List of Famous people born in Tokyo, Japan

Tetsuya Iida is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.

Kengo Nakamura is a Japanese retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A one-club man, Nakamura signed with Kawasaki Frontale in 2003 and helped the then J2 outfit earn promotion back to the top flight in 2004, and became a fixture in the ambitious Frontale side that finished second in the J1 League in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Yoshio Nomura is a Japanese guitarist, music producer, narrator, former idol and actor. In the 80's, he was part of the idol group Tanokin Trio. He released a single called "kimagure ONE-WAY BOY" in 1983 as lead vocalist and guitarist of THE GOOD-BYE.

Hiromi Itō is one of the most prominent women writers of contemporary Japan, with more than a dozen collections of poetry, several works of prose, numerous books of essays, and several major literary prizes to her name. She divides her time between the towns of Encinitas, California and Kumamoto in southern Japan. She is currently teaching at School of Culture, Media and Society in Waseda University, Tokyo.

Yasutaro Matsuki is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also worked as a football commentator.

Toshiyuki Toyonaga is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. He began working on television and stage. Following his debut as a voice actor in 2002, he currently works with the Super Eccentric Theater Inc. He played Mikado Ryugamine in Durarara!!, Katsuki Yuri in Yuri on Ice, Shun Matsuoka in Kimi to Boku, Hideyoshi Nagachika in Tokyo Ghoul, Yuuki Tenpouin in Code:Breaker, Mahiro Fuwa in Blast of Tempest, Takeru Totsuka in Kamigami no Asobi and Goshi Kaneshiro in B-Project.

Akira Koike is a Japanese politician, who is the secretariat head and vice chair of the Japanese Communist Party. He also serves as a member of the House of Councillors for the party.

Fumikazu Kimura is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Hiromi Ōta is a Japanese female singer. She is a popular singer who is considered an idol in Japan during the 1970s, and is thought to be representative of that era. She also collaborated with the composer-musician Ayuo and the Japanese koto player Kazue Sawai singing a unique blend of New Age, Classical and traditional Eastern music. Her collaborations with Ayuo were also released in the US on the CD "Red Moon" on Tzadik label.

Yasuko Konoe , formerly Princess Yasuko , is the first child of Takahito, Prince Mikasa, and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. She married Tadateru Konoe on 16 December 1966. As a result, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by law.