List of Famous people born in Nara Prefecture, Japan

Tokushōryū Makoto is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nara. He wrestles for Kise stable.

Takashi Ogino is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder and shortstop for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Yurika Kubo is a Japanese voice actress, singer and model. She is associated with Stay Luck. She played Hanayo Koizumi in the idol group μ's, which is part of the Love Live! franchise. Her nickname is Shikaco.

Yasutomo Kubo is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2005 to 2008, the Hanshin Tigers from 2009 to 2013, and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars from 2014 to 2017. In 2018, he played for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

Masako Usui is a newscaster in Japan, and a former Nihon Terebi announcer.

Hinako Saeki is a Japanese actress who was born on February 16, 1977 in Nara, Japan. Probably her best-known role was as Sadako Yamamura in Rasen, the 1998 sequel to the horror film Ring.

Kanako Otsuji is a Japanese LGBT rights activist and member of the House of Representatives for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. She is also former member of the House of Councilors, and a former member of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. One of only seven women in the 110-member Osaka Assembly, Otsuji represented the Sakai-ku, Sakai City constituency. In May 2013, after her party member of the House resigned, Otsuji became the nation's first openly gay member of the Diet, but her term in office expired in July. She won a seat in the 2017 general election and became the first openly gay member of the House of Representatives.

Sayaka Takahashi is a Japanese badminton player who is single specialist. She was the bronze medalists at the 2013 and 2014 Asian Championships. Takahashi reached a career high as world number 10 at BWF World Ranking in February 2019.

Ryoko Shiraishi is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kashiba, Nara. She is affiliated with Aoni Production.

Masatoshi Okada is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.