Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Famous Persons from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Yota Fujii - Born on January 16, 2006 - Association football player
- Lee Eun-ju - Born on March 5, 1999 - Artistic gymnast
- Nobuhiro Shimatani - Born on February 27, 1996 - Artistic gymnast
- Wakana Minami - Born on March 1, 1994 - Seiyū, Singer, and Actor
- Rui Tone - Born on February 15, 1993 - Association football player
- Misako Yagi - Born on October 23, 1992 - Announcer
- Hisayoshi Harasawa - Born on July 3, 1992 - Judoka
- Ayano Nonomura - Born on September 15, 1991 - Singer
- Shingo Hirata - Born on August 29, 1989 - Baseball player
- Sachi Katō - Born on February 4, 1987 - Announcer
- Mikihito Shiiki - Born on August 30, 1985 - Actor
- Masashi Nishiyama - Born on July 9, 1985 - Judoka
- Saki Maemura - Born on January 13, 1985 - Professional wrestler
- Takahiro - Born on December 8, 1984 - Singer, and Actor
- Hiromi Matsunaga - Born on June 5, 1984 - Bowler
- Masayoshi Miwa - Born on January 23, 1984 - Baseball player
- Kimika Miyoshi - Born on December 22, 1983 - Boxer
- Natsumi Terakawa - Born on February 8, 1983 - Announcer, and Weather presenter
- Kentaro Nakamoto - Born on December 7, 1982 - Marathon runner, and Athletics competitor
- Toru Miyamoto - Born on December 3, 1982 - Association football player
- Daisuke Kobayashi - Born on November 5, 1982 - Announcer
- Kiyoko Fukumoto - Born on August 19, 1982 - Radio personality
- Arata Izumi - Born on July 31, 1982 - Association football player
- Kento Hori - Born on June 13, 1982 - Association football player
- Kazuyuki Nakagawa - Born on June 6, 1982 - Basketball player
- Korehito Morimoto - Born on February 9, 1982 - Association football player
- Keiko Umeda - Born on February 1, 1982 - Announcer
- Katsuya Kobayashi - Born on December 10, 1981 - Actor
- Yōhei Kaneko - Born on December 4, 1981 - Baseball player
- Ikki Shimamura - Born on October 13, 1981 - Baseball player
- Genki Nakayama - Born on September 15, 1981 - Association football player, and Association football coach
- Hitomi Okada - Born on September 8, 1981 - Actor
- Kōichi Tamura - Born on August 23, 1981 - Actor
- Hanako Nanjō - Born on April 2, 1980 - Actor
- Daisotsu Matsumoto - Born on May 21, 1979 - Actor
- Yōsuke Ihara - Born on September 17, 1978 - Announcer
- Mayuko Itakura - Born on December 19, 1977 - Jockey
- Sakie Nobuoka - Born on August 24, 1977 - Athletics competitor, and Sprinter
- Chieko Misaka - Born on August 7, 1977 - Actor
- Tarō Kawamura - Born on April 15, 1977 - Announcer
- Shinobu Otowa - Born on March 16, 1977 - Singer
- Tomu Okazaki - Born on January 23, 1977 - Businessperson
- Misato Michishita - Born on January 19, 1977 - Athlete - Medal with Purple Ribbon
- Yusuke Hori - Born on October 20, 1976 - Mangaka
- Yasuko Kawano - Born on July 24, 1976 - Announcer
- Nobunori Tamamine - Born on December 8, 1975 - Baseball player
- Kumiko Sakino - Born on September 23, 1975 - Volleyball player
- Ukyō Takahane - Born on September 22, 1975 - Tarento
- Daisuke Sunayama - Born on June 30, 1975 - Radio personality
- Yoku Hata - Born on June 5, 1975 - Owarai tarento
- Katsuaki Fujiwara - Born on March 27, 1975 - Team manager, and Motorcycle racer
- Yasufumi Tahara - Born on July 27, 1974 - Go player
- Shunji Kosaka - Born on May 8, 1974 - Mangaka
- Toshio Sako - Born on December 7, 1973 - Mangaka
- Shinya Tanaka - Born on November 29, 1972 - Novelist, and Writer - Yukio Mishima Prize | Akutagawa Prize | Shinchō award for young writers | Kawabata award
- Miyuki Sadakane - Born on April 15, 1972 - Free announcer, Promotional model, and Flight attendant
- Jin Imaeda - Born on September 14, 1970 - Politician, and Lawyer
- Tadaharu Ogawa - Born on December 20, 1969 - Basketball player
- Shie Satō - Born on August 29, 1969 - Announcer
- Atsushi Nakamura - Born on April 24, 1968 - Musician
- Hironobu Igawa - Born on September 9, 1966 - Announcer
- Toshihiro Nagoshi - Born on June 17, 1965 - Designer
- Kazutomo Miyamoto - Born on February 13, 1964 - Baseball player, Tarento, and Actor
- Kaoru Wada - Born on May 5, 1962 - Music arranger, Film score composer, Pianist, Conductor, and Composer
