Hiroshi KiyotakeSoccer player · November 12, 1989Masato MorishigeSoccer player · May 21, 1987Gaku ShibasakiSoccer player · May 28, 1992Gōtoku SakaiSoccer player · March 14, 1991Hikaru UtadaSinger · January 19, 1983Shunsuke NakamuraSoccer player · June 24, 1978Marcus Tulio TanakaSoccer player · April 24, 1981Yuji NakazawaSoccer player · February 25, 1978Takashi UsamiSoccer player · May 6, 1992Ken WatanabeActor · October 21, 1959Takayuki MorimotoSoccer player · May 7, 1988Yasuyuki KonnoSoccer player · January 25, 1983Gen ShōjiSoccer player · December 11, 1992Yuki AbeSoccer player · September 6, 1981Shusaku NishikawaSoccer player · June 18, 1986Manabu SaitoSoccer player · April 4, 1990Isao TakahataFilm director · October 29, 1935Yoshikatsu KawaguchiSoccer player · August 15, 1975Masaaki HigashiguchiSoccer player · May 12, 1986Seigō NarazakiSoccer player · April 15, 1976Keiji TamadaSoccer player · April 11, 1980Shinji OnoSoccer player · September 27, 1979Shōgo TaniguchiSoccer player · July 15, 1991Takefusa KuboSoccer player · June 4, 2001Yasujirō OzuFilm director · December 12, 1903

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