List of Famous people born in Chiba, Japan
Yasuyuki Kataoka
Yasuyuki Kataoka is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.
Michihiro Ogasawara
Michihiro Ogasawara is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He is currently the forst tea, head coach for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Ryōta Yamasato
Ryota Yamasato , also known as Yama-chan (山ちゃん), is a Japanese comedian and television and radio personality. He rose to fame in the 2000s as one half of the manzai comedy duo The Nankai Candies. Outside Japan he is best known as one of the commentators on the reality television series Terrace House.
Yoshinobu Takahashi
Yoshinobu Takahashi is a former Japanese professional baseball player and manager. He spent his entire playing career with the Yomiuri Giants and served as the team's manager for three seasons. He graduated from Keio University.
Ryuya Ogawa
Ryuya Ogawa is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, where he has played since 2018. He previously played with the Chunichi Dragons from 2011 to 2017
Akinori Ōtsuka
Akinori Otsuka is a retired Japanese baseball pitcher who coaches for the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was formerly the set-up man for the San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers. He was also the closer for Japan's 2006 World Baseball Classic winning team.
Yuta Ikeda
Yuta Ikeda is a Japanese professional golfer.
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima is a Japanese actor. He won the award for Best Newcomer at the 3rd Hochi Film Awards for Kaerazaru hibi and for Best Actor at the 6th Hochi Film Awards for Enrai.
Yoko Tobe
Fuminori Yokogawa
Fuminori Yokogawa is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.