List of Famous people born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Wataru Tanigawa is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and a two-time gold medalist at the Summer Universiade.

Rusher Itamae is a Japanese comedian who is a member of the Takeshi Gundan. His real name is Hiroshi Suzuki .

Yuki Karakawa is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Pacific League.

Keito Nakamura is a Japanese footballer who plays for 2. Liga (Austria) club FC Juniors OÖ on loan from Gamba Osaka. He plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward.

Tadahisa Maruyama is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former Meijin and Kiō title holder.

Megumi Ohori is a Japanese singer and tarento. She was born from Ōamishirasato-chō, Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture. She is represented with Horipro. She is a former member of the female idol groups AKB48 and SDN48. She is also a former model. Her real name is Megumi Kanazawa , and her former stage name is Megumi Matsushima .

Yuko Kavaguti is a retired pair skater who has represented Japan and Russia in international competition. In 2006, she began competing with Alexander Smirnov for Russia. They are two-time European champions, two-time World bronze medalists, two-time ISU Grand Prix Final bronze medalists, and three-time Russian national champions (2008–2010). In 2015, they became the first pair in history to complete two quadruple throw jumps in one program and the first to land a quadruple throw loop.

Kaori Fukuhara is a Japanese voice actress and singer.

Takashi Aoyagi in Chiba is a Japanese scholar of Japanese literature and college professor from Chiba, Chiba. He was the Japanese voice actor for the Disney character Mickey Mouse from 1991 until 2018.

Harumi Nemoto is a Japanese gravure (bikini) idol from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She has had a column since October 2007 in the monthly manga magazine Manga Life.