List of Famous people born in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Junichi Inagaki
Junichi Inagaki is a Japanese popular music singer.
Kaoru Sugayama
Kaoru Sugayama is a Japanese volleyball player. Although her nickname is "yuu", Ai Otomo already had that nickname on the All-Japan women's Team, so she was given the new nickname "kaoru". Her nickname in television broadcasts is "koushuni kagayaku Kaoru-hime",. Also, she is sometimes known as "shiroi yousei" due in part to her fair skin. However, she is embarrassed to be called "Princess Kaoru" or "White fairy". She belongs to the volleyball team JT Marvelous of the V.League. In May 2008, she retired from the team and from organized volleyball.
Nobuto Hosaka
Nobuto Hosaka is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Setagaya in Tokyo. In addition, he was a member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party until July 21, 2009.
Kento Kumabara
Kento Kumabara is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Taiga Hirasawa
Taiga Hirasawa , nicknamed "T-Ga", is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Shun Sato
Shun Sato is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2020 Bavarian Open champion, the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time Japan Junior national silver medalist. He is the junior world record holder for the men's free skating and combined total score.
Itaru Hashimoto
Itaru Hashimoto is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Yomiuri Giants from 2009 to 2018 and for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2019.
Yasuyuki Konno
Yasuyuki Konno is a Japanese football player who plays for Júbilo Iwata. He played for Japan national team.
Akihiro Mayama
Akihiro Mayama is a Japanese actor. He is currently a freelancer.
Satoru Kanemura
Satoru Kanemura is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher.