List of Famous people born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Sumito Yamashita is a Japanese playwright and writer.

Kazuko Sawamatsu is a retired tennis player from Japan.

Shinichi Murata is a professional Japanese baseball player.

Takachiho "Taki" Inoue is a retired Japanese racing driver.

Akira Kaji is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Teru Miyamoto is a Japanese author.

Kohei Oda is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Yomiuri Giants from 1998 to 2005 and for the Chunichi Dragons from 2006 to 2014.

Wakakirin Shinichi , born September 21, 1983 as Shinichi Suzukawa , is a former sumo wrestler from Hyōgo prefecture in Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9. He was thrown out of the sport in February 2009 after being arrested for cannabis possession. In 2010 he became a professional wrestler.

Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprinter and Japan's fourth-fastest record holder of 100m sprint with a time of 10.00 seconds. He held the 100 metres Japanese national record between December 1998 and September 2017. He is a former Asian record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and still holds the indoor record as well as the 4×400 metres relay record.

Rena Inoue is a Japanese-born American retired pair skater. With partner John Baldwin, she is the 2004 and 2006 U.S. National Champion. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skater and pair skater. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters to perform a throw triple Axel in competition.