List of Famous people born in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Takao Horiuchi is a Japanese pop and enka singer. He won a 1990 Japan Record Award for enka.

Yoshiaki Fujioka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who is currently a pitching coach for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and BayStars.

Shinsuke Sakimoto is a former Japanese football player.

Shōgo Arai is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Nara Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2007. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Transport, attending Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs as a ministry official. Leaving the ministry in 2001, he was elected to the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan for the first time in the same year.

Akio Mori , better known by the name Musashi (武蔵), is a Japanese former professional karateka and kickboxer. He is a four-time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two-time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist. Following a 14-year career, he announced his retirement at a press conference in Tokyo on August 26, 2009.

Masashi Oguro is a Japanese football player who plays for Tochigi SC. He played for Japan national team.

Asuka Hinoi is a Japanese singer and actress.

Kotaro Tatsumi is a member of the House of Councillors and a member of the Japanese Communist Party. He was elected to his position in the National Diet in 2013. Tatsumi is opposed to the MagLev system, saying that it is a waste of resources.

Nana Natsume is a Japanese film actress, a former AV idol and a well-known celebrity in Japan.

Mariko Gotō is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer and actress.