List of Famous people born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Yumiko Kobayashi is a Japanese voice actress. She is a freelance voice actor, but until August 2007 was affiliated with Arts Vision.

Michihiro Ogasawara is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He is currently the forst tea, head coach for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Ikuhiro Kiyota is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Ruriko Kojima is a Japanese tarento, gravure idol and sportscaster, affiliated with Horipro.

Yoshiki Hayashi known by the mononym Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known as the leader and a co-founder of the visual kei rock band X Japan, for which he is the drummer, pianist and main songwriter. Described by Billboard as a "musical innovator" and named "one of the most influential composers in Japanese history" by Consequence of Sound, Yoshiki's solo career includes several classical studio albums and collaborations with artists such as George Martin, Bono, will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, St. Vincent, Stan Lee, Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen, Gene Simmons and KISS, Nicole Scherzinger, and Sarah Brightman.

Yoshihiko Noda is a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He was named to succeed Naoto Kan as a result of a runoff vote against Banri Kaieda in his party, and was formally appointed by the Emperor on 2 September 2011.

Keiko Terada is a Japanese rock singer. She was co-founder and lead singer of the successful Japanese female hard rock and heavy metal band Show-Ya from 1982 to 1991, before going solo. On her solo albums she expanded from hard rock and heavy metal to blues, pop and soul.

Kumiko Hiramaru , better known by her stage name Kumiko Asō , is a Japanese actress. She is also a model and has participated in several commercials.

Kazumi Takayama is a Japanese idol singer, actress, television personality, and writer. She is a member of Japanese idol group Nogizaka46, co-author of the self-help book Investment Methods that Keep My Money Growing Even Though I'm An Idol, and author of the novel Trapezium.

Atsuko Maeda is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the idol girl group AKB48 and was one of its most prominent members in the group at the time, regarded as the group's "eternal center" and the "face of AKB." After graduating from AKB48 on August 27, 2012, Maeda has since then continued with a solo singing and acting career.