List of Famous people born in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Shu Kurata is a Japanese international football player currently playing for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. His regular playing position is attacking midfielder.

Keita Nakagawa is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Kō Machida is a Japanese author, punk rock singer, poet and actor.

Madoka Yonezawa is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Osaka Prefecture.

Toshiyuki Shiga is a Japanese business executive. He has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Nissan since 2005.

Konan is a Japanese singer, tarento, and gravure idol who is a former member of the female idol group SDN48. She is nicknamed Konyan (こにゃん).

Nobuo Satō is a Japanese figure skater and coach. He is a ten-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he placed 14th, and at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th. His best finish at the World Championships was 4th in 1965.

Naoto Tsuru is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hanshin Tigers from 2008 to 2016.

Yasuaki Kurata , is a Japanese actor specializing in action movies. An accomplished martial artist, he has dan ranks in Karate, Judo, and Aikido. He is perhaps best known for his extended battle against Jet Li in Fist of Legend and for his villainous role in So Close. He is fluent in Cantonese. He was close friends with Bruce Lee during his career.

Hirokazu Nakaima is a Japanese bureaucrat, business leader, and politician. He was elected governor of Okinawa Prefecture in 2006.