List of Famous people born in Akita Prefecture, Japan

Yoshiro Sasaki

First Name Yoshiro

Last Name Sasaki

Died on December 21, 2008 (aged 38)

Born in Japan, Akita Prefecture

Height 180 cm | 5'11

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Masaki

Born on November 7, 1972 (age 53)

Born in Japan, Akita Prefecture

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Itsuka

Born on October 3, 1986 (age 39)

Born in Japan, Akita Prefecture

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Sukenari Yokoyama

First Name Sukenari

Born on January 1, 1884

Died on March 27, 1963 (aged 79)

Born in Japan, Akita Prefecture

Sukenari Yokoyama was a Japanese politician who served twice as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in 1927–1928 and 1943–1944.

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Hajime Satomi

First Name Hajime

Last Name Satomi

Born on January 22, 1896

Died on March 21, 1965 (aged 69)

Born in Japan, Akita Prefecture

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Hannya

Born on October 18, 1978 (age 47)

Born in Japan, Akita Prefecture

Actor

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Taro Shoji

First Name Taro

Last Name Shoji

Died on October 4, 1972 (aged 2)

Born in Japan, Akita Prefecture

Tarō Shōji was a popular Japanese ryūkōka singer.

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Daisuke Usami

First Name Daisuke

Last Name Usami

Born on March 29, 1979 (age 47)

Born in Japan, Akita Prefecture

Height 184 cm | 6'0

Daisuke Usami is a Japanese volleyball player. He played as a setter and was one of the key players in the Men's National Team in the 2000s. Usami was named Most Spectacular Player at the 2003 FIVB World Cup, where Japan ended in ninth place.

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Kenichi Takahashi

First Name Kenichi

Last Name Takahashi

Born on January 16, 1973 (age 53)

Born in Japan, Akita Prefecture

Kenichi Takahashi is a male long-distance runner from Japan. Born in Kazuno, Akita, he set his personal best (2:10:51) in the men's marathon event on February 18, 2001, winning the Tokyo International Marathon.

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Shōji Nishimura

First Name Shōji

Last Name Nishimura

Born on November 30, 1889

Died on October 24, 1944 (aged 54)

Born in Japan, Akita Prefecture

Shōji Nishimura was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

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