List of Famous people born in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Tomohiro Yamamoto is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Yoshikazu Fujita is a Japanese international rugby union player.

Katsuo Ōno is a Japanese musician and composer who has scored multiple films and anime. His most notable works are theme music of detective drama Taiyō ni Hoero! and anime series "Case Closed".

Mineko Iwasaki , birthname Masako Tanaka , is a Japanese businesswoman, author and former geisha. Iwasaki was the most famous geisha in Japan until her sudden retirement at the age of 29. Known for her performances for celebrity and royalty during her geisha life, Iwasaki was the heir apparent to her geisha house while she was just a young apprentice.

Shin Hasegawa is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as prop and hooker. Currently forwards coach of Yamaha Júbilo.

Mai Nishida is a Japanese gravure idol, tarento, and actress represented by Space Craft.

Yoshio Yoshida is a Japanese former professional baseball player and manager who spent his entire career with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). His number 23, was retired by the Tigers. He works for the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation as a live radio and TV baseball commentator.

Kyo is a Japanese musician, singer, lyricist and poet. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the metal band Dir En Grey. He was formerly in a string of visual kei rock bands, with the most notable being La:Sadie's from 1995 to 1997. He then started Dir En Grey in February 1997, following La:Sadie's disbandment with three of its members, and formed the experimental rock band Sukekiyo in 2013. Kyo was inspired to become a musician when he saw a picture of Buck-Tick vocalist Atsushi Sakurai on the desk of a junior high school classmate. When he then discovered X Japan he was particularly fond of hide and had his parents buy him the guitarist's black signature model guitar. However, after realizing how difficult it was to play guitar and then bass, he then switched to vocals.

Shun Kubo is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBA (Regular) super-bantamweight title in 2017.

Haruhiko Jō is a Japanese actor, theatre director and voice actor currently affiliated with Engekikurabu Za.