Naoki Hyakuta
百田尚樹
Osaka-born bestselling novelist and broadcast writer
Celebrities born in 1956 465 profiles
465 profiles in this database, most often actor, film actor, television actor. They include Naoki Hyakuta, Hisashi Eguchi, Koji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Akio Toyoda. Every profile lists birth date, background, career highlights and an honest "My Take".
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Hisashi Eguchi
江口寿史
Manga artist and illustrator renowned for his expressive line art
Koji Yakusho
役所広司
Japanese actor and narrator
Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
長渕剛
Japan's rugged rock poet from Kagoshima
Akio Toyoda
豊田章男
Toyota Chairman and motorsport-passionate founder's grandson who shaped the modern automaker
Yoshiko Sakakibara
榊原良子
Seiyū from Japan
Midori Matsushima
松島みどり
Politician from Japan
Naoto Takenaka
竹中直人
Actor from Japan
Tom Hanks
トム・ハンクス
American film actor
Ryūhō Ōkawa
大川隆法
Religious leader from Japan
Yoshiko Ishiba
石破佳子
Office worker from Japan
Hiroaki Murakami
村上弘明
Veteran Japanese actor from Iwate, known for a commanding screen presence
Jin Matsubara
松原仁
Politician from Japan
Kenji Eda
江田憲司
Politician from Japan
Leslie Cheung
レスリー・チャン
Hong Kong singer and actor
Yasuo Tanaka
田中康夫
Novelist turned Governor of Nagano Prefecture
Aileen Wuornos
アイリーン・ウォーノス
American serial killer executed in 2002
Toshihiko Seko
瀬古利彦
Japanese marathoner, Boston and London winner
Takeshi Okada
岡田武史
Former Japan national team manager, FC Imabari owner
Carrie Fisher
キャリー・フィッシャー
American actress, Princess Leia in Star Wars
Keiichi Tsuchiya
土屋圭市
Racing automobile driver from Japan
Masayuki Suo
周防正行
Japanese director of Shall We Dance?
Linda Hamilton
リンダ・ハミルトン
American actress, Sarah Connor in The Terminator
Andy Garcia
アンディ・ガルシア
Cuban-born American actor of The Godfather Part III
Tadatomo Yoshida
吉田忠智
Japanese CDP senator, ex-SDP leader
Kunio Arakaki
新垣邦男
Japanese ex-lawmaker, ex-mayor of Kitanakagusuku
Shun'ichi Mizuoka
水岡俊一
Politician from Japan
Tsai Ing-wen
蔡英文
Politician from Taiwan
Randy Rhoads
ランディ・ローズ
American guitarist
Tomoko Akane
赤根智子
Japanese judge, prosecutor, diplomat, and legal scholar
Yoshinori Suematsu
末松義規
Japanese politician from Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
Toshiyuki Nagashima
永島敏行
Acclaimed Japanese actor honored with multiple major film awards
Tsuyoshi Takagi
高木毅
Japanese politician from Tsuruga, Fukui
William Fichtner
ウィリアム・フィクナー
American actor
Hiroshi Nakatsuka
中司宏
Japanese Ishin minister, ex-mayor of Hirakata
Christoph Waltz
クリストフ・ヴァルツ
Actor from Austria
Danny Boyle
ダニー・ボイル
Film director from United Kingdom
Geena Davis
ジーナ・デイヴィス
American film actor
Yuko Mori
森裕子
Japanese politician from Niigata
Bryan Cranston
ブライアン・クランストン
American television director
John Lydon
ジョン・ライドン
Singer-songwriter from United Kingdom
Michael Biehn
マイケル・ビーン
American film actor
Lars von Trier
ラース・フォン・トリアー
Film director from Denmark
Sugar Ray Leonard
シュガー・レイ・レナード
American boxer
Eric Roberts
エリック・ロバーツ
American actor
Kim Cattrall
キム・キャトラル
Television actor from United Kingdom
La Toya Jackson
ラトーヤ・ジャクソン
