List of Famous people born in Miyazaki Prefecture

Motohiro Hata is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted under the major label BMG Japan in 2006 with the single "Synchro" .

Kosei Inoue is a Judo practitioner from Japan. He won the gold medal in the under 100 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is well known for his specialty throws, Uchi Mata and Ōuchi gari.

Nariaki Nakayama is a Japanese politician currently serving as leader of Kibō no Tō. He served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi and later as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under Tarō Asō. After only four days in office he resigned due to a series of gaffes. Appointed on 24 September 2008, he resigned on 28 September 2008. After being de-endorsed by the LDP he lost his seat in the 2009 general election, eventually returning to the diet as a member of the Japan Restoration Party in the 2012 general election. He lost his seat again in the 2014 general election.

Miki Imai is a female Japanese pop singer and actress. She won the award for best newcomer at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Inuji ni Seshi Mono.

Hayato Terahara is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Yokohama BayStars, Orix Buffaloes and Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB).

Tomohiro Kuroki is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Yui Asaka is a Japanese actress, a J-Pop singer, and an idol who came to fame in the 1980s.

Seiji Tahara is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played with the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.

Shota Takeda is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Shiho Oyama is a Japanese female professional golfer.