1. Ayame Misaki (1989)

Actress

Japanese actress who has gained international recognition for portraying Saori Shibuki in the Netflix science fiction thriller drama series Alice in Borderland. She has acted in a slew of Japanese television series and...

2. Niki Niwa (1996)

Model

Model and Instagram star who is known for her lifestyle and other modeling content. She also features several products and is known as a brand influencer and product model for...

3. Shinji Kagawa (1989)

Soccer Player

Attacking midfielder who joined Manchester United in 2012 after spending two years with Borussia Dortmund. He returned to Borussia Dortmund in 2014. He is well known for his crisp ball...

4. Gina Fratini (1931)

English Fashion Designer

British fashion designer who rose to prominence during the 1970s.

5. Keiko Kitagawa (1986)

Japanese Actress

She played Sailor Mars in the Japanese TV show Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. In 2008, she played the lead role in Handsome Suit.

6. Yuka Mizuhara (1994)

DJ

Fashion designer, model, DJ, and overall It Girl who is known for having started her own clothing line Kenzo La Collection Memebto No. 2 Capsule. She shares fashion and modeling...

7. Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1955)

Japanese Film Director

Director of popular Japanese horror films such as Pulse and Cure.

8. Yumiko Hotta (1967)

Japanese Professional Wrestler A

Professional wrestler and MMA fighter who won multiple titles in the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling league. She won three WWWA World Tag Team Championships from 1986 to 2001.

9. Kosuke Kimura (1984)

Footballer

Japanese defender who won the MLS Cup with the Colorado Rapids in 2010. After five years with the Rapids, he spent a season with the Portland Timbers then joined the...

10. Koji Kanemoto (1966)

Japanese Professional Wrestler

He made his professional debut in 1990 and became best known for his time with New Japan Pro Wrestling.

11. Yuya Matsushita (1990)

Japanese Singer

Japanese singer whose debut single, "Foolish Foolish," was released in 2008; he also starred in the popular musical, Black Butler.

12. Hideo Kojima (1963)

Japanese Video Gmae Designer

Video game designer known for being the founder of Kojima Productions. His most popular games include the Metal Gear series, Zone of the Enders, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.

13. Minako Kotobuki (1991)

Japanese Voice Actress

Minako Kotobuki is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hyogo Prefecture. She is best known for her role as Tsumugi Kotobuki in K-On!. Her career as a musician began...

14. Hiroyuki Komoto (1985)

Footballer

Hiroyuki Komoto is a Japanese football player currently playing for Vissel Kobe.

15. Miho Komatsu (1974)

Japanese Singer

Miho Komatsu is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. Four of her songs were included in The Best of Detective Conan a soundtrack album for the anime Case Closed. She...

16. Atsuko Anzai (1927)

Japanese Writer

Atsuko Anzai is a Japanese woman novelist in Shōwa and Heisei period Japan. Anzai has concentrated her efforts on stories set in China with historical themes or on contemporary stories...

17. Ryosuke Nunoi (1909)

Japanese Tennis Player

Ryosuke Nunoi was a tennis player from Japan.

18. So Matsuyama (Unknow)

Japanese Art Designer

Takashi Matsuyama September 22 1908 - July 14 1977) a. k. a. Sō Matsuda and Sō Matsuyama was a Japanese production designer and art director. He was nominated twice for...

19. Shinpei Inoue (1974)

Art

20. Chikage Oogi (Unknow)

Japanese Politician

Chikage Oogi real name Hiroko Hayashi ) is a Japanese actress and politician. During her 30-year-long political career she served in some important posts. She became the first female President...

21. Marie Wada (1987)

Japanese Volleyball Player

Marie Wada is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.

22. Tatsuo Yada (Unknow)

Japanese Politician

Tatsuo Yata is the mayor of Kobe Hyōgo in Japan. He was first elected in October 2001 and won the re-election four years later.

23. Miyako Maki (1935)

Japanese Manga Artist

Miyako Maki is a former Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1957 with Haha Koi Warutsu. She received the 1989 Shogakukan Manga Award for General for Genji...

24. Atsushi Hiwasa (1987)

Japanese Rugby Union Player

Atsushi Hiwasa is a Japanese rugby union player. Hiwasa has played 28 international matches for the Japan national rugby union team. Hiwasa was a member of the Japan team...

25. Ann Lewis (1956)

Actor

26. Kim Jung-Ya (1988)

South Korean Footballer

Kim Jung-Ya is a Zainichi Korean football player who plays for Gamba Osaka. He holds South Korean nationality but is exempt from J. League squad restrictions on foreign players.

