List of Famous people named Koji
Koji Kanemoto
Kōji Kanemoto is a Japanese professional wrestler of Zainichi Korean descent. He has previously worked with New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He is currently a freelancer.
Kōji Takahashi
Kōji Takahashi (高橋幸治), is a Japanese actor, who attended Niigata Prefectural Tōkamachi High School and later Toyo University.
Kōji Kumeta
Kōji Kumeta is a Japanese manga artist. His most famous works are Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club, Katteni Kaizō, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, and Joshiraku. The bulk of Kumeta's work was published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday, until the abrupt cancellation of Katteni Kaizō, which resulted in him transferring from Shogakukan to Kodansha. As of 2014, he has gone freelance. His most recent serializations were Studio Pulp for Rakuen Le Paradis of Hakusensha and Kakushigoto in Monthly Shōnen Magazine, both of which concluded their run in 2020.
Kōji Fukutani
Kōji Fukutani is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
Koji Yamamuro
Koji Yamamuro is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in the men's artistic team all-around – silver in 2012 (London) and gold in 2016.
Koji Nakata
Koji Nakata is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Kōji Yusa
Kōji Yusa is a Japanese voice actor and narrator, born and raised in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. He is best known for his roles in Choja Raideen, the Sonic series, Bleach, Battle Vixens, Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro, Zettai Karen Children and Kamen Rider Den-O. He won the Sinergy Award for Kamen Rider Den-O at the 2nd Seiyu Awards. He married voice actress, Kanako Mitsuhashi in 2007 and he announced on his radio program that they divorced in 2012.
Kōji Ishinriki
Ishinriki Kōji is a former sumo wrestler from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. His highest rank was jūryō 1. He was one of the smallest sekitori ever at 175 cm and 85 kg (187 lb). After his retirement in 1990 he became a professional wrestler for a number of organizations including Super World of Sports, WAR, Pro Wrestling Crusaders and IWA Japan.
Koji Morisaki
Koji Morisaki is a former Japanese football player. His twin brother Kazuyuki Morisaki is also footballer.
Koji Ito
Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprinter and Japan's fourth-fastest record holder of 100m sprint with a time of 10.00 seconds. He held the 100 metres Japanese national record between December 1998 and September 2017. He is a former Asian record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and still holds the indoor record as well as the 4×400 metres relay record.