List of Famous people born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Masakuni Yamamoto
Masakuni Yamamoto is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Egawa Hidetatsu
Egawa Hidetatsu Tarōzaemon was a Japanese Bakufu intendant of the 19th century. He was Daikan, in charge of the domains of the Tokugawa shogunate in Izu, Sagami and Kai Provinces during the Bakumatsu period. He took a leading role in the reinforcement of Japanese coastal defenses against Western encroachments in the 19th century.
Tatsuya Furuhashi
Tatsuya Furuhashi is a Japanese football player. He plays for Japan Football League club Honda FC.He is Matsuzaka Generation.
Ryūji Hara
Ryuji Hara is a Japanese professional boxer who currently competes in the minimumweight division. He is a former OPBF minimumweight champion.
Yosuke Kawai
Yosuke Kawai is a Japanese football player for Shimizu S-Pulse.
Hideto Suzuki
Hideto Suzuki is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Shigetatsu Matsunaga
Shigetatsu Matsunaga is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Shohei Matsunaga
Shohei Matsunaga is a former Japanese football player who played as an attacking midfielder. He was called Samurai Matsunaga by his fans because of his samurai-like playing spirit.
Nobuhiro Tanabe
Nobuhiro Tanabe is a Japanese politician. He entered politics in 1991, and served as a member of the City Council for Shizuoka from 1995 to 2003. He is serving his second term as mayor of Shizuoka City.
Tatsuo Sugimoto
Tatsuo Sugimoto is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.