List of Famous people born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Takaya Toda
Takaya Toda is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Yuichiro Nagashima
Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer, and a cosplayer, fighting out of Nishinomiya, Hyogo, currently competing at K-1. His rank is 2nd dan black belt in Nippon Kempo.
Hirotoshi Kitagawa
Hirotoshi Kitagawa is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.
Piko
Piko is a male Japanese pop singer signed to the Sony Music Entertainment sub-label Ki/oon Music. He became popular on the Internet through the video sharing network Nico Nico Douga. His fans call him "Ryouseirui" , a fan-made word to describe his wide vocal range that includes notes typical of both male and female voice types.
Yoshito Yasuhara
Yoshito Yasuhara is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is a member of Theatre Echo, a theatre troupe and talent management firm known for its comedy sketches. Yasuhara is known for being the Japanese dubbing voice of Mickey Rourke.
Shōgo Sakamoto
Shōgo Sakamoto is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer affiliated with Amuse.
Masahiro Inui
Masahiro Inui is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on December 8, 1988 in Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. He has been with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters for three years.
Masayuki Hiizumi
Masayuki Hiizumi , also known by the name H Zett M is a Japanese keyboardist and producer. He became a member of jazz instrumental band Pe'z in 1999, and was a member of Ringo Sheena's band Tokyo Jihen between 2004 and 2005. In 2007, Hiizumi debuted as a solo musician with the name H Zett M.
Takayuki Yoshida
Takayuki Yoshida is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Ryuji Bando
Ryuji Bando is a former Japanese football player.