List of Famous People born in Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at 15,275 square kilometres (5,898 sq mi), with a population of 1,229,432. Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the west, and Miyagi Prefecture to the south.

1. Shohei Ohtani

Male. Japanese professional baseball player

First Name: Shohei

Born on July 5, 1994 (age 27)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 193 cm | 6'4"

Baseball Player, Sportsperson

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2. Junki Tozuka

Male. Japanese actor

First Name: Junki

Born on July 22, 1992 (age 29)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

3. Yusei Kikuchi

Male. baseball player

First Name: Yusei

Born on June 17, 1991 (age 31)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 184 cm | 6'0"

Baseball Player, Sportsperson

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4. Erika Yamakawa

Female. Japanese gravure idol

First Name: Erika

Last Name: Yamakawa

Born on March 7, 1982 (age 40)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 158 cm | 5'2"

5. Ryōyū Kobayashi

Male. Japanese ski jumper

First Name: Ryōyū

Born on November 8, 1996 (age 25)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

6. Hiromasa Ōgikubo

Male. Japanese mixed martial artist

First Name: Hiromasa

Last Name: Ōgikubo

Born on April 1, 1987 (age 35)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

7. Takeshi Shina

Male. Japanese politician

First Name: Takeshi

Last Name: Shina

Born on October 7, 1966 (age 55)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

8. Shintarō Asanuma

Male. Japanese voice actor

First Name: Shintarō

Last Name: Asanuma

Born on January 5, 1976 (age 46)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Actor

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9. Taka Michinoku

Male. Japanese professional wrestler

First Name: Taka

Last Name: Michinoku

Born on October 26, 1973 (age 48)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 173 cm | 5'8"

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10. Ren Kazahari

Male. baseball player (1993-)

First Name: Ren

Last Name: Kazahari

Born on February 26, 1993 (age 29)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

11. Matazō Mimata

Male. Japanese actor, owarai tarento and tarento

First Name: Matazō

Last Name: Mimata

Born on May 27, 1967 (age 55)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 177 cm | 5'10"

12. Hiroaki Murakami

Male. Japanese actor

First Name: Hiroaki

Last Name: Murakami

Born on December 22, 1956 (age 65)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 185 cm | 6'1"

Actor

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13. Ayaka Komatsu

Female. Japanese actress, singer and model

First Name: Ayaka

Born on July 23, 1986 (age 35)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 160 cm | 5'3"

Actor

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14. Reira Iwabuchi

Female. Japanese snowboarder

First Name: Reira

Born on December 14, 2001 (age 20)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

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15. Toshiya Miura

Male. Japanese association football player

First Name: Toshiya

Born on July 16, 1963 (age 58)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Football Manager, Sportsperson

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16. Akira Yaegashi

Male. boxer

First Name: Akira

Last Name: Yaegashi

Born on February 25, 1983 (age 39)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Boxer, Sportsperson

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17. Houko Kuwashima

Female. Japanese voice actress and singer

First Name: Houko

Born on December 12, 1975 (age 46)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Actor

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18. Tatsuo Hirano

Male. Japanese politician

First Name: Tatsuo

Last Name: Hirano

Born on May 2, 1954 (age 68)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

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19. Kazuhiro Hatakeyama

Male. baseball player

First Name: Kazuhiro

Last Name: Hatakeyama

Born on September 13, 1982 (age 39)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

Height: 180 cm | 5'11"

20. Shirō Asano

Male. Japanese politician

First Name: Shirō

Last Name: Asano

Born on April 8, 1948 (age 74)

Born in Japan, Iwate Prefecture

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