List of Famous people born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Yatsunori Shimaya
Yatsunori Shimaya is a Japanese footballer who plays for Renofa Yamaguchi in the J2 League, as an attacking midfielder.
Kazuaki Yoshinaga
Kazuaki Yoshinaga is a Japanese coach. He is the current head coach at Albirex Niigata.
Shōta Koseki
Shota Koseki is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Katsuhiko Nakajima
Katsuhiko Nakajima is a Japanese professional wrestler, signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. He started his career in Riki Choshu's Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling (WJ) promotion before heading to Kensuke Sasaki's Kensuke Office/Diamond Ring dojo and promotion. He has also wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a former World Junior Heavyweight Champion. An accomplished karateka, his style is based upon strong, fast kicks and strikes.
Rui Kitada
Rui Kitada is a Japanese professional golfer on the LPGA of Japan Tour.
Yoshinori Suematsu
Yoshinori Suematsu is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.
Yasuo Kubo
Yasuo Kubo is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
Shiranui Kōemon
Shiranui Kōemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kikuchi, Higo Province. He was the sport's 11th yokozuna.
Koichi Yamauchi
Koichi Yamauchi is a Japanese politician of Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party and Your Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.
Isamu Chō
Isamu Chō was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army known for his support of ultranationalist politics and involvement in a number of attempted coup d'états in pre-World War II Japan.