Nobel Prize Winners: 1 chemistry
(chemistry) Koichi Tanaka   2002  
Notable Athletes: 1 soccer
(soccer) Junya Tanaka   1987-  
Olympic Medalists: 4 bronze, 3 silver
(bronze) Satoko Tanaka   1960   swimming - 100 m backstroke  
(bronze) Miyako Tanaka   1988   synchronized swimming - duet  
(bronze) Junko Tanaka   1996   synchronized swimming - team  
(bronze) Masami Tanaka   2000   swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(silver) Kazuhito Tanaka   2012   artistic gymnastics  
(silver) Asuna Tanaka   2012   football  
(silver) Yusuke Tanaka   2012   artistic gymnastics  
Saints: 2 blessed, 1 saint
Saint Leo Tanaka   ?-1617  
Blessed Paul Tanaka   ?-1622  
Blessed John Tanaka   ?-1626