List of Famous people born in Saga Prefecture

Masayoshi Son

First Name Masayoshi
Last Name Son
Born on August 11, 1957 (age 67)
Born in Saga Prefecture
Net Worth $45.4B

Masayoshi Son is a Japanese billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Japanese holding company SoftBank, CEO of SoftBank Mobile and chairman of UK-based Arm Holdings.

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Masashi Tashiro

First Name Masashi
Last Name Tashiro
Born on August 31, 1956 (age 68)
Born in Saga Prefecture

Masashi Tashiro is a former Japanese television performer and the founding member of the band Rats & Star. Tashiro was a tenor vocalist for Rats & Star, and later on made himself a name as a TV entertainer in Japan. He also directed a movie after his band broke up.

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Yasuko Matsuyuki

First Name Yasuko
Last Name Matsuyuki
Born on November 28, 1972 (age 52)
Born in Saga Prefecture
Height 165 cm | 5'5

Yasuko Matsuyuki is a Japanese actress and singer signed to Stardust Promotion.

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Toshirō Miyazaki

First Name Toshirō
Last Name Miyazaki
Born on December 12, 1988 (age 36)
Born in Saga Prefecture
Height 172 cm | 5'8

Toshiro Miyazaki is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

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Hiroshi Ogushi

First Name Hiroshi
Last Name Ogushi
Born on August 31, 1965 (age 59)
Born in Saga Prefecture

Hiroshi Ogushi is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Kishima District, Saga and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1989 and received an MBA from University of California, Los Angeles in the United States while in the ministry. Leaving the ministry in 2005, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the same year.

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Hisayoshi Chōno

First Name Hisayoshi
Born on December 6, 1984 (age 40)
Born in Saga Prefecture
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Hisayoshi Chōno is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB). He previously played for the Yomiuri Giants.

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Takuya Takahama

First Name Takuya
Last Name Takahama
Born on July 6, 1989 (age 36)
Born in Saga Prefecture
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Takuya Takahama is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Maomi Yūki

First Name Maomi
Born on March 2, 1980 (age 45)
Born in Saga Prefecture
Height 165 cm | 5'5

Maomi Yuki is a Japanese entertainer represented by Ikushima Planning Office. Her business alliance is Harmony Promotion.

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Sarina Koga

First Name Sarina
Born on May 21, 1996 (age 29)
Born in Saga Prefecture
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Sarina Koga is a Japanese volleyball player who won the bronze medal at the 2013 U23 World Championship with the Japan's U23 national team.

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Yūri Furukawa

First Name Yūri
Last Name Furukawa
Born on September 8, 1995 (age 29)
Born in Saga Prefecture
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Yūri Furukawa is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants.

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