List of Famous people born in Japan

Takeya Mizugaki is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who most notably competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2005, Mizugaki has also competed for Absolute Championship Berkut, WEC, Shooto, and Cage Force.

Hiroyuki Sawano is a Japanese composer, arranger, musician, lyricist and pianist best known for his work on many anime series, television dramas, and films. His works include the musical scores for Attack on Titan, Blue Exorcist, Kill la Kill, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn and The Seven Deadly Sins. He was represented by Legendoor between 2006 and 2017, and is currently represented by VV-ALKLINE. In 2014, he started a new vocal project under the name ''SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]''.

Ashikawa Urara is a Japanese artistic gymnast who represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is the 2021 World Champion on the balance beam.

Taiji Ishimori is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs as part of the Bullet Club stable and is in his second reign as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with El Phantasmo. He is a former two time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and is also a former NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion alongside Bullet Club teammates Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa.

Toshifumi Suzuki is a former CEO and president of 7-Eleven. Taking over after the resignation of James W. Keyes, Suzuki had been the temporary successor to Keyes while the search for a replacement CEO and president continued. Suzuki has been a businessman since the early 1970s, during which he brought the 7-Eleven franchise to Japan, and was the acting chairperson before his promotion to CEO and president. Suzuki resigned in April 2016 following a failed management reshuffle. He had served in this role since November 5, 2005.

Takashi Uchiyama is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2016, holding the WBA super-featherweight title from 2010 to 2016. Nicknamed 'KO Dynamite', he carries devastating one punch knockout power.

Sōichirō Hoshi is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Arts Vision. Some of his major anime roles include Kira Yamato in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, Kazuki Fuuchouin in GetBackers, Son Goku in Saiyuki, Masaru Daimon in Digimon Savers, Kaoru Hanabishi in Ai Yori Aoshi, and Tomoki Sakurai in Heaven's Lost Property. In video game franchises he voices Sanada Yukimura in Sengoku Basara, Keiichi Maebara in Higurashi When They Cry, Kilik in Soulcalibur, and various characters in Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time. He partially voices Shirogane Takeru in Muv-Luv series. Hoshi was also known for his voice roles of villains as Goro Akechi from Persona 5, Death Gun from Sword Art Online, and Lio Shirazumi in The Garden of Sinners.

Mie Hama is a Japanese actress most known outside Japan for having played Kissy Suzuki in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice.

Chikubayama Masakuni is a former sumo wrestler from Ukiha, Fukuoka, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1973, breaking into the top makuuchi division thirteen years later in 1986. His highest rank was maegashira 13. After retiring in 1989 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association. He is the head coach of the Miyagino stable and his most successful wrestler is yokozuna Hakuhō.

Kouta Hirano is a Japanese manga artist born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, most famous for his manga Hellsing and Drifters.