List of Famous people born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Amahiko Satō is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former Meijin title holder.

Kiyoshi Ueda is a Japanese politician currently serving as a member of the House of Councillors for the Saitama at-large district after winning a by-election in 2019. He previously served as governor of Saitama Prefecture from 2003 to 2019, when he subsequently retired.

Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.

Jun Hamamura was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 1995.

Mika Hijii is a Japanese actress and gravure idol best known for her role as Kaoru Mitsuki in the Garo series. She is also known in the western world for her role as Namiko Takeda in the 2009 martial arts film Ninja and its 2013 sequel Ninja: Shadow of a Tear. Mika Hijii is affiliated with Stardust Promotion. She holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration.

Ayane Kurihara is a Japanese badminton player. She began playing badminton at age 9, and played competitively from then on. She became a member of the Japan national badminton team at the age of 19. Her current partner is Naru Shinoya for women's doubles and Kohei Gondo for mixed doubles. Kurihara competed with her former partner Kenta Kazuno in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Masahiro Nakatani is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder and first baseman for the Hanshin Tigers.

Seiji Sakaguchi is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and judoka, Sakaguchi holds a 7th dan red and white belt in Judo. Sakaguchi was a mainstay of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and also competed for the World Wide Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance. His sons are professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Yukio Sakaguchi and television actor Kenji Sakaguchi. Sakaguchi currently works for New Japan as an advisor.

Suzuki Matsuo is a Japanese theatre director, actor, novelist, and screenwriter.

Yūya Onaka is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers.