List of Famous people born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Ken Terauchi
Ken Terauchi is a Japanese diver, who specialized in springboard and platform events. He had won two bronze medals for the springboard diving at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, in addition to his first at the 2001 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka.
Shōta Matsushima
Shōta Matsushima is a Japanese actor. He is currently under contract with Amuse, Inc.
Daiju Nomura
Daiju Nomura is a Japanese professional baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Hiroshi Kaino
Hiroshi Kaino is a Japanese Professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Shuichi Murakami
Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami was a Japanese jazz drummer and session musician.
Akira Tozawa
Akira Tozawa is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand. He is also a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion and a seven-time 24/7 Champion.
Yōhei Fujita
Yohei Fujita , better known by his ring name Yo-Hey, is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah.
Yui Kamiji
Yui Kamiji is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player. Kamiji along with Jordanne Whiley won the Calendar Slam in Women's doubles in 2014 and the Wheelchair Tennis Masters doubles. Kamiji is also the current Wheelchair tennis Masters champion and has in the past won the junior version. Kamiji is currently managed by Avex Group under its avex challenged athletes program.
Nobuharu Asahara
Nobuharu Asahara is a Japanese former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and long jump. He won the 100 m at the Japanese national championship on five occasions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and he took part in the Olympics four times in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. He represented Japan six times at the World Championships in Athletics.
Shinji Miyazaki
Shinji Miyazaki is a Japanese composer and arranger. He was born in Kobe, and lived in a variety of areas on the island of Shikoku for much of his childhood. He developed a taste for pop music, which eventually led him to study musical arrangement and piano instruction at the Shobi College of Music. He took some time in deciding that music would become his career, but eventually decided to become an arranger, and later a composer.