List of Famous people born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Maria Takagi is a Japanese TV and film actress and a former adult video (AV) star. Early in her career as a model, she also used the names Yukiko Hara and Rika Inoue.

Ryosuke Yamanaka is a Japanese football player for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Natsumi Tsunoda is a Japanese judoka.

Yu Kimura is a retired Japanese professional boxer. He is the former World Boxing Council Light Flyweight champion.

Kazuyuki Fujita is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and a former amateur wrestler. He has most recently fought in Road FC, but is also known for his work in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, K-1, Rizin Fighting Federation, and World Victory Road.

Ai Takahashi is a Japanese kickboxer. Takahashi competes mainly in shoot boxing, where she became the runner-up in the 2010 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup tournament and is a former Shoot Boxing Japan women's flyweight champion. She vacated the title on August 24, 2012.

Yuto Nakamura is a Japanese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.

Sakura Akaho is a Japanese basketball player for Denso Iris and the Japanese national team.

Kōta Ishibashi is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Shōta Sugiyama is a professional Japanese baseball player. He last played catcher for the Chunichi Dragons.