List of Famous people born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Yoshito Usui was a Japanese manga artist known for the popular Crayon Shin-chan series. He was born in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Ryu Shionoya is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and the former Minister of Education, Science and Technology. He is currently serving as the chairperson of the LDP Election Strategy Committee, as well as the chairperson of Artificial Intelligence and Future Socioeconomic Strategy Headquarters and the president of the Japan-Mekong Parliamentary Friendship Association.

Shu Watanabe is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Numazu, Shizuoka and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the national newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun from 1987 to 1999. He was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Shizuoka Prefecture in 1991 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. He is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing(movie)."

Takanobu Suzuki , better known as Takanobu Hozumi , was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Ōhito, Shizuoka attached to Mausu Promotion.

Mika Oguma is a female announcer for Nippon TV.

Iwao Hakamada is a Japanese former professional boxer who was sentenced to death on September 11, 1968, for a 1966 mass murder that became known as the Hakamada Incident. On March 10, 2011, Guinness World Records certified Hakamada as the world’s longest-held death row inmate. In March 2014, he was granted a retrial and an immediate release when the Shizuoka district court found there was reason to believe evidence against him had been falsified.

Takehiro Ishikawa is a Japanese professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Motoyuki Akahori is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball player. He was formerly with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. Currently, he is the first team pitching coach of the Chunichi Dragons.

Yasutoshi Miura is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Kazuyoshi Miura is also footballer.

Daichi Suzuki is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He previously played for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).