List of Famous people born in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Keiichi Kimura is a Paralympic swimmer from Japan competing mainly in category S11 events. He has competed at two Summer Paralympics, representing Japan at Beijing in 2008 and London 2012.

Setsuko Karasuma is an actress and model born on 3 February 1955 in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. She attended Chukyo University, but left before finishing. She is employed by the From First Production talent agency. Karasuma made her debut as a Clarion Girl in 1980, moving quickly into the gravure idol scene. Her debut as a film actress came as she got the lead role in the 1980 adaptation of the Hiroyuki Itsuki novel Four Seasons・Natsuko .

Yuji Takahashi is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Kashiwa Reysol.

Masaya Okugawa is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.

Ken is a musician and singer-songwriter, best known as guitarist of the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. He is also the leader, vocalist and guitarist of Sons of All Pussys and has released a solo album entitled In Physical. While in L'Arc-en-Ciel his name is stylized as ken.

Kumiko Hayashi is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.

Tōdō Takatora was a Japanese daimyō from the Azuchi–Momoyama to Edo periods.

Ryo Kagawa was a Japanese folk singer and singer-songwriter. Kagawa was known as a central figure in the Kansai folk-music boom of the late 1960s and early 1970s in Japan, and was a key influence on the early musical development of such major Japanese artists as Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi.

Yukiko Inui is a Japanese competitor in synchronised swimming.

Koji Nakata is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.