List of Famous people born in Japan

Akira Yaegashi is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2019. He was a three-weight world champion, having held the WBA mini-flyweight title from 2011 to 2012; the WBC, Ring, and lineal flyweight titles from 2013 to 2014; and the IBF light-flyweight title from 2015 to 2016. He is an alumnus of the Takushoku University.

Hotaru Yamaguchi is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vissel Kobe. He is also a member of the Japanese national team.

Yoshihiro Usami is a Japanese dancer. He is a member of Exile in which he is a former performer and a member of Dance Earth Party. He is a former member of the first generation J Soul Brothers and Rather Unique. He is married to actress Arisa Sugi since 2017.

Tatsuhiko Kinjoh is a Japanese professional baseball player of Korean descent from Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. He plays center field for the Yomiuri Giants. He throws right-handed, and is a switch hitter.

Ryō Horikawa is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Osaka. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988, whose birth name is also Horikawa (堀川). His former stage name is also Ryō Horikawa , which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryō". He is best known for his role as Vegeta from the Dragon Ball series, Reinhard von Lohengramm from Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Andromeda Shun from Saint Seiya, Heiji Hattori from Detective Conan, and Captain Falcon in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Nanae Takizawa is a former Japanese volleyball player who played for Pioneer Red Wings.

Sandayū Dokumamushi born Iyoshi Ishii on 31 March 1936 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He portrayed the role of Daisuke Arashi in the original Ultraman series (1966-1967) and Shigeru Furuhashi in Ultra Seven. He has been a radio personality on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from October 6, 1969 to the present. His radio program is famous for vulgar language and is popular with an older audience.

Memeco Sakata , formerly known as Hiroko Sato , is a Japanese actress, singer and gravure idol.

Masahito Kakihara is a former Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, who is known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and UWF International (UWFI).

Erina Yamane is a Japanese football player. She plays for JEF United Chiba. She played for Japan national team.