List of Famous people born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Aoi Nakamura
Aoi Nakamura is a Japanese photomodel and actor. He belongs to the talent agency LesPros Entertainment.
Ryutaro Umeno
Ryutaro Umeno is a Nippon Professional Baseball catcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League. Since joining the Tigers, he was given the nickname "Ume-chan", and his accurate throws and strong throwing arm earned his throw the nickname "Ume-chan bazooka" whenever he catches a runner stealing.
Kohmi Hirose
Kohmi Hirose is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. Since the release of her million-selling single "Romance no Kamisama" in 1993, Hirose has recorded music for winter-sporting goods company Alpen's advertising campaigns. This has prompted the Japanese public to bestow upon her the nickname of "Winter Queen" .
Shogo
175R is a Japanese ska punk band from Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Riko Higashio
Riko Higashio is a Japanese professional golfer and former member of the LPGA Tour.
Michiko Kichise
Michiko Kichise is a Japanese actress and model. She received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 2011 for her work in Liar Game: Season 2 (2009–10), Liar Game: The Final Stage (2010), and Bloody Monday Season 2 (2010).
Ito Ōno
Ito Ohno is a Japanese actress and fashion model She is represented with Horipro.
Shoki Kasahara
Shoki Kasahara is a Japanese former professional baseball player who played for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2012 to 2015. His younger brother Taiga is also a professional baseball player currently playing for Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. His father Eiichi is a former professional baseball player.
Kōsuke Suzuki
Kosuke Suzuki is a Japanese actor. He is represented with Sis Company. His wife is actress Chihiro Otsuka.
Kozo Yamamoto
Kozo Yamamoto is a former Ministry of Finance official, Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, and is currently State Minister in charge of: Regional Revitalization; Regulatory Reform; Administrative Reform; City, People, Job-Creation; and Civil Service Reform. Previous posts include Vice Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Chairman of the Judicial Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Special Commission on Consumer Issues, and Chairman of the Special Commission on Regional Revitalization.