- TENSHOW - Born on April 22, 1961 - Music arranger, Film score composer, Pianist, Conductor, and Composer
- Yoshimasa Hayashi - Born on January 19, 1961 - Politician - Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Gu Suyeon - Born on January 3, 1961 - Novelist, Film director, and Lyricist
- Chie Kōjiro - Born on October 17, 1960 - Seiyū
- Ayako Kikuta - Born on November 4, 1959 - Tarento
- Yōji Kimura - Born on October 26, 1959 - Announcer
- Tekkan Fujii - Born on July 11, 1959 - Writer (died: May 27, 2023)
- Yūto Ichioka - Born on April 4, 1958 - Actor (died: May 27, 2023)
- Kiyoshi Sasabe - Born on January 8, 1958 - Film director, and Screenwriter - Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award (died: March 31, 2020)
- Haruka Inui - Born on December 25, 1957 - Mangaka (died: March 31, 2020)
- Yasuo Wada - Born on December 8, 1957 - Announcer (died: March 31, 2020)
- Satoru Sayama - Born on November 27, 1957 - Mixed martial arts fighter, and Professional wrestler - Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (died: March 31, 2020)
- Keiichi Furuta - Born on August 14, 1957 - Researcher, Educator, and Politician (died: March 31, 2020)
- Yoshimi Seki - Born on June 21, 1957 - Mangaka (died: March 31, 2020)
- Kiyoshi Ejima - Born on April 2, 1957 - Politician (died: March 31, 2020)
- Yōichirō Yokomizo - Born on November 1, 1956 - Announcer (died: March 31, 2020)
- Gōshū - Born on September 24, 1956 - Tarento, and Actor (died: March 31, 2020)
- Tōru Masuoka - Born on August 23, 1956 - Seiyū, and Actor (died: March 31, 2020)
- Chiharu Hara - Born on October 16, 1955 - Businessperson (died: March 31, 2020)
- Q11647109 - Born on August 22, 1955 - Businessperson (died: March 31, 2020)
- Tatsuo Kijima - Born on September 22, 1954 - Businessperson (died: March 31, 2020)
- Eijirō Inbe - Born on June 18, 1954 - Businessperson (died: March 31, 2020)
- Kurinosuke Yasuda - Born on July 9, 1953 - Businessperson (died: March 31, 2020)
- Shinji Yamashita - Born on December 16, 1951 - Tarento, and Actor (died: March 31, 2020)
- Masao Kunihiro - Born on March 26, 1951 - Announcer (died: March 31, 2020)
- Hiroshi Kosoto - Born on August 16, 1950 - Medical historian, Acupuncturist and moxibustionist, and Pharmacist (died: March 31, 2020)
- George Yamamoto - Born on February 1, 1950 - Singer, and Actor - Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon (died: March 31, 2020)
- Yusaku Matsuda - Born on September 21, 1949 - Film actor, Television actor, Film director, and Actor (died: November 6, 1989)
- Tomoaki Nakao - Born on September 17, 1949 - Tax advisor, and Politician - The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (died: November 6, 1989)
- Chihiro Itō - Born on September 15, 1949 - Activist, and Journalist (died: November 6, 1989)
- Yoshio Sakamoto - Born on September 8, 1949 - Baseball player (died: November 6, 1989)
- Junzō Okudaira - Born on February 9, 1949 - Terrorist (died: November 6, 1989)
- Kazunori Tanaka - Born on January 21, 1949 - Politician (died: November 6, 1989)
- Yasuko Aoike - Born on July 24, 1948 - Mangaka (died: November 6, 1989)
- Tetsuo Naitō - Born on March 1, 1948 - Psychologist (died: November 6, 1989)
- Tetsuō Uotani - Born on January 30, 1948 - Political activist (died: November 6, 1989)
- Issei Nakanishi - Born on September 19, 1947 - Announcer (died: November 20, 2018)
- Ryūji Katagiri - Born on August 14, 1947 - Film actor, and Actor (died: November 20, 2018)
- Naoto Amaki - Born on July 19, 1947 - Bureaucrat, Diplomat, and Politician (died: November 20, 2018)
- Susumu Kamei - Born on October 2, 1946 - Baseball player (died: November 20, 2018)
- Yoshiaki Takaki - Born on December 22, 1945 - Trade unionist, and Politician - Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (died: November 20, 2018)
- Norio Wakamoto - Born on October 18, 1945 - Seiyū (died: November 20, 2018)
- Tsuyoshi Okudaira - Born on July 1, 1945 - Seiyū (died: May 30, 1972)
- Teruo Iwamasa - Born on February 25, 1945 - Pathologist, and University teacher - Order of the Sacred Treasure (died: June 8, 2019)
- Tadashi Yokota - Born on January 3, 1945 - Art historian, and University teacher (died: November 29, 1999)
