List of Famous people born in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Takaharu Furukawa
Takaharu Furukawa is an athlete from Japan. He competes in archery. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's individual event.
Yuka Yasukawa
Yuka Yasukawa , better known by the ring name Act Yasukawa , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.
Takanonami Sadahiro
Takanonami Sadahiro was a Japanese sumo wrestler and coach from Aomori. He held sumo's second highest rank of ōzeki from 1994 until 2000. He won two tournament championships, and was a runner-up in eight others. He was a sumo coach from his retirement in 2004 until his death in 2015 at the age of 43.
Takanori Hatakeyama
Takanori Hatakeyama is a former professional boxer.
Junji Ishiwatari
Junji Ishiwatari is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is also famous for being a guitarist of the Japanese band Supercar.
Nozomi Yamamoto
Nozomi Yamamoto is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with VIMS. On January 21, 2020, she announced her marriage.
Shinobu Ōta
Shinobu Ota is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist. Throughout his career, he notably claimed the '16 Olympic Silver medal at 59kg, the '19 World Championship at 63kg, the '18 Asian Games Gold medal at 60kg and three Asian Championship medals.
Takamisakari Seiken
Takamisakari Seiken is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1999 and established himself in the top division in 2002 after a brief appearance in 2000. He received five special prizes for his achievements in tournaments and earned two gold stars for defeating yokozuna. The highest rank he reached was komusubi, which he held on two occasions. He was one of the most popular wrestlers in sumo in his time, largely due to his eccentric warm-ups before his matches. He retired in January 2013 to become a coach at Azumazeki stable, having taken the toshiyori-kabu Furiwake-oyakata. In January 2020 he became head coach of Azumazeki stable, following the death of the former Ushiomaru.
Wakanosato Shinobu
Wakanosato Shinobu is a retired sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. He made his debut in the top division in 1998, and his highest rank was sekiwake. He holds the record for the most consecutive tournaments ranked in the junior san'yaku ranks of sekiwake and komusubi. He won ten special prizes and was twice runner-up in a tournament. He earned two gold stars for defeating yokozuna at a maegashira rank. He had 1691 career bouts, sixth on the all-time list. He retired in 2015 and was a coach at Tagonoura stable, until opening his own Nishiiwa stable in February 2018.
Shūji Terayama
Shūji Terayama was an Japanese avant-garde poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. His works range from radio drama, experimental television, underground (Angura) theatre, countercultural essays, to Japanese New Wave and "expanded" cinema.