List of famous Japanese men with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

Famous Japanese Men

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Ichiro SuzukiIchiro Suzuki
(Baseball Outfielder)

22 October 1973

AkihitoAkihito
(Emperor of Japan)

23 December 1933

HirohitoHirohito
(Former Emperor of Japan)

29 April 1901

Hayao MiyazakiHayao Miyazaki
(Film director)

05 January 1941

Haruki MurakamiHaruki Murakami

12 January 1949

Hiroyuki SanadaHiroyuki Sanada
(Actor)

12 October 1960

Tsutomu MiyazakiTsutomu Miyazaki
(Serial Killer)

21 August 1962

Hideki TojoHideki Tojo
(27th Prime Minister of Japan)

30 December 1884

Oda NobunagaOda Nobunaga
(16th Century Japanese Feudal Lord)

23 June 1534

Shigeru MiyamotoShigeru Miyamoto
(Video Game Designer, Artist)

16 November 1952

Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa
(Filmmaker)

23 March 1910

Miyamoto MusashiMiyamoto Musashi
(Swordsman & Warrior)

1584 AD

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Hideo KojimaHideo Kojima
(Video Game Designer)

24 August 1963

Yukio MishimaYukio Mishima
(Playwright)

14 January 1925

Akira ToriyamaAkira Toriyama
(Japanese Manga Artist)

05 April 1955

Hiroo OnodaHiroo Onoda
(Imperial Japanese Army Intelligence officer)

19 March 1922

Robert Griffin IIIRobert Griffin III
(American Football Player)

12 February 1990

Ken WatanabeKen Watanabe
(Actor)

21 October 1959

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Shinji KagawaShinji Kagawa
(Footballer)

17 March 1989

Yuzuru HanyuYuzuru Hanyu
(Figure Skater)

07 December 1994

Isoroku YamamotoIsoroku Yamamoto
(Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941)

04 April 1884

Satoru IwataSatoru Iwata
(Former President & CEO of Nintendo)

06 December 1959

Shinsuke NakamuraShinsuke Nakamura
(Japanese Pro Wrestler & MMA)

24 February 1980

Masayoshi SonMasayoshi Son
(Founder of SoftBank)

11 August 1957

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Masashi KishimotoMasashi Kishimoto
(Manga Artist)

08 November 1974

Mutsuhiro WatanabeMutsuhiro Watanabe
(Imperial Japanese Army Corporal)

18 January 1918

Richard T. JonesRichard T. Jones
(Actor)

16 January 1972

Shoko AsaharaShoko Asahara
(Criminal)

02 March 1955

Keisuke HondaKeisuke Honda
(Footballer)

13 June 1986

Shohei OhtaniShohei Ohtani
(Baseball Player)

05 July 1994

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Kento YamazakiKento Yamazaki
(Actor)

07 September 1994

Takeshi KaneshiroTakeshi Kaneshiro
(Actor)

11 October 1973

Kazuyoshi MiuraKazuyoshi Miura
(Footballer)

26 February 1967

Jiroemon KimuraJiroemon Kimura
(Oldest Living Male Recorded in History)

19 April 1897

NaruhitoNaruhito
(Crown Prince of Japan)

23 February 1960

Tenshin NasukawaTenshin Nasukawa
(Kickboxer)

18 August 1998

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Kota IbushiKota Ibushi
(Wrestler)

21 May 1982

MiyaviMiyavi
(Singer, Guitarist)

14 September 1981

Yusaku MaezawaYusaku Maezawa
(Entrepreneur)

22 November 1975

Momofuku AndoMomofuku Ando
(Inventor of instant noodles)

05 March 1910

Masaki SudaMasaki Suda
(Actor)

21 February 1993

Tomohisa YamashitaTomohisa Yamashita
(Singer, Actor)

09 April 1985

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Morihei UeshibaMorihei Ueshiba
(Martial Artist)

14 December 1883

Mako IwamatsuMako Iwamatsu
(Actor)

10 December 1933

Sota FukushiSota Fukushi
(Actor)

30 May 1993

Kenichi MatsuyamaKenichi Matsuyama
(Actor)

05 March 1985

Ryunosuke KamikiRyunosuke Kamiki
(Actor)

19 May 1993

Kazunari NinomiyaKazunari Ninomiya
(Actor)

17 June 1983

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George MillerGeorge Miller
(YouTube Personality, Humorist, Vlogger)

18 September 1992

Hideki Yukawa Hideki Yukawa
(Physicist)

23 January 1907

Jushin Thunder LigerJushin Thunder Liger
(Japanese Professional Wrestler & MMA)

30 November 1964

Susumu TonegawaSusumu Tonegawa
(Immunologist, Molecular Biologist)

06 September 1939

Ken YamamuraKen Yamamura
(Actor)

21 January 1986

Kenichi Fukui Kenichi Fukui
(Chemist)

04 October 1918

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Lil MocoLil Moco
(YouTuber)

02 November 1994

Jiro OnoJiro Ono
(Chef)

27 October 1925

BashoBasho
(Poet)

1644 AD

Robert Charles ChienRobert Charles Chien
(Entrepreneur, Lea Salonga’s Husband)

Sin'ichirō TomonagaSin-Itiro Tomonaga
(Physicist)

31 March 1906

Shinzō AbeShinzō Abe
(Prime Minister of Japan)

21 September 1954

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Yoshiro MoriYoshiro Mori
(Prime Minister of Japan)

14 July 1937

Asai ChuAsai Chu
(Painter)

22 July 1856

Akihiro HagaAkihiro Haga
(Stunt Performer)

26 January 1981

Emperor MeijiEmperor Meiji
(Emperor)

03 November 1852

Tokugawa IeyasuTokugawa Ieyasu
(Samurai)

31 January 1543

Takashi MurakamiTakashi Murakami
(Sculptor, Painter, Artist, Film director)

01 February 1962

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KamiKami
(musician)

01 February 1972

Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
(Actor, Film producer, Film actor, Television actor, Karateka)

27 September 1950

Toyotomi HideyoshiToyotomi Hideyoshi
(Daimyō)

17 March 1537

HokusaiHokusai
(Painter)

31 October 1760

Makoto ShinkaiMakoto Shinkai
(Film director, Voice actor, Animator, Screenwriter)

09 February 1973

Osamu TezukaOsamu Tezuka
(Film director, Film producer, Mangaka, Animator, Physician, Writer, Designer, Screenwriter)

03 November 1928

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Emperor JimmuEmperor Jimmu
(Emperor)

13 February 0712

Issei SagawaIssei Sagawa
(actor, writer, novelist, mangaka, translator)

26 April 1949

Yu DarvishYu Darvish
(Baseball player)

16 August 1986

Toshiro MifuneToshiro Mifune
(Actor, Film producer, Film actor)

01 April 1920

Eiichiro OdaEiichiro Oda
(Japanese manga artist)

01 January 1975

Takeshi KitanoTakeshi Kitano
(Film director, Actor, Painter, Owarai tarento, Poet, Film editor, Film producer, Writer, Sculptor, Screenwriter, Comedian, Tarento, Film actor)

18 January 1947

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Tomoyuki YamashitaTomoyuki Yamashita
(Officer)

08 November 1885

Masaru EmotoMasaru Emoto
(Essayist, Writer)

22 July 1943

Kazushi SakurabaKazushi Sakuraba
(Mixed Martial Artist)

14 July 1969

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