List of Famous people born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Takashi Kiyama is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current manager of Vegalta Sendai.

Seiichi Yamamoto is a Japanese musician. While perhaps most famous for his role as guitarist for the noise rock band Boredoms, he has released multitudes of records both as a solo artist and with several other musicians and bands, in addition to composing the soundtracks to several films.

Makito Hatanaka is a Japanese footballer who plays for Aries FC Tokyo.

Takashi Shimizu is a professional baseball catcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.

Risa Ozaki is a Japanese tennis player.

Kunio Naitō is a retired Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan.

Kiyokazu Kudo is a former Japanese football player.

Shigeo Omae is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Kawanishi, Hyōgo and graduate of Kyoto University, he was elected to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly for the first time in 1979 and served six terms. After running unsuccessfully for mayor of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo in 2000, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Shu Kamo is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan national team.

Gorō Mutsumi is a Japanese actor with more than 25 films to his credit. He has also appeared in numerous television shows, especially jidaigeki, in which he specializes in villains, and in tokusatsu. In addition, he is a stage and voice actor with prominent roles in narration, dubbing, and anime.