List of Famous people born in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Nobuyuki Yashiki is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He holds the professional shogi records the youngest to defend a major title and the fastest to win a major title since turning professional. He is also a former Kisei title holder.

Takurō Kubo , better known by his stage name TAKURO, is a Japanese musician and lyricist best known as one of the guitarists and leader of the rock band Glay, for which he is also the main composer and lyricist. As a musician and composer, Takuro has worked with different artists and has also released solo works.

Nobuyuki Hoshino is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Moe Meguro is a Japanese curler. She was born on November 20, 1984 in Kushiro, Hokkaido, but grew up in Minamifurano, Hokkaido.

Kenji Akashi is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Yasumasa Tanida is a Japanese curler from Kitami.

Norimasa Fujisawa is a Japanese singer.

Akio Togashi , better known by his stage name m.c.A·T is a Japanese musician, rapper, singer and record producer with Avex Trax. He graduated from Hokkaido Sapporo Tsukisamu High School and the Hokkaido University of Education. His debut single as m.c.A·T, "Bomb A Head!," released in 1993 on Avex Trax, has since been re-released as "Bomb A Head! Returns!" in 2003 featuring DA PUMP and as "Bomb A Head! V" in 2004 as the opening theme of Tenjho Tenge.

Takayuki Iizuka , better known by his stage name Takashi Iizuka , is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his 33-year career in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion. He has also worked for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was a one-time GHC Tag Team Champion.

Miyu Nagase is a Japanese singer, guitarist and a former member of all-female pop rock band Zone, which disbanded in 2005.