Kyoto has produced a number of well-known novelists, wrestlers, political leaders, poets, electronics entrepreneurs and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Kyoto includes Haruki Murakami, Shinsuke Nakamura, Emperor Meiji, Murasaki Shikibu, Fusajiro Yamauchi, and many others.

Famous People Born In Kyoto

Haruki MurakamiHaruki Murakami
12 January 1949, Japanese
 
Shinsuke NakamuraShinsuke Nakamura
24 February 1980, Japanese
Japanese Pro Wrestler & MMA

Tasuku HonjoTasuku Honjo
27 January 1942, Japanese
Immunologist

Yui HatanoYui Hatano
24 May 1988, Japanese
Actress

Fusajiro YamauchiFusajiro Yamauchi
22 November 1859, Japanese
Entrepreneur

Mineko IwasakiMineko Iwasaki
02 November 1949, Japanese
Autobiographer, Geisha
Joi ItoJoi Ito
19 June 1966, Japanese, American
Activist, Entrepreneur, Venture capitalist

Kōji WadaKōji Wada
29 January 1974, Japanese
Singer-songwriter, Singer

Prince Naruhiko HigashikuniPrince Naruhiko Higashikuni
03 December 1887, Japanese
Politician, Military personnel
Haruka KurodaHaruka Kuroda
1977 AD, Japanese
singer

Juzo ItamiJuzo Itami
15 May 1933, Japanese
Actor
Empress Go-SakuramachiEmpress Go-Sakuramachi
23 September 1740, Japanese
Monarch

Emperor Go-DaigoEmperor Go-Daigo
26 November 1288, Japanese
Emperor

Kunishige KamamotoKunishige Kamamoto
15 April 1944, Japanese
Association football player, Association football

Emperor MomozonoEmperor Momozono
14 April 1741, Japanese
Emperor

Emperor AntokuEmperor Antoku
22 December 1178, Japanese
Emperor
Emperor Go-MizunooEmperor Go-Mizunoo
29 June 1596, Japanese
Emperor , Sovereign

Emperor SakuramachiEmperor Sakuramachi
08 February 1720, Japanese
Emperor

Hōjō MasakoHōjō Masako
1156 AD, Japanese
Political leader

Emperor NakamikadoEmperor Nakamikado
14 January 1702, Japanese
Emperor
ShinranShinran
28 May 1173, Japanese
monk

Saionji KinmochiSaionji Kinmochi
06 December 1849, Japanese
Prime Minister, politician
Ashikaga YoshimitsuAshikaga Yoshimitsu
25 September 1358, Japanese
samurai

Emperor Go-ShirakawaEmperor Go-Shirakawa
18 October 1127, Japanese
Emperor

Emperor SutokuEmperor Sutoku
07 July 1119, Japanese
Emperor
Emperor Go-SaiEmperor Go-Sai
01 January 1638, Japanese
Emperor , Sovereign

Osamu ShimomuraOsamu Shimomura
27 August 1928, Japanese
Chemist, Biochemist, Professor
Ashikaga YoshimasaAshikaga Yoshimasa
20 January 1436, Japanese
Shogun

Fujiwara no MichinagaFujiwara no Michinaga
0966 AD, Japanese
Statesman

Iwakura TomomiIwakura Tomomi
26 October 1825, Japanese
Statesman
Sanjō SanetomiSanjō Sanetomi
13 March 1837, Japanese
Statesman

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Fujiwara no TeikaFujiwara no Teika
1162 AD, Japanese
Poet
RennyoRennyo
25 February 1415, Japanese
Buddhist patriarch

Hayashi RazanHayashi Razan
1583 AD, Japanese
Philosopher

Kumi KodaKumi Koda
13 November 1982, Japanese
Japanese singer

Fumiaki TanakaFumiaki Tanaka
03 January 1985, Japanese
Rugby union player
Kanō EitokuKanō Eitoku
16 February 1543, Japanese
Painter
Tomioka TessaiTomioka Tessai
25 January 1836, Japanese
Painter

DogenDogen
19 January 1200, Japanese
Writer

Takeuchi SeihōTakeuchi Seihō
20 December 1864, Japanese
Painter

Kanō MotonobuKanō Motonobu
28 August 1476, Japanese
Painter
Kimiko Date-KrummKimiko Date-Krumm
28 September 1970, Japanese
Tennis player

JienJien
17 May 1155, Japanese
Poet

Fujiwara no YoshifusaFujiwara no Yoshifusa
0804 AD, Japanese
Statesman

Nishikawa SukenobuNishikawa Sukenobu
1671 AD, Japanese
Artist

Fujiwara no ShunzeiFujiwara no Shunzei
1114 AD, Japanese
Poet
Emperor KomeiEmperor Komei
22 July 1831, Japanese
Emperor

Sōtarō YasuiSōtarō Yasui
17 May 1888, Japanese
Painter
Fujiwara no TakanobuFujiwara no Takanobu
1142 AD, Japanese
Artist

Yoshitaro NomuraYoshitaro Nomura
23 April 1919, Japanese
Film Director

Fujiwara no NobuzaneFujiwara no Nobuzane
1176 AD, Japanese
Artist
Ike TaigaIke Taiga
1723 AD, Japanese
Painter

Gumpei YokoiGumpei Yokoi
10 September 1941, Japanese
Video Game Designer
Umehara RyūzaburōUmehara Ryūzaburō
09 March 1888, Japanese
Painter

Hon'ami KōetsuHon'ami Kōetsu
31 October 1558, Japanese
Potter