List of Famous people born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Chūmei Watanabe
Chumei Watanabe , born Michiaki Watanabe , was a Japanese film score and television score composer. He worked on various tokusatsu shows and mecha anime.
Seito Yamamoto
Seito Yamamoto is a Japanese pole vaulter. He competed in the pole vault event at the 2012 Summer Olympics failing to clear any height in the qualifying round. His biggest success to date is the sixth place at the 2013 World Championships.
Masahiro Andoh
Masahiro Andoh is a Japanese composer, guitarist and T-Square's leader from Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He was also one-third of Ottottrio, a Superband led by three Japanese guitarists: himself, Hirokuni Korekata of KORENOS and Issei Noro of Casiopea.
Satoru Akahori
Satoru Akahori is a Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author. He is best known for the Saber Marionette, Sakura Wars and Sorcerer Hunters series, which comes in anime, novel and manga forms.
Ryo Sakakibara
Ryo Sakakibara is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2009 to 2013 and the Orix Buffaloes from 2014 to 2015.
Yoshio Sawai
Yoshio Sawai is a Japanese gag manga creator best known for his series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and sequel Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, both serialized on Weekly Shōnen Jump. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo was adapted into a 76 episodes anime series by the Toei Animation studio between 2003 and 2005.
Shingo Takeyama
Shingo Takeyama is a retired professional Japanese baseball player. He played catcher for the Yokohama BayStars, Saitama Seibu Lions and Chunichi Dragons.
Nankichi Niimi
Nankichi Niimi was a Japanese author, sometimes known as the Hans Christian Andersen of Japan.
Miyoko Akaza
Miyoko Akaza is a Japanese actress. She is married to Toshiya Fujita.
Yura Matsuda
Yura Matsuda is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 Triglav Trophy silver medalist and 2016 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy champion.