List of Famous people born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Yoko Morishita
Yoko Morishita is a Japanese ballerina for Matsuyama Ballet Company. She represented Japan as a prima ballerina.
Kotomi Kyono
Kotomi Kyono is a Japanese actress and occasional J-Pop singer. She was born in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan.
Takashi Uemoto
Takashi Uemoto is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Natsuko Imamura
Natsuko Imamura is a Japanese writer. She has been nominated three times for the Akutagawa Prize, and won the prize in 2019. She has also won the Dazai Osamu Prize, the Mishima Yukio Prize, the Kawai Hayao Story Prize, and the Noma Literary New Face Prize.
Akihiro Yanase
Akihiro Yanase is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers.
Shinobu Fukuhara
Shinobu Fukuhara is a retired Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers. He was the number three draft pick for the Hanshin Tigers in 1999.
Kitazakura Hidetoshi
Kitazakura Hidetoshi , born December 15, 1971 as Hidetoshi Mukō is a former sumo wrestler from Asakita ward, Hiroshima City, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9. He is the elder brother of Toyozakura, also a top division wrestler. He was a popular figure with sumo fans. He is now a stable master and elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Shikihide Oyakata.
Katsuhiro Nagakawa
Katsuhiro Nagakawa is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Central League.
Tomoya Inzen
Tomoya Inzen is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.
Jun Natsukawa
Jun Natsukawa is a Japanese gravure idol from Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.