List of Famous people born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Masakatsu Sawa is a Japanese nationalized Peruvian football player. He plays for Deportivo Municipal. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder.

Ryo Watanabe is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball

Tomoko Fukumi is a Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University.

Megu Sakuragawa is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She is better known as Tsubasa Kira from Love Live! and Ako Udagawa from BanG Dream!, the latter of which involved playing drums for the band Roselia. She is currently affiliated with S.

Akua Shōma is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ibaraki Prefecture. He made his debut in November 2010 and reached the top makuuchi division in November 2020, just after turning 30 years of age. He wrestles for Tatsunami stable. His highest rank is maegashira 16. His shikona is a reference to the Aqua World aquarium in his home town.

Tetsuya Asano is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japanese national team.

Mutsuki Ebata is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan.

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently signed to the Rizin Fighting Federation where he competes in the Bantamweight division. He is a former Shooto Lightweight Champion, and has also competed in the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Strikeforce, ONE FC. Kawajiri also participated in the Yarennoka! event as well as Dynamite!! 2009 and Dynamite!! 2010, representing DREAM in both events.

Katsuhiko Saka is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Yoko Hayashi is a Japanese lawyer and partner in the Athena Law Office. She was formerly an alternate member to the United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights from 2004 to 2006. In 2008, she became a member of the Committee which monitors the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and in 2015 was serving as Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Hayashi has used her legal expertise to improve the status and protect the rights of women.