List of Famous people born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Nozomi Tanaka
Nozomi Tanaka is a Japanese track and field athlete who specializes in long-distance running. She represented Japan at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 5000 metres.
Kaori Sakamoto
Kaori Sakamoto is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2018 Four Continents champion, the 2020 NHK Trophy champion, a two-time Skate America silver medalist, the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki bronze medalist, the 2019 Japanese national champion, and a two-time Japanese national silver medalist. She placed 6th at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Yūna Taira
Yuna Taira is a Japanese actress.
Mao Miyaji
Mao Miyaji is a Japanese actress.
Shō Hayami
Yasushi Ōhama , known professionally as Show Hayami , is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. He is mainly known for his smooth, deep voice, and he has played a wide range of characters from sweet heroes to sociopaths. He is married to Rei Igarashi and works for Rush Style.
Norika Fujiwara
Norika Fujiwara is a Japanese beauty queen, model and actress. She became Miss Nippon in 1992 and was an exclusive model for CanCam magazine. She has appeared in various commercials and TV series and a number of films in Japan.
Tamayo Marukawa
Tamayo Marukawa is a Japanese politician and former announcer of TV Asahi, who serves as a member of the House of Councillors of the National Diet. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. She served as the head of the Women's Affairs Office of the LDP on October 2009.
Rika Kihira
Rika Kihira is a Japanese figure skater. She is a two-time Four Continents champion, the 2018 Grand Prix Final champion, a four-time Grand Prix series medalist, a two-time International Challenge Cup champion, and a two-time Japanese national champion.
Ryōtarō Sugi
Ryōtarō Sugi is a Japanese singer and actor. He is the father of actor Jundai Yamada.
Shinsuke Suematsu
Shinsuke Suematsu is a Japanese politician and current member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. He has represented the Hyogo at-large district as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party since 2004. Before entering politics, Suematsu graduated from the School of Law and Politics, Kwansei Gakuin University in 1979 and worked for All Nippon Airways.