List of Famous people born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Masaki Terasoma , real name Masaki Terasoma is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is affiliated with Mausu Promotion.

Annu Mari is an Indo-Japanese actress best known in the West for her role as the femme fatale in Branded to Kill movie (1967). Her sisters are model Prabha Sheth and actress Yuka Kumari. She is married to conductor Yoshikazu Fukumura.

Junko Hiramatsu, née: Ueno is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who is now a coach and International Skating Union (ISU) official. She is a five-time Japanese national champion and represented Japan twice at the Winter Olympics, in 1960 and 1964. She was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Takahiro Masukawa is a Japanese football player who plays for Kyoto Sanga FC.

Sachi Tainaka is a Japanese singer who is best known for her vocals in the opening songs of the anime version of Fate/stay night. She has a 3½-octave vocal range.

Richard C. Koo is a Taiwanese-American economist living in Japan specializing in balance sheet recessions. He is Chief Economist at the Nomura Research Institute.

Naoko Kawakami is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Wataru Takamatsu is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chunichi Dragons.

Moeko Matsushita is a Japanese singer and actress from Hyōgo, Japan. Currently, she is an artist.

Yohei Nishibe is a Japanese football player who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse.