List of Famous people born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Naomi Hosokawa is a Japanese actress and singer.

Yuki Ninagawa is a Japanese actress, daughter of the poet Mizuno Akiyoshi.

Toshio Matsumoto is a Japanese dancer, actor and director. He is member and former performer of J-Pop group Exile. He was part of the first generation J Soul Brothers. Since 2016 he has been serving as the chairman of the Gekidan Exile Matsu-gumi.

Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese mecha anime creator, animator, director, screenwriter, songwriter and novelist best known for creating the Gundam anime franchise. He was born in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and studied at Nihon University's College of Art.

Yushin Okami is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently signed to ONE Championship. A professional competitor since 2002, Okami had competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, M-1 Global, World Series of Fighting, DEEP, and Professional Fighters League.

Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Yokohama FC in J1 League. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. He is well known for his vision, touch, bending shots and free kick-taking abilities; Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans with his left foot".

Shinri Shioura is a Japanese swimmer. He won the bronze medal by swimming for the Japanese team in the 4 × 100 m medley event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona alongside his team mates Ryosuke Irie, Kosuke Kitajima and Takuro Fujii.

Ayako Nishikawa is a Japanese female TV star, tarento, comedian, and cosmetic surgeon. She is unusual in Japan in that she is willing to appear on television, as professional doctors are generally hesitant to appear.

Yuta Tabuse is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the B.League. A point guard, Tabuse is 1.75 metres and 75 kilograms (165 lb). He was the first Japanese-born player to appear in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game.

Mio Matsumura is a Japanese female announcer for Fuji Television.