List of Famous people born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Eiko Yamada
Eiko Hisamura is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Hisamura worked under her maiden name before her marriage and for a long time afterward, so that name is still often used, even among fans. She is currently affiliated with 81 Produce since 2015.
Kimie Hatano
Kimie Hatano is a member of the Japanese Communist Party serving in the House of Representatives. She represents the 10th District of Kanagawa prefecture.
Satoshi Furukawa
Satoshi Furukawa is a Japanese surgeon and JAXA astronaut. Furukawa was assigned to the International Space Station as a flight engineer on long-duration missions Expedition 28/29, lifting off 7 June 2011 and returning 22 November 2011.
Anna Ogino
Anna Ogino is a Japanese author and professor of literature at Keio University. She has won the Akutagawa Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Itō Sei Literature Prize.
Asuto Saito
Asuto Saitō is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Shuichiro Osada
Shuichiro Osada is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Niigata Albirex Baseball Club.
Masahiro Fukuda
Masahiro Fukuda is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He was a forward but sometimes played in the midfield.
Yuki Matsushita
Yuki Matsushita is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the 400 m hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships He also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics where he ran 49.60 in the first heat of the 400 m hurdles but did not qualify further.
Chinami Tokunaga
Chinami Tokunaga is a Japanese singer. She is a former member of the J-pop idol group Berryz Kobo.
Go Soeda
Go Soeda is a male Japanese tennis player. He started playing tennis at the age of four and turned professional in April 2003. He has won 18 singles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 47 on 23 July 2012. He is currently coached by Davide Sanguinetti.