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

Emperor MeijiEmperor Meiji
03 November 1852, Japanese
Emperor

Murasaki ShikibuMurasaki Shikibu
0973 AD, Japanese
Novelist

Empress Go-SakuramachiEmpress Go-Sakuramachi
23 September 1740, Japanese
Monarch

Fusajiro YamauchiFusajiro Yamauchi
22 November 1859, Japanese
Entrepreneur
Mineko IwasakiMineko Iwasaki
02 November 1949, Japanese
Autobiographer, Geisha

Prince Naruhiko HigashikuniPrince Naruhiko Higashikuni
03 December 1887, Japanese
Politician, Military personnel

Emperor MomozonoEmperor Momozono
14 April 1741, Japanese
Emperor

Emperor SakuramachiEmperor Sakuramachi
08 February 1720, Japanese
Emperor
Emperor NakamikadoEmperor Nakamikado
14 January 1702, Japanese
Emperor

Emperor Go-MizunooEmperor Go-Mizunoo
29 June 1596, Japanese
Emperor , Sovereign
Joi ItoJoi Ito
19 June 1966, Japanese, American
Activist, Entrepreneur, Venture capitalist

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

Haruka KurodaHaruka Kuroda
1977 AD, Japanese
singer
Emperor Go-SaiEmperor Go-Sai
01 January 1638, Japanese
Emperor , Sovereign

Kōji WadaKōji Wada
29 January 1974, Japanese
Singer-songwriter, Singer
Emperor AntokuEmperor Antoku
22 December 1178, Japanese
Emperor

Emperor SutokuEmperor Sutoku
07 July 1119, Japanese
Emperor

Emperor Go-ShirakawaEmperor Go-Shirakawa
18 October 1127, Japanese
Emperor , Sovereign
ShinranShinran
28 May 1173, Japanese
monk

Ashikaga YoshimitsuAshikaga Yoshimitsu
25 September 1358, Japanese
samurai
Osamu ShimomuraOsamu Shimomura
27 August 1928, Japanese
Chemist, Biochemist, Professor

Hōjō MasakoHōjō Masako
1156 AD, Japanese
Political leader

Saionji KinmochiSaionji Kinmochi
06 December 1849, Japanese
Prime Minister, politician

Kumi KodaKumi Koda
13 November 1982, Japanese
Japanese singer
DogenDogen
19 January 1200, Japanese
Writer
Fumiaki TanakaFumiaki Tanaka
03 January 1985, Japanese
Rugby union player

Kimiko Date-KrummKimiko Date-Krumm
28 September 1970, Japanese
Tennis player

Emperor KomeiEmperor Komei
22 July 1831, Japanese
Emperor

Sōtarō YasuiSōtarō Yasui
17 May 1888, Japanese
Painter