List of Famous people born in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Hiroshige Seko is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and received a master's degree in corporate communications from Boston University. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998. He was elevated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to serve as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) from 3 August 2016 to 11 September 2019. As a Minister, he played a crucial role for announcing the export restrictions against South Korea in 2019.

Daisuke Yamai is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher with the Chunichi Dragons. He is most noted for his combined perfect game with Hitoki Iwase in the 2007 Japan Series to clinch the title for the Dragons for the first time since 1954.

Chizuru Ikewaki is a Japanese actress.

Kenichi Maeyamada , also known as Hyadain (ヒャダイン), is a Japanese composer, lyricist, and musician. His primary work is composing anime theme songs and for J-pop musicians. He contracts through Supalove, a Japanese record label. He has released a number of anime and video game music remixes, as well as original songs. These remixes have received over 20 million hits on YouTube and Nico Nico Douga.

Minoru Iwata is a Japanese baseball pitcher from Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan and he currently plays for the Hanshin Tigers. He was a member of the Japan team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Shofukutei Tsurube II , born Manabu Suruga , is a Japanese rakugo comedian and actor.

Chiemi Amako , better known as Chiemi Hori , is a Japanese singer, actress, and entertainer represented by Horipro, and later Shochiku Geino. Her stage name is Chiemi .

Yuma Nakayama is a Japanese actor and singer. He was born in Osaka, Japan.

Miho Yoshioka is a Japanese tarento, actress, and former gravure idol who has appeared in a number of television series and variety shows as well as feature films. Her real name is Miho Hine .

Tomoko Hagiwara is a retired Japanese female backstroke, butterfly and medley swimmer. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca. She also competed twice on Sasuke in the 28th and 29th competitions. In the 28th competition, she failed the Quintuple Step. In the 29th competition, she failed the Hedgehog.