List of Famous people born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Ken Nomura is a drifting driver from Japan. He made his debut in the D1 Grand Prix in the 3rd round in 2001, driving the Blitz D1 Spec ER34 Skyline which he still drives. His nickname is Nomuken (のむけん) or Monkey Magic.

Marie Ueda is a Japanese singer and songwriter under Giza Studio label.

Masakazu Hamachi is a member of Komeito serving in the Japanese House of Representatives, a position that he has been elected to twice. As of May 2017, he is also serving as the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is an alumnus of Waseda University.

Count Kaneko Kentarō was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan.

Ōshio Kenji is a former sumo wrestler from Kitakyushu, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. His career lasted twenty six years, from 1962 until 1988, and he holds the record for the most bouts contested in professional sumo. After his retirement at the age of 40 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and set up Shikihide stable in 1992. He left the Sumo Association upon turning 65 in 2013.

George Takano , born June 23, 1958, is an American-Japanese retired professional wrestler who was billed from Uganda under the alias The Cobra, a masked wrestler persona. He worked for various Japanese and American wrestling promotions from the late 1970s to early 1990s. He is the older brother of Shunji Takano.

Takayuki Shinohara is a professional Japanese baseball player.

Yoshihiro Kawano is a Japanese politician from Kōmeitō. Since 2013 he serves as member of the House of Councillors as a national proportional representative.

Unryū Kyūkichi was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Yanagawa, Chikugo Province. He was the sport's 10th yokozuna.