List of Famous people born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Otoemon Hiroeda was a Japanese police officer posted to Zhunan, Miaoli in Japanese-era Taiwan. During the Pacific War, he disobeyed orders that he sacrifice the lives of 2000 Taiwanese soldiers under his command in a suicidal attack, and then killed himself. His actions resulted in a spirit tablet for him being enshrined within Quanhua Temple on Lion Head Mountain, Miaoli County, Taiwan.

Yūji Oda is a Japanese actor and singer. He is one of Japan's 11 most popular male entertainers, according to an NHK survey taken in 2004.

Kaori Takahashi is a Japanese actress. She starred in the 2003 Fuji TV adaptation of Kuni Arisaka's novel Happiness in Bloom , and played supporting roles in the 1986 NHK series Musashibō Benkei and the 1994 TV Asahi series Troublesome Teacher . In 2009 she appeared in the lead role in Christmas Miracle , her third lead role for Fuji TV after Shiawase saita and the 2005 drama Dangerous Liaisons .

Taku Suzuki is a Japanese comedian and actor who is part of the comedy duo Drunk Dragon with Muga Tsukaji. He is represented by Production Jinrikisha. He graduated from Kanagawa Prefectual Ayase Nishi High School.

Masanori Ishii is a Japanese actor, comedian and narrator. In August 1994, he teamed up with Yoshiyuki Ishizuka to form the comedy duo "Ari to kirigirisu" or "Ant to the Grasshopper". He has had roles in such works as The Incite Mill (2010), Suite Dreams (2006), Journey to the West (2006).

Akiko Yagi is a Japanese free announcer, tarento, television presenter, newscaster, and actress. She is represented with Phonics. She is a former Fuji Television announcer from 1988 to 2000. She is the ambassador of Kanagawa Tourism.

Hiromi "Romi" Dames is a Japanese-American voice, film and television actress.

Yuya Endo is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Ryoma Echizen in The Prince of Tennis musical series. He was also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances.

Hikaru Nishida is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was born in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and made her singing debut with the release of the single Fifteen on 6 April 1988, named after her age at the time.

Junichi Tazawa is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels.