Okinawa Island, Japan
1. Kaori Chinen (1974)
Japanese Go Player
Kaori Chinen is a professional Go player.
2. Ōta Chōfu (1865)
Japanese Politician
Ōta Chōfu was a prominent Ryukyuan journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries famous for his involvement in the Kōdō-kai Movement advocating the maintenance of hereditary rule of...
3. Rino Higa (1992)
Actress
Rino Higa is a Japanese gravure idol television and film actress singer and voice actress. She debuted in 2009 and is affiliated with Sony Music Artists which distributes and sells...
4. Jahana Noboru (1865)
Japanese Activist
Jahana Noboru was an official in the government of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture and an Okinawan rights activist in connection with the Freedom and People's Rights Movement.
5. Brenda Shaughnessy (1970)
American Poet
Brenda Shaughnessy is an American poet.
6. Megan Fonteno (1993)
American Samoan Swimmer
Megan Fonteno is an American Samoan professional swimmer. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at the 100 m freestyle event. She did not advance to semi-finals.