List of Famous people born in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Jaebeom Takata, known professionally as Brian Tee, is a Japanese American actor best known for his starring role as Dr. Ethan Choi in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med and its spin-offs and has appeared in numerous films and television series including The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, The Wolverine, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Jurassic World and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

Kenta Miyake is a Japanese voice actor and narrator who is affiliated with 81 Produce.

Rimi Natsukawa is a Japanese singer. She is best known for her 2001 single "Nada Sōsō."

Yūsaku Miyazato is a Japanese professional golfer. In 2006 he became the first modern-era golfer to make two hole in one shots in the same round of a PGA Tour event, at the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.

Yui Tomori is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Shinya Kayama is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Hiroki Minei is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Kotoki Zayasu is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for RC Cannes. She played for the Japan national team during the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Edward Shoji Foulkes is a Japanese–Welsh professional darts player, who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He is also known as a soft tip darts professional. Foulkes was born to a Welsh father, and a Japanese mother.

Yoshie Hayasaka is a Japanese actress and singer. Along with the ranking in the top 100 in the Oricon Singles Chart for several of her songs, her single "Zettai! Part 2" reached number 42. In 2003, she married the Japanese pro wrestler known as Super Delfin.