List of Famous people born in Japan

Nobuyuki Suzuki is a Japanese actor and member of EXILE's theater company. He is currently one of the two Guinness World Record holders for "Most marshmallows caught by mouth in one minute". He rose to fame by acting as a charming and handsome villain in several Japanese TV dramas and movies, such as Roosevelt Game, Water Polo Yankees, Wolf Girl and Black Prince and I love You Just a Little Bit.

Yuki Yamada is a Japanese actor. He is associated with Watanabe Entertainment's male acting troupe D-Boys since 2010 and made his acting debut in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011). Notable works he has also starred in include High & Low (2015), Strobe Edge (2015), Tokyo Revengers (2021).

Yuki Uchida is a Japanese actress, and a popular 1990s idol, model and singer.

Kaya Kiyohara is a Japanese actress and model.

Kei Tanaka is a Japanese actor.

Shingo Takatsu is a former professional baseball pitcher. He had a short stint with the Chicago White Sox where he was the closer for two seasons until struggles closing games ultimately led to his demotion to the minors. Despite being demoted in the summer of 2005, he received a World Series ring with the White Sox. He was signed by the New York Mets during the 2005 season, and he pitched in nine games for New York. After the 2005 season, he returned to the Nippon Professional Baseball.

Hidetoshi Nishijima is a Japanese actor.

Ryohei Suzuki is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Horipro.

Suzu Hirose is a Japanese actress and model.

Junya Ogawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1994. Leaving the ministry in 2003, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in the same year. Two years later, he ran again and lost for a second time. He ran for a third time in 2009 and was elected for Kagawa's 1st district.