List of Famous people born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Kazuya Hiraide from Fujimi, Nagano Prefecture, is a Japanese ski mountaineer, Alpine climber, and professional mountain cameraman.

Miyo Ichikawa is a Japanese female curler.

Kimiya Yui is a Japanese astronaut from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). He was selected for the agency in 2009.

Takashi Yamazaki is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and visual effects director. He won the Best Director and Best Screenplay prizes at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2006 for Always: Sunset on Third Street. He is a member of the animation and film visual effects studio Shirogumi.

Takeyuki Nakayama was a Japanese world-class marathon runner. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Mamoru Fujisawa , known professionally as Joe Hisaishi , is a Japanese composer and musical director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi is also known for his piano scores.

Takashi Miyazawa is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2003 and 2014.

Akito Watabe is a Japanese nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2005. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of 31st in the 7.5 km sprint at Sapporo in 2007.

Ayaka Kikuchi is a Japanese speed skater.

Chiaki Matsumura is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture. After graduating from Nagano Prefectural Komoro Business High School in 2011, she has been a member of Chubu Electric Power Curling Team, a works team of Chubu Electric Power.