Famous People From Yokohama, Japan & Celebs Born In Yokohama
Yokohama has produced a number of famous personalities, including actors, voice actors, essayists, football players etc.
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Antonio Inoki

(Japanese Retired Professional Wrestler and Founder of 'New Japan Pro-Wrestling')

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: November 20, 1943

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: October 1, 2022

Once a reputed Japanese martial artist and wrestler, Antonio Inoki grew up in Brazil, where he won several contests of shot put, discus, and javelin. At 17, he went to the Japanese Wrestling Association and was mentored by Rikidōzan. He later established the New Japan Pro Wrestling.

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Hana Kimura

(Japanese Professional Wrestler)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 3, 1997

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: May 23, 2020

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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Masaru Emoto

(Essayist, Writer)

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Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: July 22, 1943

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: October 17, 2014

Masaru Emoto was a Japanese author, businessman, and pseudo-scientist. He is best remembered for his New York Times bestseller book The Hidden Messages in Water in which he claimed that thought can influence the molecular structure of water. He also served as the president emeritus of a non-profit organization called International Water For Life Foundation.

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Takehito Koyasu

(Seiyū, Singer)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: May 5, 1967

Sun Sign: Taurus

One of Japan’s most diverse voice actors, Takehito Koyasu has voiced over 230 different roles. He has also been part of the voice-acting group Weiss and has dubbed for many foreign actors such as Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jared Leto in live-action films. His son Kōki Koyasu, too, is a voice actor

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Tadanobu Asano

(Japanese Actor Known for His Films: 'Electric Dragon 80.000 V', 'Ichi the Killer' and 'Battleship')

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: November 27, 1973

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Japanese actor Tadanobu Satō, better known as Tadanobu Asano, had begun his acting career at 16, with the show Kimpachi Sensei, at his father’s insistence. He later gained critical acclaim with roles in films such as Maborosi and Fried Dragon Fish. He has also sung for the band Mach 1.67.

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Mao Inoue

(Actress)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: January 9, 1987

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

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Nanako Matsushima

(Actress known worldwide for her role in the horror film Ring)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: October 13, 1973

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Minoru Suzuki

(Japanese Professional Wrestler and Former Mixed Martial Artist)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 17, 1968

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Yuta Tabuse

(Japanese Professional Basketball Player)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 5, 1980

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Shunsuke Nakamura

(Japanese Former Professional Footballer Who Played as a Midfielder)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 24, 1978

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Setsuko Hara

(Actress)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 17, 1920

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: September 5, 2015

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

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Crystal Kay

(Japanese Pop Singer Known for Her Prolific Singing Career)

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Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: February 26, 1986

Sun Sign: Pisces

Crystal Kay is a Japanese singer, actress, songwriter, and radio host. Crystal is best known for her album Almost Seventeen which has sold more than 400,000 copies, earning her platinum certificate from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). She is also known for her collaborations with popular recording artists like Chemistry and BoA.

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Fumio Demura

(Japanese Master of Karate and Kobudo)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 15, 1938

Sun Sign: Virgo

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Eri Yoshida

(Japanese Professional Baseball Player Who Plays as a Sidearm Knuckleball Pitcher)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 17, 1992

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

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Suzuka Ohgo

(Japanese Actress)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: August 5, 1993

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

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Shoo

(Actress, Singer)

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Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: October 23, 1981

Sun Sign: Libra

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Yoshiaki Kawajiri

(Creator of Titles Such as Wicked City, Ninja Scroll, and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: November 18, 1950

Sun Sign: Scorpio

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Haru Nomura

(Japanese Professional Golfer)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: November 25, 1992

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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Hiroshi Yamamoto

(Japanese Archer and Olympic Medalist)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 31, 1962

Sun Sign: Scorpio

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May J.

(Pop and R&B singer who made her major label debut under Sony Music Japan)

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Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: June 20, 1988

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

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James Yaegashi

(Japanese American Actor)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

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Okakura Kakuzō

(Art critic)

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Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: February 14, 1862

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: September 2, 1913

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Violette Wautier

(Actress)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: October 10, 1993

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

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Ai Sugiyama

(Japanese Former Tennis Player)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 5, 1975

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

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Kenzō Shirai

(Japanese Former Athlete of Artistic Gymnastics)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 24, 1996

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

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Yasuhiro Nightow

(Mangaka)

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Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: April 8, 1967

Sun Sign: Aries

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Phyllis A. Whitney

(American Novelist)

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Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: September 9, 1903

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: February 8, 2008

Phyllis Ayame Whitney was an American writer best remembered for writing mystery novels. Dubbed the Queen of the American Gothics, Whitney won an Edgar Award for her book The Mystery of the Haunted Pool in 1961. In 1988, she was honored with the Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America for her overall contribution.

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Shinobu Kandori

(Retired Japanese Wrestler and Politician)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 30, 1964

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Yūzō Kayama

(One of Japan’s Biggest Film and Musical Artists of the 1960s and 1970s)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: April 11, 1937

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Li-Mei Chiang

(Actress and Voice Actress)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: February 2, 1982

Sun Sign: Aquarius

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Keiiti Aki

(Japanese-American Professor, Mentor, Author, and Seismologist)

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Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: March 3, 1930

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: May 17, 2005

Keiiti Aki was a Japanese-American professor, mentor, author, and seismologist. He is best remembered for teaching Geophysics at the University of Southern California and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Over the course of his career, Keiiti Aki received several prestigious awards, including the William Bowie Medal and the Thorarinsson Medal.

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Hisako Takahashi

(Bereuacrat)

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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birthdate: September 21, 1927

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: December 21, 2013