Famous People with Name Hideo

Hideo Yokoyama            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hideo Yokoyama: a Japanese novelist.Yokoyama specialized in mystery novels. He worked constantly during the first three days of 2003 and received a heart attack and subsequent hospitalization on the fourth.[2]

Hideo Yoshino            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hideo Yoshino: was a tanka poet in Showa period Japan.In 1926 Yoshino financed the publication of his own first poetry anthology, Tenjo gishi. However, most of his works did not appear in print until after the end of World War II. He developed a unique style of tanka that was independent of the mainstream Araragi verses, and used a tight, succinct style borrowed from the 19th century Buddhist priest-poet, Ryokan. He also was inspired by the ancient classic from Japanese literature, the Man'yoshu. His anthologies include Seiin shu (The Clear and Cloudy Collection, 1967) and Kansen shu (The Autumn Cicada Collection, 1974). Yoshino also wrote a number of essays, including Yawarakana Kokoro (Soft heart) and Korokono Furusato (Home is the heart).

Hideo Fujimoto            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hideo Fujimoto: was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA (1.90) and seasonal ERA (0.73). At Aomori Stadium, in 1950 he pitched the first perfect game in NPB history.

Hideo Fukuyama            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hideo Fukuyama: a former NASCAR driver. He raced on road courses in his native Japan before driving a NASCAR exhibition race at Suzuka in 1997 for Travis Carter Motorsports. In 2002, Fukuyama made his Winston Cup debut for TCM at Dover International Speedway, finishing 39th due to transmission failure. Fukuyama raced three more times in Winston Cup over the next couple of years (including an aborted run at NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors), but when TCM closed its doors in 2004, it brought an end to Fukuyama's NASCAR career. He was the first Cup driver from Japan. In Japanese racing his nickname is "Bonsai."

Hideo Otake            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hideo Otake: a Japanese Go player.Otake was born in Kitakyushu City, Japan. He joined the legendary Kitani Minoru school when he was 9, and quickly rose up the ranks and turned professional when he was 14 in 1956. He would move swiftly, going up to 9 dan in 1970. He didn't have much patience, which could be seen as he would sometimes read comic books while he waited for his opponent to play.[citation needed]