List of Famous people born in Kyoto, Japan

Toshio Haru is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.

Hitomi Nishina is a Japanese tarento and model.

Kenji Otonari , nicknamed "Tonarin", is a former Japanese baseball pitcher.

Kazuhiko Nishimura is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Sony Music Artists.

Tomokazu Ohka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Boston Red Sox (1999–2001), Montreal Expos (2001–2004), Washington Nationals (2005), Milwaukee Brewers (2005–2006), Toronto Blue Jays (2007), Cleveland Indians (2009), as well as the Fukushima Hopes in Japan's Baseball Challenge League. He started his professional career with the Yokohama BayStars in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. He throws right-handed and is a switch hitter.

Naoyuki Shimizu , nicknamed "Nao", is a former professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Shintaro Masuda is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Takanori Kawai is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Kyoto, Kyoto and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected for the first time in 2007 after working at Teijin since 1987.

Yoshikazu Kura is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Takatoshi Nishiwaki is a Japanese politician and the current Governor of Kyoto Prefecture.