List of Famous people born in Oita Prefecture, Japan

Sōsuke Genda is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Naomi Zaizen is a Japanese actress.

Keiko Yamada is the lead vocalist of the pop group Globe. Since 2001, she has had a solo career, starting with the single "A Song Is Born" in collaboration with Ayumi Hamasaki. In late 2003, she released her first solo EP called KCO. Keiko, under the name KCO, released her first solo album O-Crazy Luv on Universal in 2008. The album contains a total of 11 tracks, including her first single under the new name, "Haru no Yuki".

Takeshi Iwaya is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He served as the Minister of Defense from 2 October 2018 to 11 September 2019.

Kenta Imamiya is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Daisuke Miyazaki is a Japanese handball player for Osaki Osol and the Japanese national team. He played for BM Alcobendas in 09/10 season.

Yasunori Oshima is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder, first baseman and third baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Chunichi Dragons from 1971 to 1987 and the Nippon Ham Fighters from 1988 to 1994.

Hajime Isayama is a Japanese manga artist. His first and currently ongoing series, Attack on Titan, became one of the best-selling manga series of all time with 100 million copies in circulation as of December 2019.

Riki Takeuchi is a Japanese actor best known for his roles in v-cinema yakuza movies.

Sōichirō Takashima is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Fukuoka, the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu region of Japan.