Famous People with Name Hidetoshi

Hidetoshi Nakata            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hidetoshi Nakata: a Japanese former football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation.Nakata began his professional career in 1995 and won the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998, the Scudetto with A.S. Roma in 2001, played for Japan in three FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998, 2002 and 2006) and played in the Olympics twice (1996 and 2000). In 2005, he was made the Knight of the Star of Italian Solidarity, one of the Italy's highest honours, for improving the country's image overseas.

Hidetoshi Wakui            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hidetoshi Wakui: a Japanese football player who currently plays for ND Gorica in Slovenia.

Hidetoshi Nishijima            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hidetoshi Nishijima: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nichinan, Miyazaki and graduate of Nippon Medical School, he was elected for the first time in 2004.

Kitabayama Hidetoshi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kitabayama Hidetoshi: was a former sumo wrestler and coach from Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. Kitabayama retired from active competition in May 1966, following two losing scores in his last two tournaments (a third would have seen him demoted from the o

Kitazakura Hidetoshi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kitazakura Hidetoshi: is a former sumo wrestler from Asakita ward, Hiroshima City, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9. He is the elder brother of Toyozakura, also a top division wrestler. He was a popular figure with sumo fans. He is now a coach and elder of the Japan Su