List of Famous people born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Masako Ōkawara is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture and 1977 graduate of International Christian University, she had served in the assembly of Tokyo for three terms since 1993. She was a member of the House of Councillors between 2007 and 2013.

Yukari Kinga is a Japanese football player. She is currently playing as a defender for Orca Kamogawa. She played for Japan national team.

Jungo Fujimoto is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for SC Sagamihara in the J3 League.

Hideaki Okubo is a Japanese baseball catcher who won a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the Pacific League from 1998 to 2000.

Yuzo Kurihara is a Japanese former football player who last played for Yokohama F. Marinos. He played for Japan national team.

Pamela Franklin is a British former actress. She is best known for her role in the film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), for which she won a NBR Award and received a BAFTA Award nomination.

Erika Umeda is a Japanese singer and model. She was a member of the Japanese idol girl group ZYX and Cute up until departing to pursue a solo career in modeling. In 2013, she returned to her music career with the release of her debut solo single "Crush On You."

Madoka Sugai is a Japanese ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the Hamburg Ballet.

Katsumi Asaba is a Japanese art director known for producing several acclaimed commercials and posters.

Tamaki Matsumoto is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Yokohama, Kanagawa.