List of Famous people born in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Aki Wada is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan. Her younger sister Hana is also a women's professional shogi player, and the two are the fourth pair of sisters to be awarded women's professional shogi player status.

Hiroyuki Mae is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka.

Hiromi Nagakura is a Japanese photographer.

Sei Itō a.k.a. Hitoshi Itō was a Japanese poet, novelist, and translator.

Hamuko Hoshi is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Ice Ribbon promotion, where she is a former two-time ICE×∞ Champion, one-time Internet Wrestling 19 and a four-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion. She also makes regular appearances for the World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana promotion.

Hiroki Shibuya is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current manager of Roasso Kumamoto.

Nagisa Abe is a Japanese singer and actress who had a minor role in the 2004 movie Swing Girls.

Chiho Osawa is a Japanese ice hockey player for Luleå HF/MSSK, who serves as captain of the Japanese national team.