List of Famous people born in Oita Prefecture, Japan

Yoshikaze Masatsugu is a former sumo wrestler from Saiki, Oita Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2004, reaching the top division two years later. Until his promotion to komusubi in May 2014 he had the active record for the longest serving makuuchi wrestler who had never reached a titled rank. His best performance in a tournament came in July 2015 when he was the runner-up and scored twelve wins against three losses. In the following tournament in September 2015 he defeated two yokozuna and won special prizes for Outstanding Performance and Technique. Yoshikaze is in second place for the slowest promotion from makuuchi debut to the third highest sekiwake rank in history, behind only his stablemate Takekaze. He won ten special prizes in total, and eight gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He retired in September 2019 and is now an elder of the Japan Sumo Association, known as Nakamura Oyakata.

Yūko Kotegawa is a Japanese actress from the city of Ōita.

Yōsuke Isozaki is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Ōita, Ōita, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs, upon graduation from the University of Tokyo in 1982. After leaving the ministry in 2006, he was elected the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.

Kenjiro Kawasaki is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Junro Anan is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He played for the Hiroshima Carp from 1956 to 1967. From 1968 to 1970 he played for Kintetsu Buffaloes. He later served as a manager for Hiroshima.He played in the Japan Central League and the Japan Pacific League.

Hikaru Kawase is a Japanese Professional baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Takamasa Anai is a Japanese judoka.

Tadatomo Yoshida is a Japanese politician. He was first elected in 2010 House of Councillors election. He previously served as a prefectural assembly member in Ōita Prefecture.

Fujio Mitarai is the chairman and CEO of Canon inc. He studied Law at Chuo University, and was President of Canon in the USA until 1989.

Ryota Wakiya is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.