List of Famous people born in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Christopher Lee Horner is an American professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Team Illuminate. He is the most recent American rider to win a Grand Tour.

Yoshitaka Nakayama is a politician from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He is currently serving as governor of Ishigaki.

Anly is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter from Ie, Okinawa. She started playing the guitar at six years old, and started writing music in junior high school. In high school, she played live at various locations in Okinawa and Tokyo, allowing her to release two indie singles in 2015 before being signed to Sony Music Records. She released her debut single "Taiyō ni Warae" in 2015 and her debut album Anly One in 2017.

Shogo Yagi is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB).

Yuko Gibu is a Japanese voice actress.

Wataru Hiyane is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yamato Takada Club. He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Kazuki Ganaha is a Japanese football player who plays for Kamatamare Sanuki.

Yukiya Arashiro is a Japanese road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.

Passion Yara is a Japanese comedian. He is perhaps best known for the angry, passionate chest-beating in his comedy routine.

Mikiko Shiroma is a Ryukyuan politician and the current mayor of Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture.