Famous People with Name Kenta

Kenta Abe            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenta Abe: a right-handed professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the number 4 draft pick for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in 2003. During his high school days he played at Koshien Stadium.

Kenta Maeda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenta Maeda: a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Central League.

Kenta Izumi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenta Izumi: a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sapporo and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.

Kenta Kasai            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenta Kasai: is a Japanese football player who plays for Kashima Antlers.

Kenta Kifuji            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenta Kifuji: is a Japanese football player who plays for Montedio Yamagata.

Aotsurugi Kenta            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Aotsurugi Kenta: is a former professional sumo wrestler from Tongatapu, Tonga. He made his debut in 2001 but had many injury problems. In 2006, he obtained Japanese citizenship, adopting the official name of Tebita Togawa. He retired in May 2009. As an amateur he competed

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