List of Famous people born in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Miwa Takada is a Japanese film, TV and stage actress. She has starred in several Japanese movies that are today considered classics.

Hitomi Nishina is a Japanese tarento and model.

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

Yuki Inoue , better known by the stage name Satsuki Yukino , is a freelance Japanese voice actress from Kyoto, Japan. She was a member of Ken Production until 2016.

Jiro Dan is a Japanese actor, singer and model best known for his role as Hideki Go (Ultraman The Return of Ultraman. His real name is Hideo Murata. He was born in Kyoto and graduated from Heian High School.

Yutaka Sado is a Japanese conductor.

Kenta Kobashi is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, he started his career in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in 1988, where he became one of the promotion's top stars, holding the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship three times, and winning the Champion Carnival in 2000. Kobashi left All Japan in June 2000, taking part in a mass exodus led by Mitsuharu Misawa, which led to the formation of Pro Wrestling Noah. Kobashi worked for Noah for thirteen years, and became the longest reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion of all time, holding the championship for 735 days between 2003 and 2005, a record that stands to this day. He was a four-time world champion.

Fumiko Okuno is a former competitor in synchronised swimming from Japan. She competed in both the women's solo and women's duet events at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and won two bronze medals.

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

Hiroyasu Tanaka is a Japanese former professional baseballer. He was the number 1 draft pick for the Yakult Swallows in 2005.