List of Famous people born in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Hiroshi Saitō
Hiroshi Saitō is a former governor of Yamagata Prefecture. He was first elected in 2005. A native of Yamagata, Yamagata, he joined the Bank of Japan upon graduation from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 1981. He also received MIPP in 1989 and MA in 1990 from Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University.He was defeated for reelection in an upset by Mieko Yoshimura an Education Committee member for Yamagata Prefecture.
Eri Furuse
Tetsuro Nariyama
Tetsuro Nariyama was born in Yamadera, Yamagata Prefecture and is a Japanese aikido teacher, the technical director of the Shodokan Aikido Federation and chief instructor (Shihan) of the Shodokan Hombu Dojo in Osaka, Japan.
Yukihiro Doi
Yukihiro Doi is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2018.