Famous People with Name Shin

Shin Koyamada            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shin Koyamada: a Japanese and American film actor, producer, Philanthropist, and respected martial artist. Shin has been in Los Angeles, United States since the year 2000. He speaks fluent Japanese and English. He became best known to global audiences after his co-starring roles in WB's epic The Last Samurai and Disney Channel Original Movie series Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. He is noted for his very remarkable skill in various martial arts styles.[1]

Shin Hirayama            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shin Hirayama: was the first Japanese astronomer to discover an asteroid. In 1900 he discovered 498 Tokio and 727 Nipponia.Hirayama crater on the Moon is jointly named after him and Kiyotsugu Hirayama.

Shin Takamatsu            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shin Takamatsu: a leading Japanese architect and professor at Kyoto University. Takamatsu's futuristic looking buildings often use anthropomorphic or mechanical imagery.[1]

Shin Amano            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shin Amano: a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach and ISU Technical Specialist[1]. He competed in pairs with Marie Arai. They placed 20th in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They also won the Japan Figure Skating Championships by 1995.

Shin Kanemaru            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shin Kanemaru: was a Japanese politician. He was born in Imasuwa village (now Minami-arupusu city), Yamanashi Prefecture. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and member of the faction of Noboru Takeshita. In 1992, he was indicted in the Sagawa Kyubin corruption scandal. He was charged with evading taxes on payments he had received from construction companies that were seeking political influence. He resigned and was arrested on March 13, 1993.