List of Famous people born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Yusaku Maezawa
Yusaku Maezawa is a Japanese billionaire, entrepreneur, and art collector. He founded Start Today in 1998 and launched the online fashion retail website Zozotown in 2004, now Japan's largest. Most recently, Maezawa introduced a custom-fit apparel brand ZOZO and at-home measurement system, the ZOZOSUIT, in 2018. As of January 2020 he is estimated by Forbes to have a net worth of $2 billion and is the 22nd richest person in Japan.
Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Tatsuhisa Suzuki is a Japanese voice actor and singer from Ichikawa, Chiba. He is affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Lantis. He is the vocalist of the rock band Oldcodex under his stage name Ta_2.
Hiroshi Kamiya
Hiroshi Kamiya is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production.
Aoi Yūki
Aoi Yabusaki , better known by her stage name Aoi Yūki , is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer represented by Pro-Fit. She voiced Tsuyu Asui in My Hero Academia, Komachi Hikigaya in My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, Tanya von Degurechaff in The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Yuuki Konno in Sword Art Online, Nodoka Hanadera/Cure Grace in Healin' Good PreCure, Krul Tepes in Seraph of the End, Madoka Kaname in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Hibiki Tachibana in Senki Zesshou Symphogear, Diane in The Seven Deadly Sins, Tamaki Kotatsu in Fire Force, Mami Nanami in Kanojo, Okarishimasu, the young Murasaki Kuhōin in Kure-nai. She had two roles in 2008, eight in 2009 and twelve in 2010. She graduated from high school in March 2010 and university in March 2014.
Mitsuhiro Hidaka
Mitsuhiro Hidaka is a Japanese rapper, singer, actor, dancer, and a member of the J-pop group AAA. He is the rapper of the group and also writes rap lyrics for the band. He is also a member of the hip hop trio Mother Ninjas. He also debuted as a solo artist in August 2013 as Sky-Hi.
Hirokazu Matsuno
Hirokazu Matsuno is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Kisarazu, Chiba and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.
Kentaro Miura
Kentaro Miura is a Japanese manga artist best known for his popular dark fantasy manga Berserk, which began serialization in 1989.
Rina Ōta
Rina Ōta is a Japanese fashion model and actress. She is represented with Anoré. Her ex-husband is actor Ryuhei Matsuda.
Kōki Tanaka
Koki Tanaka is a Japanese singer–songwriter and actor. He was a member of Jpop idol boy band KAT-TUN from their debut until September 30, 2013 when his contract with Johnny & Associates was terminated. When he was a member of KAT-TUN, he was recognized as the rapper in the group and has a hip-hop-influenced style. Out of the other members, Tanaka was most often paired up with Yuichi Nakamaru and they even formed a comedy duo 'TaNaka'. After leaving Johnny & Associates, Tanaka formed a new rock band called INKT.
Tomohisa Yamashita
Tomohisa Yamashita , also widely known as Yamapi , is a singer, actor, and TV host.