List of Famous people born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Ayame Misaki is a Japanese actress who is affiliated with Horipro. She originally debuted in magazines of gravure and variety shows, then later working as an actress. She is well known for portraying Miki in Cutie Honey: The Live.

Akitoshi Oka , known professionally by the stage name Taiiku Okazaki , is a Japanese musician and songwriter who is signed to SME Records. Beginning his career as an independent musician in 2012, he made his major debut with the release of his first major album Basin Techno in 2016. The album includes the song "Music Video", which became a viral hit in Japan for parodying common tropes used in music videos. That same year, he performed the song "Pose", which was used as the first closing theme for the anime series Pokémon: Sun & Moon. He has also written music for commercials and for other musicians.

Richard Timothy Jones is an American actor. His roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in the Disney film Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio in the dramatic film The Wood (1999) and Mike in the dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010). He also played Bruce Van Exel, court services officer, on the CBS television series Judging Amy, which ran from 1999 to 2005. He currently plays Sergeant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie.

Saki Aibu is a Japanese actress. She is represented by Box Corporation.

Hifumi Abe is a Japanese judoka.

Hiroyuki Nakajima , nicknamed "Nakaji", is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Seibu Lions, Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the Oakland Athletics organization.

Tamao Akae is a Japanese freelance announcer, chairperson, and radio personality. She is a former Asahi Broadcasting Corporation announcer. Currently she is a freelancer.

Takatōriki Tadashige is a former sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Kobe, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1983, reaching the top division in 1990. His highest rank was sekiwake. Known for his great fighting spirit, he won 14 tournament prizes, including a record ten Kantō-shō, and earned nine gold stars for defeating yokozuna ranked wrestlers. He wrestled for the highly successful Futagoyama stable. He was twice runner-up in top division tournaments and in March 2000, from the maegashira ranks, he unexpectedly won the yūshō or championship. He retired in 2002 and became the head coach of Ōtake stable, having married the daughter of the previous owner of the heya, the great yokozuna Taihō. However, he was dismissed from the Sumo Association in 2010 for his role in an illegal gambling scandal.

Koichi Domoto is a Japanese idol, singer, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, voice actor and actor. Along with Tsuyoshi Domoto, he is a member of the duo KinKi Kids.

Ritsu Dōan is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga.