List of Famous people born in Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Mitsuo Ogasawara is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Kuniko Koda is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.

Ginji Akaminai , known mononymously as Ginji, is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Masanori Murakawa ,, is a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician, currently wrestling for Michinoku Pro Wrestling (MPW) under the ring name The Great Sasuke . Aside from professional wrestling, he is also a former Iwate Prefectural Assembly legislator. He has wrestled in Japan and in the United States in various professional wrestling promotions. He is said to have an incredible tolerance for pain, mainly in reference to the injuries he has had including a cracked skull on two occasions.

Takuya Tasso is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Iwate Prefecture. He is a native of Morioka and graduate of the University of Tokyo.

Azusa Iwashimizu is a Japanese football player. She played for Nippon TV Beleza. She played for Japan national team.

Junshirō Kobayashi is a Japanese ski jumper. He is the older brother of Yūka Kobayashi, Ryōyū Kobayashi and Tatsunao Kobayashi who are also ski jumpers.

Haruka Chisuga is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture affiliated with the agency Fortunerest. As a singer, she is signed to Victor Entertainment under their label Flying Dog.

Nishikigi Tetsuya is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Morioka. He made his debut in March 2006 and wrestles for Isenoumi stable. His highest rank has been Maegashira 2 and he has won championships at Jūryō and Makushita level.

Toshiki Abe is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.