List of Famous people born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Hiroyuki Amano
Hiroyuki Amano is a Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor, television presenter, film director and film critic. He is nicknamed Amanocchi (天野っち). He performs tsukkomi and make stories in the comedy duo Kyaeen. His partner is Udo Suzuki.
Ryoko Nakano
Ryoko Nakano is a Japanese actress.
Masakazu Kagiyama
Masakazu Kagiyama is a Japanese former figure skater. He is the 1989 World Junior bronze medalist and a three-time Japanese national champion. He placed 13th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 12th at the 1994 Winter Olympics. After retiring from competition, he became a coach. He is the father of Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama.
Koen Kondo
Koen Kondo is a Japanese actor. He made his debut in the popular 2001 film Waterboys.
Shin'ichi Kondō
Shinichi Kondō is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He has been a pitching coach for the Dragons since 2003.
Kotomitsuki Keiji
Kotomitsuki Keiji is a former sumo wrestler from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1999. He reached the top makuuchi division in November 2000 and won one yūshō or tournament championship, in September 2001. He was a runner-up in eight other tournaments, and earned thirteen sanshō or special prizes. He is one of five wrestlers in the history of sumo to receive all three sanshō in the same tournament, accomplishing the feat in the November 2000 honbasho. After a record 22 tournaments at sekiwake, he achieved promotion to sumo's second highest rank of ōzeki in July 2007 upon winning 35 out of 45 bouts in three consecutive tournaments. This made him at 31 the oldest man to reach ōzeki in the modern era. He wrestled for Sadogatake stable. On July 4, 2010, he was expelled from professional sumo by the Japan Sumo Association for his involvement in an illegal gambling ring.
Kana Ichikawa
Kana Ichikawa is a Japanese sprinter.
Asanowaka Takehiko
Asanowaka Takehiko is a former sumo wrestler from Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He is now a sumo coach.
Kōji Fukutani
Kōji Fukutani is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
Machiko Yamada
Machiko Yamada is a Japanese figure skating coach. Her current and former students include Midori Ito, Mao Asada, Yoshie Onda, Yukari Nakano, Mai Asada, Kumiko Koiwai, Kanako Murakami, Mako Yamashita, and Shoma Uno.