Editing Nagoya (section)

==Notable people==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2015}}

===Historical figures===
[[File:Minamoto no Yoritomo.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Minamoto no Yoritomo]], born in Nagoya]]
[[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] was the first ''[[shōgun]]'' of the [[Kamakura shogunate]]. His family had roots as the high priests of Atsuta Shrine and he was born in the family villa what is Seigan-ji today.

The three samurais who unified Japan in the 16th century all have strong links to Nagoya:
* [[Oda Nobunaga]] (1534–1582), from [[Nagoya Castle]] in [[Owari Province]]
* [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] (1536–1598), one of [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s top generals
* [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (1543–1616), born in [[Mikawa Province]], (the eastern half of modern Aichi prefecture)
{{gallery
|title=The three samurais who unified Japan in the 16th century
|align=center
|File:Odanobunaga.jpg|Oda Nobunaga was born according to legend in Nagoya Castle.
|File:Toyotomi Hideyoshi c1598 Kodai-ji Temple.png|Toyotomi Hideyoshi, known as Japan's second "great unifier"
|File:Tokugawa Ieyasu2.JPG|Tokugawa Ieyasu
}}

Other samurai include:
* [[Shibata Katsuie]] (samurai of the [[Sengoku period]])
* [[Niwa Nagahide]] (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* [[Maeda Toshiie]] (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* [[Katō Kiyomasa]] (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* [[Sassa Narimasa]] (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* [[Sakuma Nobumori]] (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* [[Sakuma Morimasa]] (samurai of the Sengoku period)
* [[Maeda Toshimasu]] (Maeda Keijirō, samurai of the Sengoku period)

===Inventors and industrialists===
* [[Sakichi Toyoda]] (1867–1930), prolific inventor from [[Shizuoka Prefecture]]
* [[Kiichiro Toyoda]] (1894–1952), son of Sakichi Toyoda, established [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]]
* [[Akio Morita]] (1921–1999), co-founder of [[Sony]]
* [[Jiro Horikoshi]] (1903–1982), worked in Nagoya as chief engineer of the [[Mitsubishi A6M Zero]] fighter
* [[Akio Toyoda]] (born 1956), current [[Chairperson|Chairman]] and Former [[President (corporate title)|president]] & [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] of [[Toyota|Toyota Motor Corporation]]

===Executive officers===
* [[Yoichi Wada]]

===Writers===
*[[Yokoi Yayū]] (1702–1783), haiku poet and samurai in [[Owari Domain]]
*[[Ryukichi Terao]] (born 1971), Hispanist and translator of Latin American literature

===Scientists===
*[[Leonor Michaelis]] (1875–1949) German and American biochemist known for development of enzyme kinetics worked in Nagoya from 1922 to 1926<ref>{{cite journal |last=Nagatsu |first=T. |year=2013 |title=In memory of Professor Leonor Michaelis in Nagoya: Great contributions to biochemistry in Japan in the first half of the 20th century |journal=FEBS Lett. |volume=587 |pages=2721–2724 |doi=10.1016/j.febslet.2013.04.020 |pmid=23628780 |s2cid=39818440 |doi-access=free |number=17}}</ref>
*[[Susumu Tonegawa]] (born 1939) Nobel prizewinner who discovered the genetic mechanism that produces antibody diversity
*[[Tsuneko Okazaki]] (born 1933) pioneer of molecular biology known for her work on DNA replication

