List of Famous people born in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan
Yumi Yoshimura
Yumi Yoshimura is a Japanese singer, musician and a member of the Japanese pop duo PUFFY, along with Ami Onuki.
Shingo Kawabata
Shingo Kawabata is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Kawabata won the Central League batting title in 2015 after recording a .336 average.
Miyavi
Takamasa Ishihara , better known by his stage name Miyavi, is a Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor known for his finger-slapping style of playing a guitar.
Rie Kugimiya
Rie Kugimiya is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is best known for her voice performances in anime, which include Alphonse Elric in the Fullmetal Alchemist series, Kagura in Gin Tama, and Happy in Fairy Tail and Edens Zero. Because of her roles for characters such as Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Louise in The Familiar of Zero, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate the Combat Butler, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, Aguri Madoka/Cure Ace in DokiDoki! PreCure, and Aria Holmes Kanzaki in Aria the Scarlet Ammo, some of her fans have nicknamed her the "Queen of Tsundere." She is currently represented by the talent agency I'm Enterprise.
Hiroki Uchi
Hiroki Uchi is a Japanese idol singer, songwriter, actor and model. He was born in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Mari Osaka
Mari Osaka is a Japanese tennis player. She is the older sister of Naomi Osaka.
Nanase Aikawa
Nanase Aikawa is a Japanese rock and pop singer. She publishes her music under the Motorod label, a division of Avex Group.
Akiko Wada
Akiko Wada is a South Korean-born Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman from Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture.
Takeya Nakamura
Takeya Nakamura is Japanese baseball player. He is an infielder for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Koji Uehara
Koji Uehara is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), as well as the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).