List of Famous people born in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan
Mizuki Ichimaru
Mizuki Ichimaru is a Japanese football player. He is currently contracted to Gamba Osaka in J1 League. His regular paying position is central midfielder.
Midori Matsushima
Midori Matsushima is a Japanese politician. Her official name is Midori Baba .
Hiroyuki Onoue
Hiroyuki Onoue , is a Japanese actor from Osaka Prefecture.
Yutaka Nakamura
Yutaka Nakamura is a retired Japanese professional outfielder.
Yuka Onishi
Yuka Onishi or Ohnishi is a Japanese actress and idol singer in the 1980s, notable in the west for her role in the TV series Sukeban Deka III in 1987 and its following movies, Sukeban Deka: The Movie and Sukeban Deka II.
Riku Matsuda
Riku Matsuda is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka as a defender.
Yūta Shirahama
Yūta Shirahama is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Tatsuhiko Kinjoh
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.
Ryō Horikawa
Ryō Horikawa is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Osaka. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988, whose birth name is also Horikawa (堀川). His former stage name is also Ryō Horikawa , which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryō". He is best known for his role as Vegeta from the Dragon Ball series, Reinhard von Lohengramm from Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Andromeda Shun from Saint Seiya, Heiji Hattori from Detective Conan, and Captain Falcon in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Teruto Ishihara
Teruto Ishihara is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who previously competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2011, he has formerly competed for Shooto.