Famous Persons from Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan
- Yudai Arai - Born on June 27, 1998 - Volleyball player
- Satoshi Iizuka - Born on October 11, 1996 - Baseball player
- Yūri Mizutani - Born on July 7, 1990 - Announcer
- Kazunari Ono - Born on August 4, 1989 - Association football player
- Johnny Saito - Born on October 27, 1987 - Singer-songwriter
- Nana Haruta - Born on June 30, 1985 - Mangaka
- Tomoko Itō - Born on November 4, 1983 - Boxer
- Yūsuke Satō - Born on August 29, 1982 - Actor
- Izumi Kanayama - Born on June 5, 1982 - Announcer
- Party Uchiyama - Born on January 2, 1982 - Owarai tarento
- Keisuke Hoshino - Born on May 21, 1976 - Announcer
- Sohee Park - Born on December 19, 1975 - Film actor, Television actor, and Actor
- Norihiko Fujita - Born on June 5, 1973 - Politician
- Masanori Shinbo - Born on September 29, 1972 - Announcer
- Asako Kikuno - Born on August 21, 1969 - Announcer
- Shū Katayama - Born on January 25, 1965 - Mangaka
- Hakuchō San'yūtei - Born on May 21, 1963 - Rakugoka
- Atsushi Miura - Born on September 25, 1958 - Critic, and Sociologist
- Toshihiro Itō - Born on August 26, 1956 - Musician, Singer-songwriter, and Singer
- Takeshi Yagi - Born on December 7, 1954 - Diplomat
- Saburō Yokoo - Born on May 11, 1950 - Seiyū, and Actor
- Hideyuki Murayama - Born on October 14, 1948 - Politician
- Masaharu Sato - Born on January 16, 1947 - Go professional
- Sokichirō Ushiki - Born on June 12, 1932 - Association football player
- Mikoko Sugi - Born on December 25, 1930 - Novelist
- Osamu Tsukada - Born on December 31, 1929 - Theologian (died: November 15, 2016)
- Nakao Ishida - Born on March 6, 1923 - Physician - Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class | Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize | Japan Academy Prize (died: December 4, 2009)
- Bidō Takikawa - Born on March 24, 1914 - Sculptor (died: October 9, 1980)