List of Famous people born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Reiko Shimizu is a Japanese shōjo manga writer and illustrator. She made her professional debut in 1983 with Sansaro Monogatari in LaLa, and has written primarily for the publisher Hakusensha. She is noted for her works of science fiction and her art style, and is also known for her illustrations of tarot cards called the Miracle Tarot deck.

Kyohei Sakaguchi is a Japanese artist and architect who was born in Kumamoto. He graduated from Waseda University's department of architecture in 2001. He is most known for his Zero Yen Project, which involves studying structures built at no cost, such as shanties made by the homeless.

Yoshiki Tanaka is a Japanese novelist.

Aoi Nakabeppu is a Japanese fashion model and actress who is affiliated with Horipro.

Syuusuke Saito is a Japanese actor and singer who is affiliated with Sony Music Artists and graduated from Kyushugakuin High School. He played the role of Ian Yorkland in the 2013 Super Sentai TV series Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.

Shinji Inoue is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.

Rie Urata is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Takeo Nakahara is a Japanese actor.

Maki Narumiya is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. A former dancer, Narumiya was trained in professional wrestling by Emi Sakura and made her debut for the Ice Ribbon promotion in March 2011. During her four years in the promotion, she became a one-time ICE×60 Champion and two-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion. In April 2015, Narumiya transferred over to the Reina Joshi Puroresu promotion, where she already was a one-time holder of both the CMLL-Reina International and CMLL-Reina International Junior Championships. She retired from professional wrestling in March 2016.

Hayato Mizowaki is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.