List of Famous people born in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Helen Nishikawa is a female Japanese TV presenter and actress. Although one of her parents is American, Helen does not speak native-level English.

Shoji Nishida is a conservative Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. He, born in Kyoto Prefecture on 19 September 1958, graduated from Shiga University in 1981, became certified public tax accountant by passing the Licensed Tax Accountant Examination in 1984 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Kyoto Prefecture since 1990.

Yoshifu Arita is a Japanese writer, journalist and politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. He currently serves as a member of the House of Councillors, and was elected from the National Representation list in 2010. Before he was elected, he was a regular commentator of Nippon Television's The Wide.

Shinjiro Hiyama is a Korean baseball player from Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. He plays as an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League.

Tatsuya Ishihara is a Japanese television and film director from Maizuru, Kyoto working for the Japanese animation studio Kyoto Animation.

Masaomi Kondō is a Japanese actor.

Masaki Nishina is a Japanese actor and tarento. His former stage names were Masaki Meguro and Katsumi Nishina . He is represented with Shochiku Entertainment.

Akihito Yamada is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a winger. He also plays for Top League side the Panasonic Wild Knights in his home country.

Daisaku Kadokawa is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Kyoto, the former capital of Japan and now the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture.

Shiro Suzuki is a Japanese announcer and tarento. He was born in Kamigamo Shrine of the Shinto shrine of bushi samurais. After being a Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) announcer he later became a free announcer.