List of Famous people born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Akari Ogata is a Japanese judoka.

Sadanoumi Takashi is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kumamoto. He made his debut in 2003, and reached the top makuuchi division eleven years later in 2014. His highest rank has been maegashira 1. He has one special prize for Fighting Spirit and one gold star for defeating a yokozuna.

Miki Tori , also known as Micky Bird or Mickey Bird, is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, essayist, and screenplay writer. Tori has won multiple awards for his work, including two Seiun Awards and one Bungeishunjū Manga Award. His pen name was created by mixing up the pronunciation of the kanji making up his real name. He worked as a writer on WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3.

Temma Matsuda is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kyoto Sanga FC.

Takayuki Kubota is a Japanese American master of karate. He founded the Gosoku-ryu style of karate, and is the founder and president of the International Karate Association. Kubota holds the title of Sōke for his development of the Gosoku-ryū style of karate. He is also the inventor and holder of the trademark of the Kubotan self-defense key chain.

Atsushi Tsuruyama is a professional Go player.