List of Famous people born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
May'n
Mei Nakabayashi , better known by her stage name May'n , is a Japanese singer from Nagoya. Aspiring to become a musician since childhood, she began her music activities in 2003 upon passing an audition held by talent agency Horipro International. She made her major debut in 2005 under the Universal Music label with the release of her first single "Crazy Crazy Crazy". She would release two more singles under Universal Music, before transferring to Victor Entertainment in 2008. That same year, she had her break as the singing voice of the character Sheryl Nome in the anime series Macross Frontier.
Yūko Mizuno
Yuko Mizuno is a Japanese entertainer, actress, and sportscaster represented by Sony Music Artists.
Sugichan
Eiji Sugiyama , better known by his stage name Sugi-chan (スギちゃん), is a Japanese comedian. He has enjoyed success since 2012 with a comedy routine that frequently uses a catch line in which he describes his own antics as "wild".
Yohei Oshima
Yōhei Ōshima is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Chiaki Itō
Chiaki Ito is a Japanese singer, actress, dancer, model and a former member of the group AAA.
Midori Ito
Midori Ito or Midori Itō is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 1989 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first woman to land a triple-triple jump combination and a triple Axel in competition. At the 1988 Calgary Olympics, she became the first woman to land seven triple jumps in an Olympic free skating competition. She is widely recognised as one of the best figure skaters of all time.
Mariya Yamada
Mariya Yamada is a Japanese actress and a gravure idol. She won the title of "Miss Young Magazine" in 1996.
Ryōhei Abe
Ryouhei Abe is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency, JFCT.
Masahiko Morifuku
Masahiko Morifuku is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2007 to 2019.
Shunsuke Takasugi
Shunsuke Takasugi is a Japanese former actor and singer who is currently a fugitive. In 2013, he was reported to have taken ¥50 million from his fans between 2003 to 2012. Takasugi used the influence of his role as Kazuya Oki/Kamen Rider Super-1 to cheat his fans and refused to return the money. He said that this was because "Super-1's henshin belt was taken by the Yakuza and I need money to get it back." He refused to appear in court after he was sued and disappeared sometime in 2017.