List of Famous people born in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Ryohei Odai , otherwise known by his mononym Ryohei , is a Japanese actor and voice actor probably best known for providing the voice of Orga Sabnak in Gundam Seed and portraying Shuichi Kitaoka/Kamen Rider Zolda in Kamen Rider Ryuki.

Keigo Higashino is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino has won major Japanese awards for his books, almost twenty of which have been turned into films and TV series.

Yuki Morisaki is a Japanese chef, entertainer, and representative of Unity Magenta who is represented by Horipro.

Kakuko Yamagata , known professionally as Anju Suzuki , is a Japanese actress, television presenter, and former singer.

Munetaka Aoki is a Japanese actor. He played Sanosuke Sagara in the live action adaptation of the manga and anime series Rurouni Kenshin. He is married to Japanese actress and model Yūka.

Melo Imai is a Japanese tarento and half-pipe snowboarder. Her maiden name is Narita (成田).

Yasuhide Nakayama is a Japanese politician representing the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), elected in December 2012 as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and was re-elected in the December 2015 and 2017 elections. Nakayama served as State Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Japanese cabinet, and later as State Minister for Defense. After the snap elections in October 2017, Nakayama was appointed the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Tsuyoshi Nishioka is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Hanshin Tigers, as well as Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins.

Yuki Kuniyoshi is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Taro Hakase is a Japanese musician who specialises as a violinist and composer.