List of Famous people born in Japan

Kiyoshi Maekawa is a Japanese singer and tarento.

Yuya Kubo is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Cincinnati in MLS.

Hiroaki Saiuchi is a Japanese professional baseball player who currently plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Hirofumi Hirano is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He is a native of Katsuragi, Wakayama and he started working for Panasonic Corporation in 1971 after graduating from Chuo University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as an independent. He was the Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Yukio Hatoyama administration. He represented the 11th District of Osaka Prefecture from 1996 until 2012, and again from 2014 to the present.

Hironari "Zakiyama" Yamazaki is a Japanese comedian. He belongs to the talent agency Production Jinrikisha.

Ami Kikuchi is a Japanese gravure idol, tarento and radio personality from LesPros Entertainment. She is from Kitami, Hokkaido, and is a second generation member of the idol group Idoling. Her nickname is 'Amimi'.

Kazufumi Miyazawa is the founder of the Japanese bands The Boom and Ganga Zumba. The former was noted in the 1990s for a fusion of rock, pop, and local Okinawan folk music. Miyazawa is responsible for virtually all lyrics and music for The Boom, who are best known for their 1993 hit song "Shima Uta".

Kosuke Kitajima is a Japanese retired breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the Athens 2004, and the Beijing 2008.

Hayashiya Shōzō IX , formerly known as Hayashiya Kobuhei , is a Japanese rakugoka, tarento and voice actor. He is an associate professor of humanities at Josai International University. He is the son of Hayashiya Sanpei I.

Rei Kikukawa is a Japanese actress, model, and television presenter.