List of Famous people born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Takahiro Sekine is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Urawa Red Diamonds in the J1 League.

Masakazu Watanabe is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Takashi Mizunuma is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His son Kota Mizunuma is also a footballer.

Ariajasuru Hasegawa is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Machida Zelvia. He was born to a Japanese mother and an Iranian father.

Yushi Aida is a Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants.

Naoki Yamada is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.

Chiemi Chiba is a Japanese actress and voice actress affiliated with Umikaze. She made her singing debut on April 7, 1993 as a member of the J-Pop group Aurora Gonin Musume. She is best known for her roles from the anime series as Yuzuriha Nekoi in Tsubasa Chronicle, Hinako in Sister Princess, Doremi Harukaze in Ojamajo Doremi, Nanaka Kirisato in Nanaka 6/17, Wanya in UFO Baby and Kyoko Kirisaki in Black Cat. She announced on her 38th birthday; February 25, 2013 that she had gotten married.

Yuto Sato is a Japanese retired football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Hisato Sato is also footballer.

Nobuharu Matsushita is a Japanese racing driver that formerly competed in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship for MP Motorsport before being replaced by Ferrari Driver Academy driver Giuliano Alesi. Matsushita is yet to announce future Motorsport plans.

Seiichi Morimura is a Japanese novelist and author, born in Kumagaya. He is best known for the controversial The Devil's Gluttony (悪魔の飽食) (1981), which revealed the atrocities committed by Unit 731 of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).