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

Joi ItoJoi Ito
19 June 1966, Japanese, American
Activist, Entrepreneur, Venture capitalist

Yui HatanoYui Hatano
24 May 1988, Japanese
Actress

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

Fusajiro YamauchiFusajiro Yamauchi
22 November 1859, Japanese
Entrepreneur
Tasuku HonjoTasuku Honjo
27 January 1942, Japanese
Immunologist

Fumiaki TanakaFumiaki Tanaka
03 January 1985, Japanese
Rugby union player

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

Emperor MomozonoEmperor Momozono
14 April 1741, Japanese
Emperor
Mineko IwasakiMineko Iwasaki
02 November 1949, Japanese
Autobiographer, Geisha

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

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

Emperor Go-MizunooEmperor Go-Mizunoo
29 June 1596, Japanese
Emperor , Sovereign
Kunishige KamamotoKunishige Kamamoto
15 April 1944, Japanese
Association football player, Association football

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

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
Gumpei YokoiGumpei Yokoi
10 September 1941, Japanese
Video Game Designer