List of Famous people born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki when she was two years old. Though severely irradiated, she survived for another ten years, becoming one of the most widely known hibakusha – a Japanese term meaning "bomb-affected person". She is remembered through the story of the one thousand origami cranes she folded before her death, and is to this day a symbol of the innocent victims of nuclear warfare.

Shōgo Hamada is a Japanese singer-songwriter and former member of the group Aido. He is a part of Sony Music Japan's SME Records division. He was born in Takehara City in Hiroshima Prefecture, and graduated from Kuremitsuta High School. He attended Kanagawa University, where he studied law, but left the school before graduating.

Mew Azama , born December 26, 1986 in Hiroshima Prefecture and raised in Okinawa Prefecture, is a Japanese model and actress. Azama signs her name "Mew" using romaji characters. She explains it in her profile: "美優 is read Mew. I was named from Kyōko Koizumi's famous song 'MEW of dawn'. So, the inscription is MEW."

Hiroki Nomura is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Rie Kaneto is a Japanese competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events. She won the gold medal in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Dai Tamesue is the first Japanese sprinter to win a medal in a track event at a World Competition. Current Japanese record holder for Men’s 400 meter hurdle . Bronze medalist of the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton and 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki.

Fusae Ōta is a Japanese politician, a former governor of Osaka prefecture, and the country's first female prefectural governor. Her real name is Fusae Saitō . She is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.

Tamiki Hara was a Japanese author and survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima, known for his works of Atomic bomb literature.

Erina Yamane is a Japanese football player. She plays for JEF United Chiba. She played for Japan national team.

Shinji Harada is a famous pop music artist in Japan, born in Hiroshima, on December 5, 1958.