The founder of the line Onoe Kikugorô I held this name from the 11th lunar month of 1730 to the 12th lunar month of 1783.

Born in Kyôto in 1769. He was the son of Onoe Kikugorô I and he made his first stage appearance in 1st lunar month of 1776 in Kyôto, receiving the name of Onoe Ushinosuke I. He went with his father to Edo in Fall 1778 and achieved a great success at the Ichimuraza in November, playing the role of a moxa peddler in the drama "Sakimasuya Ume no Kachidoki". He took the name of Onoe Kikugorô II in the 11th lunar month of 1785, producing the play "Yoshitsune Sembon Zakura" in Ôsaka. He went on tour in Summer 1787 but suddenly died on a boat the 12th of the 7th lunar month of 1787 (according to others sources, he died the 18th of the 8th lunar month of 1787).

Onoe Kikugorô II was nicknamed Kobaikô, "the little Baikô".

The star Ôkawa Hashizô I held the name of Onoe Kikugorô III from the 11th lunar month of 1815 to the 3rd lunar month of 1848.

The actor Onoe Kikugorô IV held this name from the 9th lunar month of 1855 to the 6th lunar month of 1860.

The actor Onoe Kikugorô V held this name from the 8th lunar month of 1868 to February 1903.

The actor Onoe Kikugorô VI held this name from March 1903 to July 1949.

Onoe Kikugorô VII is the current holder of the name since October 1973.