- Yoichi Funado - Born on February 8, 1944 - Novelist - Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize | Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (died: April 22, 2015)
- Tachihikari Akihiro - Born on May 19, 1943 - Rikishi (died: April 22, 2015)
- Ginjirō Nakabe - Born on February 16, 1942 - Golfer, and Businessperson (died: December 14, 2001)
- Toshiyuki Tanaka - Born on September 6, 1940 - Baseball player, Baseball umpire, and Actor (died: July 11, 2008)
- Kazuo Takaira - Born on April 26, 1940 - Baseball player (died: July 11, 2008)
- Hideko Mizuno - Born on October 29, 1939 - Mangaka (died: July 11, 2008)
- Hiroshi Kameda - Born on January 5, 1937 - Politician (died: July 11, 2008)
- Akira Machida - Born on October 16, 1936 - Jurist, Politician, and Judge - Order of the Paulownia Flowers (died: April 5, 2015)
- Kōji Toyoda - Born on May 11, 1936 - Novelist (died: November 7, 1996)
- Tokiko Mita - Born on February 26, 1935 - Actor (died: November 7, 1996)
- Baku Akae - Born on April 22, 1933 - Novelist - Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature (died: June 8, 2012)
- Keijirō Nakabe - Born on February 23, 1933 - Businessperson (died: September 17, 2007)
- Kōsei Saitō - Born on July 15, 1932 - Film director, and Impresario (died: November 25, 2012)
- Shimei Kō - Born on January 11, 1932 - Critic, and Author (died: July 15, 2023)
- Yasuo Fukuoka - Born on November 28, 1931 - Politician (died: August 9, 2004)
- Shigetsugu Yoshida - Born on October 25, 1931 - Film director, Animator, and Screenwriter (died: August 9, 2004)
- Takichi Nishiyama - Born on September 10, 1931 - Journalist (died: February 24, 2023)
- Atsushi Ejima - Born on October 1, 1927 - Politician (died: May 25, 1987)
- Yoshirō Hayashi - Born on June 16, 1927 - Bureaucrat, and Politician - Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class (died: February 3, 2017)
- Tamotsu Fujinaga - Born on October 2, 1926 - Psychologist (died: January 21, 2016)
- Tetsuo Hamanishi - Born on March 2, 1926 - Politician (died: November 21, 1987)
- Kaoru Furukawa - Born on June 5, 1925 - Novelist (died: May 5, 2018)
- Munemutsu Yamada - Born on May 21, 1925 - Critic, and Philosopher (died: May 5, 2018)
- Maruo Shioda - Born on July 27, 1924 - Novelist, and Critic (died: May 5, 2018)
- Tadashi Sakka - Born on July 24, 1923 - Managing director, and Businessperson - Medal with Blue Ribbon | Order of the Sacred Treasure (died: September 6, 2022)
- Katsumi Masuda - Born on June 29, 1923 - Literary scholar, Scholar of Japanese literature, Man of letters, and University teacher (died: February 6, 2010)
- Tadao Tominari - Born on August 17, 1919 - Painter, and Photographer (died: September 25, 1992)
- Kikuji Hirayama - Born on September 23, 1918 - Baseball player (died: May 28, 1998)
- Hideo Fujimoto - Born on May 10, 1918 - Professional baseball player, and Baseball player - Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (died: April 26, 1997)
- Michiyo Kogure - Born on January 31, 1918 - Actor (died: June 13, 1990)
- Katsuki Tokura - Born on November 3, 1914 - Baseball player (died: June 6, 1997)
- Isao Hayashi - Born on May 11, 1912 - Singer, and Composer - Medal with Purple Ribbon (died: September 29, 1995)
- Saka Kōraizaemon XI - Born on April 26, 1912 - Ceramicist (died: January 13, 1981)
- Kinuyo Tanaka - Born on November 29, 1909 - Film actor, Film director, Child actor, and Actor - Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress | Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress | Medal with Purple Ribbon | Silver Bear for Best Actress (died: March 21, 1977)
- Yasuaki Nagazumi - Born on February 6, 1908 - Film actor, Film director, Child actor, and Actor (died: January 1, 1995)
- Fujio Oho - Born on January 22, 1908 - Legal counselor, and Lawyer - Person of Cultural Merit (died: January 14, 1996)
- Shigeo Kamiyama - Born on February 1, 1905 - Politician (died: July 8, 1974)
- Fumiko Hayashi - Born on December 31, 1903 - Novelist, Poet, Writer, and Screenwriter - Female Literary Award (died: June 28, 1951)
- Fusatarō Ishijima - Born on January 4, 1903 - Actor (died: December 1, 1981)