List of Famous people born in Kagoshima Prefecture

Chiyoōtori Yūki is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shibushi, Kagoshima. Making his professional debut in 2008, he reached the komusubi rank in 2014. He is the younger brother of fellow professional sumo wrestler Chiyomaru.

Kaneta Kimotsuki was a Japanese actor and voice actor who was most known for the roles of Takeshi Goda before Suneo Honekawa in Fujiko F. Fujio's Doraemon.

Marshal-Admiral Marquis Saigō Jūdō was a Japanese politician and admiral in the Meiji period.

Prince Shimazu Hisamitsu , also known as Shimazu Saburō , was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Hisamitsu was virtual Super Potentate of Satsuma Domain.The younger brother of Shimazu Nariakira, Hisamitsu served as regent for his underage son Tadayoshi, who became the 12th and last daimyō of Satsuma Domain. Hisamitsu was instrumental in the efforts of the southern Satsuma, Chōshū, and Tosa clans to bring down the Tokugawa Shogunate. Hisamitsu held the court title of Ōsumi no Kami (大隈守).

Masakiyo Maezono is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Jirō Sakagami (坂上二郎) was a Japanese comedian, actor, and singer.

Hiroko Yamasaki is a retired Japanese rhythmic gymnast.

Hiroshi Kawauchi is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He studied at Waseda University.

Shintaro Yokota is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Yasuhito Endō is a Japanese footballer who plays for J2 League club Júbilo Iwata, on loan from Gamba Osaka. His brother Akihiro Endō was also a footballer.