List of Famous people born in Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Yoshishige Yoshida , also known as Kijū Yoshida, is a retired Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Sohichiro Amaya is a Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League.

Shōya Yamamoto is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.

Akihisa Makida is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and currently second squad coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Golden Eagles from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2016.

Yūko Nakamura is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2001 for the film Firefly (Hotaru) and the award for best supporting actress at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival for Strawberry Shortcakes.

Michiko Neya is a Japanese voice actress. Prior to 1998, she was affiliated with Arts Vision and is currently freelancing. Some of her major roles in anime include the title character in New Cutie Honey, Jun the Swan in Gatchaman 94, Ritsuko Takahashi in Hell Teacher Nube, Melissa Mao in Full Metal Panic!, Riza Hawkeye in Fullmetal Alchemist and Doll Izumi in Super Doll Licca-chan. In video games, she has voiced characters in many franchises, including Hsien-Ko/Lei-Lei in DarkStalkers, Mako Sato in Initial D, Sophitia in Soul Edge / Soulcalibur, Rose in Street Fighter Zero 3, Leona in Popolocrois, Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear in Tales of the Abyss,Amy Burklight in Tales of Phantasia and Chie Sagamiōno in You're Under Arrest.

Jun Takami was the pen-name of a Japanese novelist and poet active in Shōwa period Japan. His real name was Takami Yoshio.

Yuta Wakimoto is a Japanese track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling. He competed in the keirin event at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He is also a professional keirin cyclist.

Junki Kishimoto is a Japanese baseball player. He played professionally as a pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball.