List of Famous people born in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Tadashi Shimizu is a member of the Japanese Communist Party serving in the House of Representatives. He is against the passed anti-conspiracy bill. He is also against paying welfare benefits with pre-paid credit cards, saying that it would only benefit credit card companies.

Norihiro Nishi is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Chihiro Hamana is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.

Masayuki Suzuki , nicknamed "Ampan", has been the drummer for the heavy metal band Loudness since 2009, a year after the death of their original drummer, Munetaka Higuchi.

Yui Okada is a gravure model, model and race queen, former member of Japanese idol pop group v-u-den that was associated with Hello! Project. She remained within the group until its disbandment in 2008, after which point she was contracted with Up-Front Agency. She is currently no longer in the entertainment business, having retired to study beauty.

Masayoshi Yamashita is the original and current bass guitarist of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.

Hiroaki Okuno is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka as a midfielder.

Takaharu Nishino is a Japanese football player who currently plays as a defender for Kamatamare Sanuki.

Shunya Suganuma is a Japanese footballer for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. His regular playing position is centre-back. He has previously had spells with Roasso Kumamoto, Júbilo Iwata, Kyoto Sanga and Montedio Yamagata.