Famous People with Name Kentaro

Kentaro Haneda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kentaro Haneda: was a Japanese pianist, composer and arranger of popular anime and movies and video game music as well. His popular name was Haneken.Haneda was born in Tokyo, Japan. He taught as a professor at the Tokyo College of Music. He graduated from the Toho Gakuen School of Music. He was best known as composer of Wizardry music which was ported to NES and SNES console by Ascii at early 1990, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross series, Barefoot Gen, Ys Symphony, Symphony Sorcerian and Genso Suikoden Ongaku-shu.

Kentaro Nishimura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kentaro Nishimura: a Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

Kentaro Kawatsu            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kentaro Kawatsu: was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.There he won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke event. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan.

Kentaro Sonoura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kentaro Sonoura: a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election after an unsuccessful run in 2003.

Kentaro Koba            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kentaro Koba: a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Mii District, Fukuoka and graduate of Soka University, he worked at Nishinippon Shimbun from 1975 to 1988 as a reporter. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1989.

Kaneko Kentaro            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kaneko Kentaro: was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan.In 1880, Kaneko was appointed as a secretary in the Genroin, and in 1884 had joined the Office for Investigation of Institutions, the body organized by the Genroin to study the constitutions of various western nations with the aim of creating a western-style constitution for Japan.Kaneko worked closely with Ito Hirobumi, Inoue Kowashi and Ito Miyoji, and became personal secretary to Ito Hirobumi when the latter became first Prime Minister of Japan. In 1889, Kaneko became first president of the predecessor to Nippon University, a post he held until 1893.

Tamatsubaki Kentaro            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tamatsubaki Kentaro: was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Japan. He was known for his techniques, which covered his small size. Although his height was only 158 cm, he afflicted Hitachiyama and was called "mite". He was the shortest wrestler in sumo history,[2] and also one