List of Famous people born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Kōji Takahashi (高橋幸治), is a Japanese actor, who attended Niigata Prefectural Tōkamachi High School and later Toyo University.

Bin Shimada is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Aoni Production.

Eiichiro Washio is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Niigata, Niigata and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at Ernst & Young ShinNihon from 2001 to 2005. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

Tomokazu Yoshida is a former Japanese actor previously under the management of Agape and Avex Entertainment.

Masashi Ozawa is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Popularly known as Killer Khan, he was billed from Mongolia and had numerous high-profile matches with André the Giant in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the 1980s, including a high profile "Mongolian stretcher match". Khan used Asian mist against opponents.

Naoki Kazama is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Myōkō, Niigata and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the assembly of Niigata Prefecture between 1999 and 2003. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

Sawao Katō is a Japanese former gymnast and one of the most successful Olympic athletes of all time. Between 1968 and 1976 he won twelve Olympic medals, including eight gold medals.

Shinji Mizushima is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as an author of baseball manga, such as Yakyū-kyō no Uta, Dokaben, and Abu-san. He is a two-time recipient of the Shogakukan Manga Award. His works has collected more than 500 tankōbon volumes, making him one of the most prolific manga artists of all time.

Shōtarō Kasahara is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Kanako Higuchi is a Japanese actress. Her credits include film, television, and radio dramas, stage, commercials, and voice roles.