List of Famous people born in Ōsaka, Japan

Shogo Kimura is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions. He took up cricket with the Japan Cricket Association after going unsigned following his release by the Seibu Lions.

Yasushi Tao is a Japanese retired Nippon Professional Baseball player. He was raised in Osaka. After playing, Tao managed the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. In his one year as manager, the Eagles finished in last in the PL and was the first PL team in 40 years to lose over 90 games in a single season.

Naoko Kawai (河合奈保子), is a 1980s era Japanese pop idol, singer-songwriter, composer, and actress.

Ryosuke Morioka is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Takahiro Saeki is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.

Tatsuhiko Kinjoh is a Japanese professional baseball player of Korean descent from Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. He plays center field for the Yomiuri Giants. He throws right-handed, and is a switch hitter.

Hajime Miki is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder and current manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. In 2019, Miki led the Eagles' farm team to the Eastern League title for the first time in its 15-year history. He was then promoted to manager of the Eagles for the 2020 season with an emphasis on rebuilding the team. After one season it was announced that Miki would again return to manage the farm team.

Hiromasa Arai is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.

Yukiko Mishima is a Japanese film director born April 22, 1969 in Kita-ku, Osaka.

Daiki Yoshikawa is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who is currently a scorer of Yomiuri Giants for Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons and Giants.