List of Famous people named Kenichi

Kenichi Wakatabe is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Kenichi Horie is a Japanese solo yachtsman. Horie first rose to prominence when he was thought to have become the third person to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean in 1962. He has made other significant solo voyages, usually involving boats exhibiting some sort of environmentally friendly theme, including his 2008 voyage across the Western Pacific Ocean in a wave-powered boat.

Kenichi Hayakawa is a retired Japanese badminton player. He has been a runner-up of the All England three times along with his partner, Hiroyuki Endo. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.

Kenichi Mizuno is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors, formerly of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1999 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.

Sonoda Kenichi is a manga artist and animation character designer.

Kenichi Matsuoka is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Kenichi Yoshizumi is a Japanese politician currently serving as the mayor of Shinjuku, one of the special wards of Tokyo.

Kenichi Nishi is a Japanese video game designer. He has helped found a number of notable video game companies and develops games at Route24, his own private limited company. The number 24 in the title comes from its founder's name: "Ni" (2) and "Shi" (4).

Kenichi Sako is a Japanese former basketball player.