List of Famous people born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Daisuke Yako is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for JT Thunders.

Hayato Ochi is a former Japanese football player.

Konomi Kai is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. She competed in the women's long jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Minoru Furuya is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture.

Yana Toboso is a Japanese manga artist born in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan and currently resides in Yokohama.

Kana Kobayashi is a Japanese idol who is a former member of AKB48 who was part of Team B and later Team K. She has appeared in a number of television shows, feature films and stage productions. Kobayashi is represented with Promage.

Kazuki Yoshino is a Japanese former footballer.

Ryuto Yasuoka is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan.He also plays for Japan men's national 3x3 team, and competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the first Olympian from Edogawa University.

Masaki Mimori is a Japanese professional baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Hiroyuki Endo is a Japanese badminton player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2009, he joined the Unisys badminton team.