List of Famous people born in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Toshiaki Kawada is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), whom he worked for from his debut in 1982 up until 2008. In All Japan, he was a 5 time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, a 9 time World Tag Team Champion, three time winner of the Real World Tag League and a two time winner of the Champion Carnival. He was also recognised as the ace of the promotion from 2000–2005.

Ai Fujinuma is a Japanese table tennis player. She was born in Utsunomiya. She competed in women's doubles at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and in women's singles and women's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Kazuhiro Soda is a Japanese documentary filmmaker and author based in New York City, USA. He is known for his observational method of documentary filmmaking.

Tomoya Hoshi is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Akio Fukuda is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Imaichi, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the city government of Imaichi in 1971 and became the mayor of the city in 1991, serving for three terms. He was elected to be the governor of Tochigi Prefecture in 2000 but lost his re-election in 2004. In 2005, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time.

Shuto Kojima is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for JEF United Chiba.

Keiko Ochiai is a Japanese author, bookstore owner, radio personality, and feminist.

Meichi Narasaki is a Japanese professional sport climber and boulderer.

Zack Baranski, born December 18, 1992, is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Alvark Tokyo of the B.League in Japan.

Takahiro Akimoto is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Tochigi SC.