List of Famous people born in Kagoshima Prefecture

Satoshi Mitazono is a Japanese politician and journalist who was the former governor of Kagoshima Prefecture. He defeated the incumbent Yūichirō Itō at an election held on 10 July 2016.

Manami Konishi , also known as KONI-TAN, is a Japanese actress, singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer.

Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, poet, and human-rights advocate, who is a prominent figure in Japanese popular music.

Satoru Ikezaki , better known for his stage name Sunshine Ikezaki , is a Japanese comedian. His talent agency is Watanabe Entertainment.

Munenori Kawasaki is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Tochigi Golden Braves of Baseball Challenge League in Japan. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, and Chicago Cubs. He played for the Japanese national team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics. Following the Chicago Cubs' 2016 World Series championship, Kawasaki joined Daisuke Matsuzaka and Koji Uehara as the only Japanese players to have won championships in the World Baseball Classic, Japan Series and World Series.

Sakura Miyawaki born March 19, 1998 is a Japanese singer and actress. She is a first generation member of the Japanese idol girl group HKT48 and became a member of Japanese-South Korean girl group Iz*One after finishing second in survival reality television show Produce 48 in 2018.

Nanami Sakuraba is a Japanese gravure idol and actress who won "Miss Magazine 2008".

Kazuo Inamori, is a Japanese philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of Kyocera and KDDI. He was the chairman of Japan Airlines. In 2011, he received the Othmer Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to progress in science and chemistry.

Daiki Enokida is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Ikki Sawamura is a Japanese model, film and television actor, and television presenter signed to Ken-On.