List of Famous people born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Megumi Odaka
Megumi Odaka , is a former Japanese idol, actress and singer. She is best known for the role of Miki Saegusa in six Godzilla films from 1989 to 1995.
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Hiroshi Yamamoto is a Japanese athlete who competes in archery, who is a former world number one.
Keiichi Hirano
Keiichi Hirano is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played with the Hanshin Tigers.
Ryo Owatari
Ryo Owatari is a Japanese guitarist who was born April 4, 1971 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was formerly a member of the amateur band pee-ka-boo, but he is mainly known for his work in the band Do As Infinity alongside Tomiko Van and Dai Nagao. After the disbanding of Do As Infinity, he started working with his new band, Missile Innovation. Ryo has also collaborated with some Avex label artists like Ai Otsuka and Ayumi Hamasaki.
Mayumi Narita
Mayumi Narita is a Japanese swimmer, described as "one of the world’s best Paralympic athletes" by the International Paralympic Committee. Japan Today has described her as a "swimming sensation perhaps as great as the Thorpedo but whose name few know". She has won 15 gold medals at the Paralympics, and 20 total.
Kenichi Wakatabe
Kenichi Wakatabe is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
Naohiro Ishikawa
Naohiro Ishikawa is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Kaori Oguri
Kaori Oguri is a Japanese actress.
Akiko Fukushima
Akiko Fukushima is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Hayato Arakaki
Hayato Arakaki is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on October 21, 1985. He debuted in 2013 for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.