List of Famous people born in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Katsuya Ogawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Kamikawa, Hokkaidō and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as a member of the New Frontier Party.

Arisa Sato is a Japanese model and weathercaster who is represented by the talent agency Stardust Promotion.

Furuya Tsunehira is a Japanese critic, writer, and political activist. Since November 2014, he has been the president of the non-profit Koto Video Promotion Agency.

Takahashi Meijin , real name Toshiyuki Takahashi , is a former executive of Hudson Soft.

Nobuko Miyamoto is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films.

Kotomi Ishizaki is a curler from Japan.

Naoki Yoshida , also known by the nickname Yoshi-P, is a Japanese video game producer, director and designer working for Square Enix. He is known primarily for his work on massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), as chief planner on Dragon Quest X and as director and producer of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. He is also currently working as producer for the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI. He is credited with rescuing the original Final Fantasy XIV project from its disastrous launch. Yoshida is an Executive Officer at Square Enix, the Head of Square Enix's Creative Business Unit III and part of the Final Fantasy Committee that is tasked with keeping the franchise's releases and content consistent.

Tae Satoya is a Japanese freestyle skier. She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and she finished third at the 2002 games.

Kokona Hiraki or Cocona Hiraki is a Japanese skateboarder. She won a silver medal in the women's park event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the youngest Japanese athlete on record to participate in the Summer Olympic Games.

Ichiro Yamaguchi , is a Japanese musician. He is the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the Hokkaido rock band Sakanaction.