List of Famous people born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Seiichiro Maki is a Japanese former footballer. He played for Japan national team.

Shogo Taniguchi is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kawasaki Frontale.

Tomiko Van , is a Japanese pop singer and occasional actress. She is as a member of the band Do As Infinity (DAI), along with Ryo Owatari and Dai Nagao, that has resumed activities after their 2005 split.

Harumi Inoue is an actress, model and accomplished swimmer.

Koichi Ogata is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.

Tsutomu Itō is the former manager of Nippon Professional Baseball's Seibu Lions. He was the number 1 draft pick for the Seibu Lions in 1982 and went on to play for them until 2003. He was talented at leading pitcher, and led his team to winning 12 Pacific League championships and 10 Japan Series winners. After his retirement, he managed and led his team to the 2004 Japan Series championship.

Ayumi Kataoka is a Japanese female baseball player (infielder) and manager.

Eri Ishida is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Yokohama Film Festival for Chōchin and at the 13th Hochi Film Award for A Chaos of Flowers, Hope and Pain and Wuthering Heights.

Yuki Fukushima is a Japanese badminton player. She and her partner Sayaka Hirota won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award. The duo were ranked as world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking in 21 June 2018.

Yasuhiro Yamashita is a Japanese judoka. He currently works as an instructor or advisor for numerous organizations, including Tokai University, the International Judo Federation, and the All Japan Judo Federation. He retired from competitive judo on June 17, 1985 after a remarkable career where he won five gold medals in international competitions and marked 203 consecutive victories until his retirement. He received the Japanese National Prize of Honor on October 9, 1984.