List of Famous people named Kenta

Kenta Satoi , born May 14, 1957 in the Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese theatre and film actor. His roles most often consist of either father-type roles, or conversely, villain roles in police dramas and action movies. In the sho-gekijo theatre realm he is known for playing a wide variety of character roles.

Kenta Matsunami is a Japanese politician of the Initiatives from Osaka party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Izumisano, Osaka and graduate of Waseda University, he joined Sankei Shimbun in 1997. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002 for the Liberal Democratic Party in a by-election. After losing his seat in 2003, he was re-elected in 2005.

Kenta Ishida is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Kenta Nishimoto is a Japanese badminton player. In 2013, he reached the final of the Russia Open Grand Prix tournament, and became the runner-up after being defeated by Vladimir Ivanov of Russia.

Kenta Miyake is a Japanese voice actor and narrator who is affiliated with 81 Produce.

Kenta Kobashi is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, he started his career in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in 1988, where he became one of the promotion's top stars, holding the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship three times, and winning the Champion Carnival in 2000. Kobashi left All Japan in June 2000, taking part in a mass exodus led by Mitsuharu Misawa, which led to the formation of Pro Wrestling Noah. Kobashi worked for Noah for thirteen years, and became the longest reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion of all time, holding the championship for 735 days between 2003 and 2005, a record that stands to this day. He was a four-time world champion.

Kenta Asakura is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. Asakura played with the Chunichi Dragons from 2000 to 2015 and was employed as a pitching coach for the Dragons first team from 2016 to 2018.

Kenta Kamakari is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer, famous for his role as Ryo Shishido in the Prince of Tennis Musicals. He was hospitalized on April 21, 2007 and was unable to play the role of Minami Itsuki in Musical Air Gear vs. Bacchus Super Range Remix and appear in Dream Live 4 ~Extra~. As he mentioned in his blog, as of February 2008 he is completely recovered and will start working again. He is the leader and lead vocals for the rock band Cocoa Otoko that debuted on 2010, yet disbanded again.

Kenta Murayama is a Japanese middle-distance and long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. His twin brother, Kota, competed in the 5000m. In 2018 he finished the marathons in Gold Coast with a personal best and Berlin, where he missed a record.

Kenta Nishimura is a Japanese novelist. He was awarded the 2010 Akutagawa Prize for the novel Kueki Ressha (苦役列車). Having dropped out of school at fifteen, Nishimura's lack of formal education and candidness concerning his lifestyle has drawn media attention.