Historical figures in Osaka
The atlas holds 17 people and 35 moments here, from 1574 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Yasunari Kawabata, Hideki Yukawa and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Among them Writers, Educators and Engineers and Inventors, across the Space Age and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Abebe Bikila
in 1961
1 moment here
Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…
Albert Einstein
in 1922
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Chester Bennington
in 2006
1 moment here
American singer and songwriter best known as Linkin Park’s lead vocalist. His documented appearances include performances and recording-related…
Eisaku Satō
in 1945
1 moment here
Japanese politician and prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. A former railway bureaucrat, Satō led Japan during rapid economic growth, pursued…
Emperor Meiji
in 1868
1 moment here
Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) was emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912. His reign encompassed the Meiji Restoration, the transfer of the imperial court…
Hideki Yukawa
from 1933 to 1950
4 moments here
Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…
Ichirou Mizuki
in 2022
1 moment here
Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor, and actor, born Toshio Hayakawa. Known as the “Emperor of Anime Songs,” Mizuki recorded theme songs…
Kenzaburō Ōe
in 2008
1 moment here
Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, Nobel laureate, and prominent pacifist and anti-nuclear campaigner.…
Matsuo Bashō
from 1688 to 1694
3 moments here
Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, renowned for haikai and for travel writing including Oku no Hosomichi.…
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
in 1921
1 moment here
Japanese short-story writer of the Taishō period, born Ryūnosuke Niihara in Tokyo and adopted into the Akutagawa family.…
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
in 1956
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2019
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Shinzo Abe
in 2019
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Tokugawa Ieyasu
from 1582 to 1615
4 moments here
Japanese samurai, daimyo, and founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Born Matsudaira Takechiyo at Okazaki Castle, he spent part of his childhood as a…
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
from 1574 to 1596
3 moments here
Japanese samurai, daimyō, imperial regent, and chancellor who rose from a humble background under Oda Nobunaga to unify most of Japan.…
Yasunari Kawabata
from 1899 to 1969
8 moments here
Japanese novelist and short-story writer, Nobel laureate in Literature in 1968. His documented movements include an Osaka and Ibaraki childhood,…
Yosano Akiko
from 1878 to 1900
2 moments here
Japanese poet, author, educator, feminist, and social reformer. Born Hō Shō in Sakai, she became known as Yosano Akiko after her marriage to poet…
Moments
- 1574 Siege of Itami Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- 1576 Siege of Mitsuji Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- 1582 Journey from Sakai after Honnō-ji Tokugawa Ieyasu
- 1596 Audience with Ming envoys Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- 1600 March to Osaka Castle after Sekigahara Tokugawa Ieyasu
- 1614 Winter Siege of Osaka Tokugawa Ieyasu
- 1615 Summer Siege of Osaka Tokugawa Ieyasu
- 1688 Travel through Osaka, Suma, and Akashi Matsuo Bashō
- 1694 Arrival in Osaka on final journey Matsuo Bashō
- 1694 Death in Osaka Matsuo Bashō
- 1868 Journey to Osaka during the Boshin War Emperor Meiji
- 1878 Birth in Kaimachi Yosano Akiko
- 1899 Birth in Tenma Yasunari Kawabata
- 1900 Poetry gathering at Hamadera Yosano Akiko
- 1902 Grandparents' home after orphaning Yasunari Kawabata
- 1906 Enrollment at Toyokawa Elementary School Yasunari Kawabata
- 1912 Study at Ibaraki Middle School Yasunari Kawabata
- 1914 Moved to his uncle's household Yasunari Kawabata
- 1921 Stopped in Osaka en route to China Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- 1922 Lectures in Osaka Albert Einstein
- 1924 Military examination in Ibaraki Yasunari Kawabata
- 1933 Physics appointment at Osaka Imperial University Hideki Yukawa
- 1938 Doctorate at Osaka Imperial University Hideki Yukawa
- 1944 Lecture at Osaka Senior High School Hideki Yukawa
- 1945 Director of the Osaka District Railway Bureau Eisaku Satō
- 1950 Visit to the University of Osaka Hideki Yukawa
- 1956 Address to Indian community in Osaka Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- 1961 Mainichi Marathon victory Abebe Bikila
- 1965 Lecture at Ibaraki High School anniversary Yasunari Kawabata
- 1969 Ibaraki literary-monument ceremony and lecture Yasunari Kawabata
- 2006 Summer Sonic performance in Osaka Chester Bennington
- 2008 Osaka District Court news conference Kenzaburō Ōe
- 2019 G20 Summit in Osaka Sebastián Piñera
- 2019 G20 summit in Osaka Shinzo Abe
- 2022 Cancer-disclosure return stage Ichirou Mizuki