Naoko Yamazaki

Naoko Yamazaki is a Japanese engineer and former astronaut at JAXA. She was the second Japanese woman to fly in space. The first was Chiaki Mukai.

27 December 1970

Born on the same birth day (27 December): Byron Browne (baseball) • Conrad L. Raiford • Haris Alexiou • Jan Jesenius • Joan Manuel Serrat • Lucas Mangope • Michael Turnbull (bishop) • Nikolay Kamensky • Nolan Richardson • Ron Rothstein • Thomas Menino

Born in the same month (December 1970): Adam Haslett • Amaury Nolasco • Bryon Russell • Catriona Le May Doan • Christian Karembeu • Gary Anderson (darts player) • Grant Flower • Kara DioGuardi • Kevin Sussman • Kevin Weisman • Laura Schuler • Lindsey Hunter • Maksim Tarasov • Mark Reckless • Michael Shanks • Michel'le • Mädchen Amick • Norman Brown (guitarist) • Paul Byrd • Ulf Ekberg