List of Famous people born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Takafumi Horie is a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Livedoor, a website design operation that grew into a popular internet portal. After being arrested and charged with securities fraud in 2006, he severed all connections with the company. His trial began on September 4, 2006. On March 16, 2007, Horie was sentenced to imprisonment of 2 years and 6 months.

Tetsu Nakamura , also known as Kaka Murad ,(15 September 1946 – 4 December 2019), was a Japanese physician and honorary Afghan citizen who headed Peace Japan Medical Services (PMS), an aid group known as Peshawar-kai in Japanese.

Noriko Sakai is a Japanese singer and actress. Under her former stage name Nori-P , Sakai released her first single, "Otoko no Ko ni Naritai" on February 5, 1987, nine days short of her sixteenth birthday. Over 40,000 copies of the single were sold. She is particularly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Her best-selling single to date is "Aoi Usagi" .

Yōichi Masuzoe is a Japanese politician who was elected to the position of governor of Tokyo in 2014 and resigned in June 2016 due to the misuse of public funds. He was previously a member of the Japanese House of Councillors and the Japanese Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare. Before entering politics, he became well known in Japan as a television commentator on political issues.

Tatsuhiko Kubo is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Mitsuo Yamaguchi , better known by the stage name of Kappei Yamaguchi , is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox. He currently voices Usopp in One Piece and Shinichi Kudo in Case Closed. Other roles included the male Ranma Saotome in Ranma ½, the eponymous character in InuYasha and L in Death Note. In overseas dubs, he is the Japanese voice of Kyle Broflovski, Bugs Bunny and Crash Bandicoot.

Ken Takakura , born Goichi Oda , was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in over 200 films. Affectionately referred to as "Ken-san" by audiences, he was best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brought to his roles. He won the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role four times, more than any other actor. Takakura additionally received the Japanese Medal of Honor with purple ribbon in 1998, the Person of Cultural Merit award in 2006, and the Order of Culture in 2013.

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown born 6 March 1999 is a Japanese athlete specialising in sprinting events. Sani Brown has a Japanese mother and a Ghanaian father. Sani Brown won the 100 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics setting a championship record of 10.28 (−0.4) in the final.

Yukari Tamura is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Amuleto. She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "Yūki o Kudasai" on March 26, 1997. Her role as Nanoha Takamachi in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series contributed to a rise in her popularity, as several of her singles were used as the ending themes for the franchise's anime adaptations. Besides Nanoha, she voices the title characters Haruka Minazuki / Red Angel in Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel, Ringo Kinoshita in No-Rin, Yamada in B Gata H Kei and Kaoru Tsunashi in I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying. Other major voice roles in anime include Ruru/Ruru Amour/Cure Amour in Hugtto! PreCure, Elizabeth Midford in Black Butler, Jibril in No Game No Life, Mine in Akame ga Kill!, Finis in Lost Song, Fear Kubrick in C3, Michiru in Air, Kanako Kurusu in Oreimo, Suzuha Amane in Steins;Gate, Mai Kawasumi in Kanon, Mei Sunohara in Clannad and Saku Tōyama in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, Rika Furude in Higurashi When They Cry and Tenten in Naruto. In video games, besides the ones that were adapted into anime, she voices Talim in Soulcalibur, Bounce Man in Mega Man 11, Bernkastel in Umineko When They Cry, Nights in Nights: Journey of Dreams, Sega Superstars Tennis, and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Nand Myao in Marl Kingdom and M4 SOPMOD II in Girls Frontline.

Toshihiko Koga was a Japanese judoka and Olympic champion who competed in the -71 kg and -78 kg divisions. Koga is regarded as having perhaps the greatest ippon seoi nage ever.