List of Famous people born in Japan

Mami Nomura is a Japanese actress from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is a member of the Tōhō Geinō agency. A versatile actress, she appears in contemporary and historic roles. Since 1990, she has portrayed Yōko in the TBS series Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari.

Yudai Baba is a Japanese professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He represented the Japanese national team at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup in Zouk Mikael, Lebanon, where he was Japan's best free throw shooter.

Goro Miyazaki is a Japanese director. He is the son of animator and film director Hayao Miyazaki, who is one of the co-founders of Studio Ghibli. Described as "reluctant" to follow his father's career, Goro initially worked as a landscaper for many years before entering the film business. He has directed three films—Tales from Earthsea (2006), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), and Earwig and The Witch (2020).

Masato Akamatsu is a Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Yūki Meguro is a Japanese actor. He is the son of jidaigeki actor Jūshirō Konoe and had an older brother Hiroki Matsukata. He was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his work in Shōgun in 1981's Emmy award.

Midori Matsushima is a Japanese politician. Her official name is Midori Baba .

Akihiro Yamauchi is a Japanese male volleyball player. He was part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On a college club level he plays for Aichi Gakuin University. He is currently on the Panasonic Panthers team, with the jersey number 10.

Takeshi Kaga , real name Shigekatsu Katsuta , is a well-known stage and movie actor in Japan who is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef produced by Fuji TV.

Kishō Taniyama is a Japanese voice actor, singer and lyricist affiliated with Ken Production. He is also the vocalist and lyricist of the Japanese rock band Granrodeo under his stage name Kishow. He is the official Japanese dubbing voice for Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo franchise.

Yuko Arimori is a Japanese professional marathon runner and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).