List of Famous people born in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Takehiro Kashima is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.

Shintaro Ishiwatari is a Japanese mixed martial artist and current Pancrase Bantamweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2006, he has also competed in Shooto, RIZIN, Vale Tudo Japan, DEEP, and World Victory Road.

Musubu Funaki (船木結) is a Japanese pop singer. She is a former 6th generation member of Japanese girl group Angerme and a former member of Country Girls.

Haruka Hirota is a Japanese Olympic trampoline gymnast. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Megumi Mizusawa is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist. Her real name is Atsuko Naruse, and her maiden name was Katou. She is best known for her manga Hime-chan's Ribbon, which was published in Ribon.

Kazuya Takamiya is a Japanese professional former baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Yokohama BayStars from 2006 to 2010, the Orix Buffaloes in 2011 and 2012, and for the Hanshin Tigers from 2013 to 2017.

Ri Yong-jik, also known as Lee Yong-jick, is a North Korean international football player who plays for Tokyo Verdy.

Takayoshi Ohmura is a Japanese musician and songwriter. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his first instrument was the piano, which he began playing when he was three years old. By the age of 11, he had started to play acoustic guitar, moving to electric guitar at the age of 14. By the age of 17, he had developed an interest in western hard rock and heavy metal music and devoted himself to it.

Masaki Haruna , known professionally as Klaha, is a Japanese former singer-songwriter. He is best known as third vocalist of the visual kei rock band Malice Mizer from 2000 to 2001. He was previously in the 1990s new wave band Pride of Mind, and started a solo career after leaving Malice Mizer.

Miyako Yamaguchi (山口美也子) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 7th Hochi Film Award for Farewell to the Land.