List of Famous people born in Japan

Ōnoshō Fumiya is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Aomori Prefecture. He debuted in sumo wrestling in January 2013 and made his top makuuchi debut in May 2017. His highest rank has been komusubi, and he has won three special prizes for Fighting Spirit, one for Outstanding Performance and two kinboshi for defeating yokozuna. He wrestles for Ōnomatsu stable.

Takuya Mitsuma is a Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Koichi Ogata is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.

Endō Shōta is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Anamizu, Ishikawa. After a successful amateur career, he turned professional in March 2013, making the top makuuchi division that September. His highest rank has been komusubi. He has been awarded one special prize for Fighting Spirit, one for Outstanding Performance and three for Technique, as well as seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He was runner-up in the September 2016 tournament. He wrestles for Oitekaze stable. He is extremely popular with Japanese sumo fans and has been regarded as one of the most promising home-grown wrestlers in sumo.

Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Yuya Ishii is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League. He previously played for the Yokohama BayStars.

Haruka Nakagawa , is a Japanese singer and actress based in Indonesia. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 and its sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai, as well as its Indonesian sister group JKT48, all produced by Yasushi Akimoto.

Osamu Higashio is a former Japanese baseball player who played in the Japanese professional leagues from 1969–1988. He also was manager of the Seibu Lions from 1995–2001.

Ai Kurogo is a Japanese female volleyball player.

Tatsuya Ishihara is a Japanese television and film director from Maizuru, Kyoto working for the Japanese animation studio Kyoto Animation.