List of Famous people born in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Tomoko Yoshihara is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed in the 1992, 1996, and 2004 Summer Olympics. She captained the 2004 Olympic squad. Yoshihara played as a middle-blocker. She was named Best Server at the 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship.

Keisuke Itagaki is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his martial arts series Grappler Baki (1991–1999) and its four sequels, which have sold over 75 million volumes. In 1996, he began working on Garōden, an original work by Baku Yumemakura. He has also collaborated on the series Garōden Boy.

Masayoshi Ebina is a Japanese jockey. Nicknamed Ebi-Shō.

Kanae Yamabe is a female Japanese judoka.

Yuya Sato is a Japanese novelist from Hokkaido Prefecture. He won the 21st Mephisto Prize for Flicker Style, and the 20th Yukio Mishima Prize for 1000 Novels and Backbeard. His works have been translated into English, Chinese and Korean.

Tomohito Yoneno is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Tateo Katō was a Japanese ace army aviator, credited with at least 18 aerial victories and who was honored posthumously by an award of the Order of the Golden Kite.

Hiromi Igarashi is a Japanese voice actress from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. Her major roles are Anzu Futaba in the Japanese idol franchise The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls; Hina Takanashi, the youngest daughter in Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!; and Wilhelmina in High School Fleet.

Yuki Ito is a Japanese ski jumper.

Katsutoshi Kawano is a Japanese admiral who is serving as the 5th Chief of Staff, Joint Staff and is the highest-ranking officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces since 15 October 2014 until March 31, 2019, the longest serving Chief of Staff, Joint Staff. Prior to his appointment, he was the 31st Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the de facto navy of Japan.