27. Hisashi Yamamoto (1943)

Organic Ghemist

Hisashi Yamamoto is an organic chemist and currently a member of the faculty at the University of Chicago. Born in Kobe Japan Yamamoto earned a B. S. at Kyoto...

28. Moeko Matsushita (1982)

Japanese Actor And Singer

Moeko Matsushita is a Japanese singer and actress from Hyōgo Japan. Her most famous TV role to date was on Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon as Hina Kusaka. She entered the...

29. Seizō Watase (1945)

Manga Artist

Seizō Watase is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born 15 February 1945 in Kobe Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. Outside of being an illustrator for numerous posters books and other works...

30. Tsuyoshi Hayashi (1982)

Actor

Tsuyoshi Hayashi is a Japanese actor. He was born on August 15 1982 in Kobe Japan. He is best known for his role as Hoji Tomasu/Deka Blue in the 2004...

31. Annu Mari (1948)

Japanese Actor

Annu Mari is an Indo–Japanese actress. She is best known in the West for her role as the femme fatale in Branded to Kill. Her sisters are model Prabha Sheth...

32. Masaaki Suzuki (1954)

Japanese Organist Harpsichord An

Masaaki Suzuki is a Japanese organist harpsichordist and conductor and the founder and musical director of the Bach Collegium Japan. He was born in Kobe to parents who were both...

33. Mitsutoshi Watada (1976)

Footballer

Mitsutoshi Watada is a former Japanese football player.

34. Charlie Kosei (1950)

Japanese Musician

Charlie Kosei is a jazz musician and performer of Han Chinese Japanese and Caucasian-American descent in Japan most known for his contributions to the soundtracks of the Lupin III...

35. Takashi Yorino (1950)

Japanese Racing Driver

Takashi Yorino is a Japanese former racing driver.

36. Reiko Okutani (1950)

Japanese Businessman

Reiko Okutani is a Japanese businesswoman founder and chief executive of the temporary personnel service company The R. She serves on the board of Culture Convenience Club Co. Ltd. A...

37. Daisuke Terasawa (Unknow)

Manga Artist

Daisuke Terasawa is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for writing cooking manga such as Mister Ajikko and Shota no Sushi which earned him twice the Kodansha Manga...

38. Hajime Ishii (footballer) (1959)

Footballer

Hajime Ishii is a former Japanese football player.

39. Takazumi Katayama (1951)

Japanese Motorcycle Racer

Takazumi Katayama is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion. He was the first Japanese rider to win a motorcycle road racing world championship when he claimed the...

40. Gen Shoji (1992)

Footballer

Gen Shoji is a Japanese football player.

41. Kumiko Haba (Unknow)

Professor Of International Relat

Kumiko Haba is a Japanese Professor of International Politics at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. Her research is in International Relations International Politics International Sociology Nationalism and Xenophobia the European...

42. Takako Doi (1928)

Japanese Politician

Takako Doi was a prominent Japanese politician from 1980 until her retirement in 2005. Doi was born in Hyōgo Prefecture and graduated from Doshisha University where she studied law. She...

43. Hisanori Shirasawa (1964)

Footballer

Hisanori Shirasawa is a Japanese former football midfielder. He played for Japan in 1988 Asian Cup. Profile in weltfussball

44. Andreas Gross (1952)

Actor

45. Kenji Yamauchi (1964)

Actor

Kenji Yamauchi is a Japanese film and stage actor.

46. Akihiro Nagashima (1964)

Footballer

Akihiro Nagashima is a former Japanese football player from Kobe Japan. He has played for Japan national team.

47. Yoshikazu Taru (1964)

Japanese Professional Wrestler

Yoshikazu Taru is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by his ring name TARU. He works for All Japan Pro Wrestling and El Dorado Wrestling.

48. Yamantaka Eye (1964)

Japanese Singer

Yamataka Eye 13 February 1964) is a Japanese vocalist and visual artist best known as a member of Boredoms. He has changed his stage name three times from Yamatsuka...

49. Shinsuke Suematsu (1955)

Japanese Politician

Shinsuke Suematsu is serving as the member of the House of Councillors of the Diet of Japan from 2004. The councilor graduated from School of Law and Politics Kwansei Gakuin...

50. Hiroshi Mikitani (1963)

Japanese Businessman Co-founder

Hiroshi Mikitani is a Japanese businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of Rakuten.