List of Famous people born in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Yuki Koike is a Japanese sprinter. He won a gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2018 Asian Games.

Masatsugu Nagato is a Japanese businessman, the president and CEO of Japan Post Holdings since April 2016, when he succeeded Taizo Nishimuro, following his hospitalization, having previously been president and CEO of Japan Post Bank.

Natsumi Hioka is a Japanese voice actress born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. she is affiliated with Production Baobab.

Yoshinori Sunahara is a Japanese record producer and DJ from Sapporo, Hokkaido. He is a former member of Denki Groove. He is also a member of Metafive.

Ryo Ikuemi is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She writes mainly for Margaret, where she debuted in 1979 at age 15 with Maggie. In 1993, her high school romance Pops was adapted as an OVA by Madhouse. She received the 2000 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Bara-Iro no Ashita, and the 2009 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Kiyoku Yawaku. In 2013, Kiyoku Yawaku was adapted into a live-action film starring Masami Nagasawa and Masaki Okada. Ikuemi drew the cover art for Kazuyoshi Saito's October 2013 single "Kagerō", which was the film's theme song.

Mayu Matsumoto is a Japanese badminton player. Born in Hokkaido, she graduated from Shiritsu Towanomorisanai High School. She was part of the Hokuto Bank team. Matsumoto was awarded as the 2018 Most Improved Player of the Year by the BWF together with her partner Wakana Nagahara. They obtained the honor after their win in the 2018 BWF World Championships title and improving their ranking from 14 to 3 in the world. In 30 April 2019, she reached a career high as a women's doubles world No. 1.

Koji Yamase is a Japanese football player who plays for Ehime FC. His father Isao Yamase participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics as a biathlete. His brother Yukihiro Yamase is also footballer.

Manabu Horii is a Japanese politician and former speed skater. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1994, and also competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics. He ended his speed skating career in 2002.

Manabu Satake is a former Japanese professional baseball player. He was the number 4 draft pick for the Orix BlueWave in 1997.

Tsutomu Takebe was secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from 2004 to 2006. He was succeeded by Hidenao Nakagawa.