List of Famous people born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi , sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a former Japanese football goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.

Tetsuya Bessho is a Japanese actor and radio presenter. Since 2014, he hosted the Miss International pageant.

Momoko Katō is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan. She is a former Women's Ōza and Jo-Ō title holder.

Toshio Kakei is a Japanese actor. He had major roles in several TV drama series such as Bayside Shakedown.

Shōta Iizuka is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

Hajime Tabata is a Japanese game director, the previous Luminous Productions COO and Head of Studio who formerly worked for Square Enix and currently the CEO of JP Games.

Yuka Imai is a Japanese former voice actress who was previously represented by Gekidan Moonlight and by Atomic Monkey at the time of her retirement. On August 30, 2018, she announced her retirement from voice acting, due to various difficulties in her life such as her divorce and her son having pervasive developmental disabilities.

Sanae Kobayashi is a Japanese voice actress formerly affiliated with Production Baobab, and now with Sigma Seven. She has voiced in a number of anime shows and films. Some of her major roles are Akira Toya in Hikaru no Go, Lucy/Nyu in Elfen Lied, Asuka Tenjouin in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Allen Walker in D.Gray-man, Chris Thorndyke in Sonic X, Natsumi Raimon in Inazuma Eleven, and Satsuki Kitaoji in Strawberry 100%. In more recent works, she voices Namie Yagiri in Durarara!!, Reiko Natsume in Natsume's Book of Friends, and Canon Memphis-Hazama in Fafner: Exodus. In video games, she voices Gemini Sunrise in Sakura Wars New York NY, Pai in .hack, The Ice Climbers in the Super Smash Bros series, and Kat in Gravity Rush.

Michio Aoyama is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.

Naoki Nokubo is a Japanese variety star from Iwata, Shizuoka. He is also in management at Breakpoint Inc.