List of Famous people born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Nobu Matsuhisa

First Name Nobu

Last Name Matsuhisa

Born on March 10, 1949 (age 77)

Born in Japan, Saitama Prefecture

Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa is a Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients. His signature dish is black cod in miso. He has restaurants bearing his name in several countries. He has also played small parts in three major films.

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Konsu Yasuda

안 권수

First Name Konsu

Born on April 19, 1993 (age 33)

Born in Japan, Saitama Prefecture

Height 175 cm | 5'9

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Yoshinori Taguchi

First Name Yoshinori

Last Name Taguchi

Born on September 14, 1965 (age 60)

Born in Japan, Saitama Prefecture

Height 184 cm | 6'0

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Yoshinori Taguchi is a former Japanese football player and manager.

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Sumio Iijima

First Name Sumio

Born on May 2, 1939 (age 86)

Born in Japan, Saitama Prefecture

Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist and inventor, often cited as the inventor of carbon nanotubes. Although carbon nanotubes had been observed prior to his "invention", Iijima's 1991 paper generated unprecedented interest in the carbon nanostructures and has since fueled intense research in the area of nanotechnology.

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Teruo Aida

First Name Teruo

Last Name Aida

Born on June 5, 1947

Died on February 22, 2021 (aged 73)

Born in Japan, Saitama Prefecture

Height 174 cm | 5'9

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Yū Nagashima

First Name Yū

Last Name Nagashima

Born on September 30, 1972 (age 53)

Born in Japan, Saitama Prefecture

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Mami Yamase

First Name Mami

Last Name Yamase

Born on October 2, 1969 (age 56)

Born in Japan, Saitama Prefecture

Height 167 cm | 5'6

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Powell Obinna Obi

First Name Powell

Last Name Obi

Born on November 30, 1996 (age 29)

Born in Japan, Saitama Prefecture

Height 193 cm | 6'4

Footballer

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Powell Obinna Obi is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Yokohama F. Marinos.

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Hironori Hayashi

First Name Hironori

Last Name Hayashi

Born on July 7, 1977 (age 48)

Born in Japan, Saitama Prefecture

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Taihei Hayashiya

First Name Taihei

Born on December 6, 1964 (age 61)

Born in Japan, Saitama Prefecture

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