American singer
Bob Saget
ボブ・サゲット
American stand-up comedian
Imelda Staunton
イメルダ・スタウントン
Stage actor from United Kingdom
Theresa May
テリーザ・メイ
Politician from United Kingdom
Larry Bird
ラリー・バード
American basketball player
Luis Guzmán
ルイス・ガスマン
American actor
Yukihiko Akutsu
阿久津幸彦
Japanese politician and former political secretary educated at George Washington University
Anna Ogino
荻野アンナ
Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist, rakugo performer, and Keio University professor
Sela Ward
セーラ・ウォード
American actress of Sisters and Once and Again
Krystian Zimerman
クリスティアン・ツィマーマン
Pianist from Poland
Kiichi Fujiwara
藤原帰一
Political scientist and film critic from Tokyo
Giuseppe Tornatore
ジュゼッペ・トルナトーレ
Film director from Italy
Mimi Rogers
ミミ・ロジャース
American poker player
Alain Ducasse
アラン・デュカス
Chef from France
Joan Allen
ジョアン・アレン
American television actor
Joe Montana
ジョー・モンタナ
American american football player
Shunsuke Mutai
務台俊介
Politician, former bureaucrat, and university professor from Nagano
Lesley Manville
レスリー・マンヴィル
Voice actor from United Kingdom
Joe Satriani
ジョー・サトリアーニ
American guitarist
Daitetsu Tadamitsu
大徹忠晃
Japanese sumo wrestler born 1956
Michael Connelly
マイクル・コナリー
American writer
Mitsuru Sakurai
桜井充
Physician-turned-politician from Sendai
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
フランク＝ヴァルター・シュタインマイアー
Politician from Germany
Takashi Namba
難波喬司
Japanese politician and mayor of Shizuoka, a former career government official from Okayama
David Caruso
デヴィッド・カルーソ
American actor
Paul Reiser
ポール・ライザー
American actor
Patricia Cornwell
パトリシア・コーンウェル
American writer
Gerard Gordeau
ジェラルド・ゴルドー
Mixed martial arts fighter from Netherlands
Christine Lagarde
クリスティーヌ・ラガルド
Economist from France
Yasuhiro Nemoto
根本康広
Japanese thoroughbred jockey from Tokyo
Bruce Greenwood
ブルース・グリーンウッド
Television actor from Canada
Kenny G
ケニー・G
American saxophonist
Keith David
キース・デイヴィッド
American television actor
Judith Butler
ジュディス・バトラー
American philosopher
Steve Ballmer
スティーブ・バルマー
American entrepreneur
Paul Molitor
ポール・モリター
American baseball player
Michel Houellebecq
ミシェル・ウエルベック
Poet from France
Cho Chikun
趙治勲
Go professional from South Korea
Jamie Dimon
ジェームズ・ダイモン
American banker
Matthew Garber
マシュウ・ガーバー
Film actor from United Kingdom
Mikishi Daimon
大門実紀史
Japanese politician from Kyoto
Chris Isaak
クリス・アイザック
American singer
Tsutomu Nishioka
西岡力
Japanese critic and commentator
Hirotaka Yamashita
山下裕貴
Japan Self-Defense Forces veteran from Miyazaki
Paolo Rossi
パオロ・ロッシ
Association football player from Italy
Rita Wilson
リタ・ウィルソン
American television actor
Eddie Murray
エディ・マレー
American baseball player
Tomihisa Taue
田上富久
Japanese politician from Nagasaki Prefecture
Hiroshi Ishii
石井裕
Pioneer computer scientist and ACM Fellow specializing in human-computer interaction
O Sonfa
呉善花
Korean-born cultural scholar and critic bridging Japan and Korea
Glen Matlock
グレン・マトロック
Bassist from United Kingdom
Shōji Nakamaki
中牧昭二
Professional wrestler from Ueda, Nagano
Gary Cole
ゲイリー・コール
American voice actor
Choi Sun-sil
崔順実
South Korean businessperson
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