text: Masaru Kawasaki – hibakusha of Hiroshima at 19 years old, composer of the Dirge performed at every Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony since 1975
  Michihiko Hachiya – hibakusha of Hiroshima at 42 years old, physician specialized in hibakusha, writer of Hiroshima Diary
  Sadako Kurihara – hibakusha of Hiroshima at 32 years old, poet, anti-nuclear activist, founder of Gensuikin Hiroshima Haha no Kai(« Mothers of Hiroshima »)
  Sadako Sasaki – hibakusha at 2 years old, well known for her goal to fold a thousand origami cranes in order to cure herself of leukemia and symbol of peace
  Sankichi Tōge – hibakusha at 28 years old, poet and militant
  Setsuko Thurlow – hibakusha of Hiroshima at 13 years old, anti-nuclear activist, ambassador, and keynote speaker at the reception of the Nobel Peace Prize of ICAN
  Shigeaki Mori – a historian of allied prisoners of war
  Shinoe Shōda – hibakusha at 34 years old, writer and poet
  Shuntaro Hida – hibakusha of Hiroshima at 28 years old, physician specialized in treating hibakusha
  Sunao Tsuboi – hibakusha of Hiroshima at 20 years old, teacher and activist with Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations
  Tamiki Hara – hibakusha of Hiroshima at 39 years old, poet, writer, and University professor