List of Famous people born in Akita Prefecture, Japan

Junko Sakurada is a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori. Sakurada then became successful in a solo music career, with 18 top ten singles in the 1970s. Her acting career ran from 1973 to 1993. She received multiple awards for her acting roles, including the Hochi Film Award, Award of the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo Award, and Mainichi Film Concours. Following her marriage, in a Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church in 1992, she retired from performing. In 2013, Junko Sakurada made a comeback.

Natsuki Katō is a Japanese actress and former fashion model, regularly appearing on television in various roles.

Taira no Masakado was a Heian period provincial magnate (gōzoku) and samurai based in eastern Japan, notable for leading the first recorded uprising against the central government in Kyoto.

Hiroko Nagasaki is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. She represented her country at the age of twelve.

Shigeki Sato , better known by his ring name Dick Togo , is a Japanese professional wrestler. Togo is currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the Bullet Club stable.

Manabu Terata is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Yokote, Akita and graduate of Chuo University he was elected for the first time in 2003.

Nobuhide Minorikawa is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Ōmagari, Akita, he attended Keio University and received a master's degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in the United States. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 as an independent and joined the LDP in the following year.

Yukiko Ebata is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays for the PFU BlueCats and was a member of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She was a member of Japan's bronze-medal winning 2012 Olympic volleyball team.

Taka Kato or Taka Katou is a Japanese male former adult video (AV) actor.

Nobu Shirase was a Japanese army officer and explorer. He led the first Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910–12, which reached a southern latitude of 80°5′, and made the first landing on the coast of King Edward VII Land.