Kagoshima has produced a number of well-known wrestlers, military leaders, political leaders, artists, prime ministers and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Kagoshima includes Kota Ibushi, Mitsuru Ushijima, Matsukata Masayoshi, Kuroda Seiki, Kuroda Kiyotaka, and many others.

Famous People Born In Kagoshima

Kota IbushiKota Ibushi
21 May 1982, Japanese
Wrestler
Tōgō HeihachirōTōgō Heihachirō
27 January 1848, Japanese
Commander-in-Chief

Sakura MiyawakiSakura Miyawaki
19 March 1998, Japanese
Singer

Mitsuru UshijimaMitsuru Ushijima
31 July 1887, Japanese
Military personnel

Kazuo InamoriKazuo Inamori
21 January 1932, Japanese
entrepreneur

Katsunori KikunoKatsunori Kikuno
30 October 1981, Japanese
Judoka, Mixed martial artist, Karateka
Kuroda KiyotakaKuroda Kiyotaka
09 November 1840, Japanese
Politician, Prime Minister

Matsukata MasayoshiMatsukata Masayoshi
23 March 1835, Japanese
Prime Minister, politician

Shimazu HisamitsuShimazu Hisamitsu
28 November 1817, Japanese
Samurai
Kuroda SeikiKuroda Seiki
09 August 1866, Japanese
Painter

Mori ArinoriMori Arinori
23 August 1847, Japanese
Statesman
Kōhei MiyauchiKōhei Miyauchi
04 August 1929, Japanese
Actor, Seiyū

Saigo TakamoriSaigo Takamori
23 January 1828, Japanese
Samurai, Poet