===Performing artists of Japan===
====Musicians and composers====
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* [[Etsuko Hirose]] (born 1979), classical pianist
* [[Moa Kikuchi]] (born 1999), Japanese musician, singer, dancer, model, and actress (member of the [[kawaii metal]] group [[Babymetal]] and a former member of the [[Japanese idol|idol group]] [[Sakura Gakuin]])
* [[Home Made Kazoku]], Japanese [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[Trio (music)|trio]]
* [[Yōsei Teikoku]], five-member Japanese musical unit
* [[Spyair]], [[Japanese rock]] band 
* [[Kiyoharu]] (born 1968), Japanese musician and singer-songwriter, known for his work with [[Kuroyume]] and [[Sads (band)|Sads]]
* [[Koji Kondo]] (born 1961), Japanese [[music composer]], [[pianist]], and [[music director]] who works for the [[video game company]] [[Nintendo]]. 
* [[Seamo]] (Real Name: Naoki Takada, [[Nihongo]]: 高田 尚輝, ''Takada Naoki'', born 1975), Japanese [[hip hop music|hip hop]] recording artist
* [[Takanori Iwata]] (born 1989), Japanese dancer and actor (member of [[J-pop]] boygroups [[Sandaime J Soul Brothers]] and [[Exile (Japanese band)|Exile]])
* [[Naomi Tamura]] (born 1963), Japanese [[pop singer]] and [[songwriter]]
* [[Kazuki Kato]] (born 1984), Japanese actor, [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actor]] and singer 
* [[Lullatone]], Japanese [[musical duo]] 
* [[Aya Hirano]] (born 1987), Japanese actor, voice actor and singer 
* [[Jasmine You]] (1979–2009), Japanese musician, best known as original [[bassist]] of the [[symphonic metal]] band [[Versailles (band)|Versailles]]
* [[Outrage (band)|Outrage]], Japanese [[thrash metal]] band
* [[Enako]] (born 1994), [[cosplayer]]
* [[Sho Hirano]] (born 1997), member of [[King & Prince]]
* [[Kanon Suzuki]] (born 1998), former idol and singer (former member of Japanese girl idol group [[Morning Musume]])
* [[Shinichi Suzuki (violinist)|Shinichi Suzuki]] (1898–1998), Japanese [[musician]], [[philosopher]], and educator and the founder of the international [[Suzuki method]] of [[music education]] and developed a philosophy for educating people of all ages and abilities
* [[nobodyknows+]], Japanese [[hip hop music|hip hop]] band
* [[SKE48]], Japanese [[Japanese idol|idol group]]
* [[Okada Yukiko]] (1967–1986), [[Japanese idol]] and winner of the talent show [[Star Tanjō!]] in [[Tokyo, Japan]]
* [[Coldrain]], [[Japanese rock]] band
* [[May'n]] (Real Name: Mei Nakabayashi, [[Nihongo]]: 中林 芽依, ''Nakabayashi Mei'', born 1989), Japanese singer
* [[Team Shachi]], Japanese female [[Japanese idol|idol group]] 
* [[Kero Kero Bonito|Sarah Midori Perry]]
* [[INTO1|Uno Santa]]
* [[JO1|Syoya Kimata]] (born 2000), member of [[JO1]]
* [[JO1|Keigo Sato]] (born 1998), member of [[JO1]]
* [[Me:I|Cocoro Kato]], member of [[Me:I]]
* [[Me:I|Miu Sakurai]], member of [[Me:I]]
* [[Masaya Kimura (singer)|Masaya Kimura]], member of [[INI (Japanese boy group)]]
* [[Masato Hayakawa]] (born 1986), lead singer of [[Coldrain]], songwriter and model
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{{gallery
|title= Musicians and composers
|align=center
|File:Coldrain - Rock am Ring 2019-3352.jpg|[[Masato Hayakawa]]
|File:JSB takanori iwata 2018.jpg|[[Takanori Iwata]]
|File:May'n in 2014.jpg|[[May'n]]
|File:FanimeCon 2019 127 (47956073941)(cropped).png|[[Aya Hirano]]
}}

====Actors====
* [[Kaede Hondo]]
* [[Akari Kitō]]
* [[Matt McCooey]], British actor of Japanese ancestry
* [[Naoko Mori]]
* [[Kaito Nakamura (actor)|Kaito Nakamura]]
* The Nose sisters: Anna, Erena, and [[Karina Nose|Karina]]
* [[Naomi Kawashima]]
* [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]]
* [[Hiroshi Tachi]]
* [[Emi Takei]]
* [[Hiroshi Tamaki]]
* [[Kokoro Terada]]
* [[Toshihiko Nakajima]]
* [[Yuki Yamada (actor)|Yūki Yamada]]
{{gallery
|title= Actors
|align=center
|File:Hiroshi Tachi 20220621.jpg|[[Hiroshi Tachi]]
|File:Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Inferno The Legend Ends, Red Carpet Premiere Emi Takei.jpg|[[Emi Takei]]
|File:Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Japan Premiere Red Carpet Tamaki Hiroshi (cropped).jpg|[[Hiroshi Tamaki]]
|File:山田裕貴.png|[[Yuki Yamada (actor)|Yūki Yamada]]
}}

===Athletes===
* [[Miki Ando]]
* [[Mao Asada]]
* [[Mai Asada]]
* [[Hugh Barter]]
* [[Kazuki Himeno]]
* [[Keisei Tominaga]]
* [[Kimiyasu Kudō]]
* [[Midori Ito]]
* [[Jong Tae-se]]
* [[Takamoto Katsuta]]
* [[Takuma Koga (footballer)]]
* [[Takuma Koga (racing driver)]]
* [[Takahiko Kozuka]]
* [[Yuto Nomura]]
* [[Yōhei Ōshima]]
* [[Yoshiaki Oiwa]]
* [[Takashi Sugiura]]
* [[Último Dragón]]
* [[Shoma Uno]]
* [[Tomiko Yoshikawa]]

{{gallery
|title=Athletes
|align=center
|File:Mao Asada 2010 Olympic FP.jpg|[[Mao Asada]]
|File:Shoma Uno at 2016-2017 GP Final.jpg|[[Shoma Uno]]
|File:Kudo Kimiyasu.jpg|[[Kimiyasu Kudō]]
|File:Himeno Kazuki 2018-2 (cropped).jpg|[[Kazuki Himeno]]
|File:Keisei Tominaga (cropped).jpg|[[Keisei Tominaga]]
}}

===Manga artists===
* [[Akane Ogura]]
* [[Akira Toriyama]]
* [[Mohiro Kitoh]]