List of Famous people born in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Shizuka Nishida better known by her stage name Shizuka and Dream Shizuka, is a Japanese pop singer, actress and performer. She is a former member of the groups Dream, E-girls and Dance Earth Party and currently active as a solo artist.

Tatsuya Kojima is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hanshin Tigers in 2007 and from 2009 to 2015.

Hidekazu Mitsuyama was a NPB catcher from 1984 to 2002. He is currently a battery coach for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Risa Tachibana is a former Japanese idol. She is featured in the video game Risa no Yōsei Densetsu.

Kyoko Ishida is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Kohei Tanaka is a Japanese composer, arranger, conductor and singer-songwriter. He is affiliated with the music production company Imagine. He has created numerous musical scores for anime television series, OVAs, films, video games and tokusatsu series including Gunbuster, Sakura Wars and One Piece.

Junko Noda is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Aoni Production. Noda was born in Naniwa-ku, Osaka and is a member of the Hinata Girls. She is known for her work in the Love Hina anime series and for her various roles in the One Piece franchise.

Yu Tokui is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1987.

Motojirō Kajii was a Japanese author in the early Shōwa period known for his poetic short stories. Kajii left behind masterpieces such as Remon , "Shiro no aru machi nite" . Fuyu no hi and Sakura no ki no shita ni wa . His poetic works were praised by fellow writers including Yasunari Kawabata and Yukio Mishima. Today his works are admired for their finely tuned self-observation and descriptive power.

Minoru Niihara is the original and current lead singer of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.