Masashi Kishimoto

Masashi Kishimoto

male, 35 years old
is the Japanese creator and author of the popular manga "Naruto". Nicknamed "Kishi" affectionately by most western fans. Born on November 8, 1974...

Abe No Yoritoki

male, deceased (1057)
Abe no Yoritoki was the head of the Abe clan of Emishi who were allowed to rule the six Emishi districts (Iwate, Hienuki, Shiwa, Isawa, Esashi and...
Yosa Buson

Yosa Buson

male, deceased (1784)
Yosa Buson, or Yosa no Buson, was a Japanese poet and painter from the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered a...
Yukihiro Matsumoto

Yukihiro Matsumoto

male, 44 years old
is a Japanese computer scientist and software programmer best known as the chief designer of the Ruby programming language. He was born in Osaka...
Kitabatake Akiie

Kitabatake Akiie

male, deceased (1338)
"'"'(1318-1338) was a Japanese nobleman and the Governor of Mutsu Province and an important supporter of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-cho...
Kobayakawa Takakage

Kobayakawa Takakage

male, deceased (1597)
Kobayakawa Takakage was a samurai retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during Japan's Sengoku period, and the son of Mōri Motonari. Adopted by the head o...

Hōjō Ujitsuna

male, deceased (1541)
"'"'(1487-1541) was the son of Hōjō Sōun, founder of the Go-Hōjō clan. He continued his father's quest to gain control of the Kantō (the centra...
Hiratsuka Unichi

Hiratsuka Unichi

male, deceased (1997)
Hiratsuka Unichi, born in Matsue in Honshū, was one of the prominent leaders of the sosaku hanga movement in 20th Century Japan. Hiratsuka was the b...
Yasue Sato

Yasue Sato

female, 31 years old
Yasue Sato was born on December 7th 1978 in the Saitama Prefecture, Honshū, Japan. She's a former model and formally trained in ballet. She made h...

Empress Kōgyoku

female, deceased (661)
Empress Kōgyoku (皇極天皇 "Kōgyoku Tennō"), also Empress Saimei (594-August 24, 661) was the 35th and 37th emperor of Japan, according to the traditi...