List of Famous people born in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Koichi Wajima is a retired Japanese professional boxer who competed in the light middleweight division. He is the former Undisputed Light Middleweight Champion of the World, who won both WBC and WBA titles.

Nobuyuki Zaizen is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tomomi Okazaki is a Japanese speed skater who has competed in five Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Okazaki was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Tomoka Takeuchi is a Japanese competitive snowboarder from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. She won the silver medal in the Women's Parallel Giant Slalom in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, she placed 5th in the Women's Parallel Giant Slalom.

Santo Condorelli is an Italian competitive swimmer who previously competed for Canada.

Hiroshi Imazu is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Asahikawa on Hokkaido and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the city assembly of Asahikawa in 1975, to the first of his two terms in the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in 1983 and finally to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. Imazu is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi. After failing to win a seat in the 2017 Japanese general election he retired from politics. His son is Hirosuke Imazu, who became the mayor of Asahikawa in 2021.

Yoshihiro Kamegai is a Japanese professional boxer affiliated with the Teiken Boxing Gym and Golden Boy Promotions. He secured the Japanese super lightweight title in 2010 as the 33rd champion and defended it once before vacating it. He made his U.S. boxing debut in 2011, securing a victory over Hector Munoz at the MGM Grand. He became the 38th OPBF welterweight champion, securing the title in 2013 before vacating it after one defense. He fought Miguel Cotto for the vacant WBO light middleweight world title.

Arisa Higashino is a Japanese badminton player. Higashino was born in Iwamizawa, graduated from the Tomioka Senior High School, and joined the Unisys team in 2015. She won bronze in the mixed team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, and competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships, winning two bronzes in the mixed doubles and team event. Higashino won her maiden Super 1000 tournament at the 2018 All England Open in the mixed doubles event, partnering with Yuta Watanabe.

Tomomi Miyashita is a Japanese actress.. Miyashita is most famous for her portrayal of "F" in the J-Horror movie Marebito by Takashi Shimizu.

Masaki Satō is a Japanese pop singer. She is a former tenth-generation member of the pop group Morning Musume.