List of Famous people born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Wataru Sakata
Wataru Sakata is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist.
Nobuyuki Sakakibara
Nobuyuki Sakakibara is a Japanese businessman and mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter. He is known for his executive role in Dream Stage Entertainment, including its promotions Pride Fighting Championships and Fighting Opera Hustle, and works as the current president of Rizin Fighting Federation.
Kentaro Sekimoto
Kentaro Sekimoto is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Hanshin Tigers in 2000 and from 2002 to 2015.
Hayata Ito
Hayata Ito is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.
Seiichi Ishii
Seiichi Ishii is a Japanese game designer. He is best known for the development of fighting games.
Takuya Haneda
Takuya Haneda is a Japanese male slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Asian canoeist to win an Olympic medal.
Atsushi Harada
Atsushi Harada is a Japanese actor in the Tokusatsu genre. He is best known for being Kamen Rider Delta in Kamen Rider 555, and Shou Tatsumi/Go Green in the 1999 Super Sentai Series Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V, and reprised his role in the Sentai Teamup Special Timeranger vs. GoGo-V and Gokaiger. He was also involved in a band with fellow ranger Masashi Taniguchi called [G]. In 2012, he worked with the Aimachi Marching Band on their 50th anniversary concert event Evolution where he served as a Story Teller.
Shintarō Tokita
Shintarō Tokita is a member of the J-pop band, Sukima Switch. He was born February 25, 1978 in Midori-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Japan. He has also produced Chitose Hajime's comeback single "Kataritsugu Koto", ending theme to Blood+. He enjoys soccer, judo and skiing. He especially loves music. He is usually identified with his large afro and wispy goatee.
Kaori Moritani
Kaori Moritani , also known as Wanku (わんくぅ), is a Japanese singer from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She retired after marrying in 1997, but resumed activities in 2008 for the record label Healing World.
Hideomi Fukatsu
Hideomi Fukatsu is a Japanese male volleyball player. With his club Panasonic Panthers he competed at the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.