Famous Japanese - Japanese Celebrities - page 2

Resilient, hardworking, honest, intelligent, orderly… The list could go on and on if we were to describe the people of Japan! Japan is a country entirely consisting of islands—in facts thousands of them—located in the Pacific Ocean. Japan’s contributions to the world in terms of culture, science and technology, religion and philosophy, fine arts, and literature has been immense. Japan is also a highly developed country and plays a major role in the world economy. The Japanese with their quiet dignity, honesty, and principles are no doubt one of the most respected people in the world. Living in a nation that often finds itself at mercy of natural forces and is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis has made the Japanese very resilient and brave. No matter how grave a situation they face, they manage it with a stoic dignity.

Find out more about the greatest Japanese people, including Yoko Ono, Hirohito, Shinsuke Nakamura, Hayao Miyazaki and Akihito.

The Most Famous Japanese

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Robert Charles ChienChinese, JapaneseRobert Charles Chien is an entrepreneur who is married to actress Lea Salonga
Akira ToriyamaApril 5, 1955JapaneseAkira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist
Kiko MizuharaOctober 15, 1990Japanese, AmericanKiko Mizuhara (Audrie Kiko Daniel) is an American-Japanese actress, model, and designer
Mutsuhiro WatanabeJanuary 18, 1918JapaneseMutsuhiro Watanabe was an Imperial Japanese Army corporal in the Second World War
Pat MoritaJune 28, 1932AmericanPat Morita, born as Noriyuki Morita, was an American actor and comedian
KoyukiDecember 18, 1976JapaneseKoyuki is a Japanese model and actress
Masaki SudaFebruary 21, 1993JapaneseMasaki Suda is a popular Japanese actor and musician
Reina TriendlJanuary 23, 1992Austrian, JapaneseReina Triendl is a Japanese fashion model, actor, and tarento
Kazuyoshi MiuraFebruary 26, 1967JapaneseKazuyoshi Miura is a Japanese footballer
Erika SawajiriApril 8, 1986JapaneseErika Sawajiri is a popular Japanese actress, singer and model
Shinzō Abe

Shinzō Abe

Shinzo Abe is the current Prime Minister of Japan

JapaneseSeptember 21, 1954296 views

Momofuku Ando

Momofuku Ando was a Japanese inventor and businessman and the founder of 'Nissin Food Products Co

JapaneseMarch 5, 1910372 views

Basho

Matsuo Basho was a 17th century Japanese poet, considered to be the greatest master of the haiku

Japanese1644103 views

Hideo Kojima

The famous video game designer and producer, Hideo Kojima, is best known for his Metal Gear series franchisee of video games

JapaneseAugust 24, 1963261 views

Morihei Ueshiba

Morihei Ueshiba was the founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido

JapaneseDecember 14, 1883181 views

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi was a 16th century Japanese samurai, and author of the classic strategy text ‘The Book of Five Rings’.

Japanese1584367 views

Isoroku Yamamoto

Isoroku Yamamoto was a Japanese naval commander during World War II

JapaneseApril 4, 1884247 views

Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki is a creator of various Manga animated works and is renowned for his works such as Howl's Moving Castle and Heidi, Girl of The Alps

JapaneseJanuary 5, 1941262 views

Akihito

Akihito is the current emperor of Japan

JapaneseDecember 23, 1933113 views

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who is regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema

JapaneseMarch 23, 1910111 views