List of Famous people born in Oita Prefecture, Japan

Takeshi So is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He won the 1976 edition of the Košice Peace Marathon in Czechoslovakia. His twin brother Shigeru So is also a retired Olympic marathoner.

Yoichi Kato is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was one of the leading players in the Men's National Team in the early 2000s. He played as a wing-spiker. In 2003 he completed his first season for Sisley Treviso, who reached the final of the Italian League.

Koki Kiyotake is a Japanese football player for Tokushima Vortis.

Hirotaka Koishi is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions.

Takahiro Shikine is a Japanese fencer. In 2017, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's foil event at the 2017 World Fencing Championships held in Leipzig, Germany. In the same year, he also won the gold medal in the men's team foil event at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan. He also competed in the men's individual foil event without winning a medal.

Jumpei Ono is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.