Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

62247 persons found

Hiroiki Ariyoshi

b. 1974

Japanese comedian and singer

Hirokazu Kore-eda

b. 1962

Japanese film-maker (born 1962)

Hiroki Aiba

b. 1987

Japanese actor and voice actor

Hiroki Ito (footballer, born 1999)

b. 1999

Japanese footballer (born 1999)

Hiroki Kikuta

b. 1962

Japanese composer and game designer (born 1962)

Hiroki Yoshimoto

b. 1980

Japanese race car driver (born 1980)

Hiroko Sakai

b. 1978

Japanese softball player

Hiromi Hara

b. 1958

Japanese footballer and manager

Hiromi Makihara

b. 1963

Japanese baseball player

Hiromi Nagasaku

b. 1970

Japanese actress and singer (born 1970)

Hiromu Nonaka

b. 1925

Japanese politician (1925–2018)

Hironori Saruta

b. 1982

Japanese footballer

Hiroo Kanamori

b. 1936

Japanese seismologist

Hirose Tansō

b. 1782

Neo-Confucian scholar, teacher and writer

Hiroshi Amano

b. 1960

Japanese materials scientist (born 1960)

Hiroshi Aoyama

b. 1981

Japanese motorcycle racer

Hiroshi Hase

b. 1961

Japanese politician and professional wrestler

Hiroshi Kazato

Japanese racing driver

Hiroshi Miyazawa

Japanese politician (1921–2012)

Hiroshi Sakai

b. 1976

Japanese footballer

Hiroshi Tanahashi

b. 1976

President of NJPW, former wrestler (born 1976)

Hiroshi Yamauchi

Japanese businessman (1927–2013)

Hiroshige

Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artist

Hirotugu Akaike

b. 1927

Japanese statistician