Famous people from Japan
892 well-known people from Japan in 5 categories, with birthdays, ages and life stories.
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Every group of famous people we follow in Japan. Open a category to see who was born there, how old they are today and how they became famous.
Football PlayersWho are the most popular football players from Japan? See them all in one list.View football players ActorsWho are the most popular actors from Japan? See them all in one list.View actors Singers & RappersFamous singers and rappers born in Japan, with their age, zodiac sign and short bio.View singers and rappers ModelsFamous models born in Japan, with their age, zodiac sign and short bio.View models YouTubersWho are the most popular YouTubers from Japan? See them all in one list.View YouTubers
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Best known from Japan
All famous people from Japan, most popular first. Tap a card to see their birthday, current age, zodiac sign and full life story.
Football PlayersMitsuo OgasawaraFamous Kashima Antlers midfielder and multi-time J1 League champion in Japan.View profile 
Football PlayersNaoki SomaFormer Japanese international defender and manager of clubs like Kashima Antlers.View profile 
Football PlayersRyo MiyaichiWinger who played for Arsenal, Feyenoord, Wigan Athletic, and Yokohama F. Marinos.View profile 
Football PlayersSeiichiro MakiForward for JEF United Chiba and the Japan national football team.View profile 
Football PlayersShoji JoJapanese association football player who played for Yokohama F. Marinos and the national team.View profile 
Football PlayersTakashi FukunishiFormer midfielder for Júbilo Iwata and the Japan national football team.View profile 
Football PlayersTakashi HiranoJapanese association football midfielder who played for Nagoya Grampus and the national team.View profile 
Football PlayersTakayuki SuzukiForward for Kashima Antlers and the Japanese national football team.View profile 
Football PlayersTomoaki MakinoFormer Japanese professional football player and manager for Fujieda MYFC.View profile FAQs
Famous people from Japan
Takeshi Kitano, Keisuke Honda, Hidetoshi Nakata are among the best-known people from Japan on our list.
We list 892 well-known people from Japan in 5 categories.
Football Players, Actors, Singers & Rappers, Models, YouTubers.