Famous People From Japan
Find out more about the greatest Japanese Sportspersons, including Yoshihiro Akiyama, Miyamoto Musashi, Ichiro Suzuki, Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa
Ichiro Suzuki22 October 1973
Baseball Outfielder
Miyamoto Musashi1584 AD
Swordsman & Warrior
Robert Griffin III12 February 1990
American Football Player
Yuzuru Hanyu07 December 1994
Figure Skater
Shinji Kagawa17 March 1989
Footballer
Shinsuke Nakamura24 February 1980
Japanese Pro Wrestler & MMA
Keisuke Honda13 June 1986
Footballer
Shohei Ohtani05 July 1994
Baseball Player
Kazuyoshi Miura26 February 1967
Footballer
Yoshihiro Tajiri29 September 1970
Professional Wrestler
Tenshin Nasukawa18 August 1998
Kickboxer
Kota Ibushi21 May 1982
Wrestler
Hiroshi Tanahashi13 November 1976
Wrestler
Sky Brown12 July 2008
Skateboarder
Morihei Ueshiba14 December 1883
Martial Artist
Jushin Thunder Liger30 November 1964
Japanese Professional Wrestler & MMA
Mari Osaka03 April 1996
Tennis Player
Mark Dacascos26 February 1964
Actor
Naomi Osaka16 October 1997
Tennis Player
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa27 September 1950
Actor, Film producer, Film actor, Television
Takumi Minamino16 January 1995
Association football player
Kairi Sane23 September 1988
Professional Wrestler
Kazushi Sakuraba14 July 1969
Mixed Martial Artist
Io Shirai08 May 1990
Professional Wrestler
Munenori Kawasaki03 June 1981
Baseball player
Hidetoshi Nakata22 January 1977
Association football player
Antonio Inoki20 February 1943
Politician, Professional wrestler, Writer, Actor
Yoshihiro Akiyama29 July 1975
Mixed martial artist
Shunsuke Nakamura24 June 1978
Association football player
Shinji Okazaki16 April 1986
Association football player
Kazuchika Okada08 November 1987
Wrestler
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Akebono Tarō08 May 1969
Wrestler
Hideki Matsui12 June 1974
baseball player
Keiichi Tsuchiya30 January 1956
Racecar driver
Sadako Sasaki07 January 1943
Maya Yoshida24 August 1988
Association football player
Mas Oyama27 July 1923
Karateka, Mixed martial artist
Yu Darvish16 August 1986
Baseball player
Kamui Kobayashi13 September 1986
Racecar driver
Sho Kosugi17 June 1948
Actor, Karateka
Kei Nishikori29 December 1989
Tennis player
Kenta Kobayashi12 March 1981
Professional wrestler, Kickboxer
Hideo Nomo31 August 1968
Baseball player
Takuma Sato28 January 1977
Racecar driver
Masahiko Kimura10 September 1917
Wrestler
Yuto Nagatomo12 September 1986
Association football player
Sadaharu Oh20 May 1940
Baseball player
Yushin Okami21 July 1981
Mixed martial artist
Giant Baba23 January 1938
Baseball player, Professional wrestler
Makoto Hasebe18 January 1984
Association football player
Satoshi Ishii09 December 1986
judoka, mixed martial artist
Masakatsu Funaki13 March 1969
Professional wrestler, Mixed martial artist, Actor
Mao Asada25 September 1990
Figure skater
Mirai Nagasu16 April 1993
Figure skater
Ryo Miyaichi14 December 1992
Footballer
Isao Inokuma04 February 1938
Judoka
Takuma Asano10 November 1994
Footballer
Norifumi Yamamoto15 March 1977
Mixed martial artist, Kickboxer, Amateur wrestler
Gichin Funakoshi10 November 1868
Karateka
Daisuke Matsuzaka13 September 1980
Baseball player
Junichi Inamoto18 September 1979
Association football player
Shoichi Funaki24 August 1968
Professional wrestler
Katsuyori Shibata17 November 1979
Professional wrestler, Mixed martial artist,
Satoru Sayama27 November 1957
Professional wrestler, Mixed martial artist
Masahiro Tanaka01 November 1988
Professional baseball player, Baseball player
Bull Nakano08 January 1968
Professional Golfer
Tatsumi Fujinami28 December 1953
Professional wrestler
Kazuki Nakajima11 January 1985
Racecar driver
Hideki Irabu05 May 1969
Baseball player
Hiroki Sakai12 April 1990
Japanese footballer
Koji Uehara03 April 1975
Baseball player
Aja Kong25 September 1970
Professional Wrestler
Killer Khan06 March 1947
Rikishi, Singer, Professional wrestler
Takashi Inui02 June 1988
Association football player
Shinji Ono27 September 1979
Association football player
Eiji Kawashima20 March 1983
Association football player
Kenta Maeda11 April 1988
Baseball player
Kōhei Uchimura03 January 1989
Artistic gymnast
Daijiro Kato04 July 1976
Motorcycle racer
Gaku Shibasaki28 May 1992
Japanese footballer
Yujiro Takahashi13 January 1981
Professional wrestler
Masaaki Hatsumi02 December 1931
Painter
Yuta Tabuse05 October 1980
Basketball player
The Great Sasuke18 July 1969
Professional wrestler, Politician, Actor
Shizo Kanakuri20 August 1891
Marathon runner, Athletics competitor
Yasuaki Kurata20 March 1946
Judoka, Putita, Aikidoka, Karateka
Manami Toyota02 March 1971
Professional Wrestler
Yuki Nakai18 August 1970
judoka, mixed martial artist
Atsuto Uchida27 March 1988
Association football player
Kunishige Kamamoto15 April 1944
Association football player, Association football
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka06 March 1970
Judoka, Mixed martial artist, Professional
Jigoro Kano10 December 1860
Educator, Athlete
Genki Haraguchi09 May 1991
Association football player
Miyoko Watai08 January 1945
Chess player, Pharmacist