- Sadako Sasaki
Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who lived near Misasa Bridge in Hiroshima, Japan. She was only two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. At the moment of explosion she was at her home, about 1 mile from ground zero. In November of 1954 she developed a cold, and lumps developed on her neck and behind her ears that slowly moved towards her face. In January of 1955 purple spots started to form on her legs.
- Keiji Nakazawa
Keiji Nakazawa (born 1939) is a Japanese manga artist and writer. He was born in Hiroshima, and was in the city when it was destroyed by a nuclear weapon in 1945. All of his family members who had not been evacuated died in the bombing, except for his mother. In 1961, Nakazawa moved to Tokyo to become a full-time cartoonist, and produced short pieces for manga anthologies such as "Shonen Gaho", "Shonen King", and "Bokura".
- Masaharu Morimoto
Masaharu Morimoto is a well-known Japanese chef, best-known as the third (and last) Iron Chef Japanese on the TV cooking show "Iron Chef", and an Iron Chef on its spinoff, "Iron Chef America". Morimoto's costume on "Iron Chef" is silver with red trim and a picture on the back of Japanese and American flags tied together in a sheaf, while on "Iron Chef America" he dons the standard blue Iron Chef outfit with white trim.
- Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake (born c. April 1938) is a Japanese fashion designer. He is known for his technology-driven clothing designs and exhibitions.
- Jushin Liger
Keiichi Yamada (born November 30, 1964), better known as Jushin Liger (獣神ライガー - "Jūshin Raigā") and later, Jushin "Thunder" Liger (獣神サンダーライガー - "Jūshin Sandā Raigā") is a Japanese professional wrestler who invented the Shooting Star Press. He also works for Dragon Gate.
- Haruka Ayase
born, is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, singer, and model.
- Tamiki Hara
was a Japanese author. He was born in Hiroshima in 1905 and died in Tokyo in 1951 when he threw himself in front of an oncoming train. Hara was a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and this experience, and the memory of his dead wife, became central to his work. Hara's best-known work, "Summer Flowers", was published in June, 1947. In this work, Hara describes and relates his experience of the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
- Shingo Takatsu
Shingo Takatsu (born November 25, 1968 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a pitcher in Japan's Central League. He currently plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and is a middle reliever for the team. He had a short stint with the Chicago White Sox where he was the closer for two seasons until struggles closing games ultimately led to his demotion to the minors. Despite being demoted in the summer of 2005, he received a World Series ring with the White Sox.
- Koji Morisaki
Koji Morisaki is a Japanese football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He is a twin brother of Kazuyuki Morisaki. He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.
- Hiroyuki Agawa
is a 20th century Japanese author. Agawa was born in Hiroshima, Japan. In high school he was impressed and influenced by the famous Japanese author Shiga Naoya. He graduated from University of Tokyo in 1942 with a degree in Japanese literature. He was conscripted to serve in the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of World War II. Agawa's major works include "Nennen Saisai" (Years upon Years, 1946), "Haru no shiro" (Spring Castle, 1952), …
- Kenzo Oshima
Kenzo Oshima is the Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations. He is the former United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. He is the recipient of a law degree from Tokyo University. Before his appointment to the UN office, he was the Ambassador of Japan to Australia from September 2003 to December 2004. In mid-January 2001, Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed him head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
- Hideki Saijo
Hideki Saijō (西城 秀樹 "Saijō Hideki", real name: Tatsuo Kimoto, born April 13, 1955 in Hiroshima -) is a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song "YMCA", called "Young Man". Although the original version was gay-inspired, Saijō's version was intended to seriously inspire "young men". Saijō's career spans over three decades.
- Koji Yamamoto
(born October 25, 1946) is a former Japanese baseball player and manager of the Hiroshima Carp of Japan's Central League. He was born in Saeki, Hiroshima. He is known as the because he was the star baseball player of Hiroshima Carp, and "red" is the color of the team. He led his team into five Japan Series and winning three titles (1979, 1980 and 1984). And he won the Japan Central League as the manager in 1991.
- Mikio Oda
Mikio Oda (b. March 30, 1905 in Hiroshima - d. December 2, 1998) was a Japanese athlete. He was the first Asian Olympic champion in an individual event. Oda's main event was triple jump, but he also competed in long jump and high jump, and participated in all three events in the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. His Olympic gold medal win came in 1928, in Amsterdam, where he won the triple jump event with a result of 15.21 meters.
- Jun Tanaka
- Kazuyuki Morisaki
Kazuyuki Morisaki (born 9 May 1981) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima of the J-League.
- Issei Miyazaki
is a seiyū who was born on May 31, 1971 in Asaminami, Hiroshima, Hiroshima. He is a member of 81 Produce.
- Kaneto Shindō
in Hiroshima, Japan is a Japanese film director. He was married to actress Nobuko Otowa (1925–1994), who appeared in several of his films.
- Hidemichi Tanaka
Hidemichi Tanaka is a Japanese golfer who plays on the U.S. based PGA Tour. Tanaka was born in Hiroshima. He turned professional in 1991, joined the Japan Golf Tour in 1995 and played mainly on that tour until 2001. He won 10 times on tour (ranks 24th on the career victories list). He earned a PGA Tour card for 2002 at the 2001 Qualifying School, and held his card through 2006 by finishing in the top 125 on the money list each year.
- Megumi Okina
is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Born in Hiroshima and raised in Tokyo, she made her J-Pop debut on 19 August 1995. She starred in the Japanese original of The Grudge. She married Susumu Fujita in January 2004, however they divorced on 22 July 2005.
- Tamio Okuda
Tamio Okuda is a male J-Pop artist. He started his career in 1986 as a member of the successful band Unicorn. After Unicorn broke up, Okuda moved on to a solo career in 1992 with the single "Kyuujitsu." He has written and composed many songs for various artists, particularly Puffy, whom he also produced for a while. In 2005 a four-member band of which he is a member, The Band Has No Name, was resurrected after 15 years of inactivity.
- Dai Tamesue
Dai Tamesue is an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m. Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with 48.10. In driving rain, he started fast to take the early lead before being overtaken on the final bend.
- Mina Tominaga
Mina Tominaga (冨永 みーな "Tominaga Mīna"), "née" Yoshiko Tominaga is a seiyū. She is most known for the roles of Persia Hayami (Magical Fairy Persia), Noa Izumi (Mobile Police Patlabor), Kozue Nanao (Maison Ikkoku), Miki Hosokawa (Jigoku Sensei Nūbē), and Myojin Yahiko (Rurouni Kenshin).
- Katō Tomosaburō
(22 February 1861 – 24 August 1923) was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the 21st Prime Minister of Japan from 12 June 1922 to 24 August 1923.
- Koji Kikkawa
Koji Kikkawa is a Japanese musician. Koji was suppposed to represent Japan-in water-polo-in the coming Olympics but chose to be a singer. Kikkawa's music career began on February 1, 1984 with "Monica" (later remade in Cantonese sung by Leslie Cheung) and he won 8 music awards in the same year. After taking a short break in 1988, he came back as a lead singer in the band Complex with Tomoyasu Hotei (former guitarist of BOOWY) and "Be My Baby" was released.
- Masaichi Niimi
Masaichi Niimi was a General of Japanese Navy during the World War II period, who commanded the Japanese Invasion of Hong Kong. Unlike Takashi Sakai, he managed to evade execution for his involvement in the war.
- Eikichi Yazawa
Eikichi Yazawa is a Japanese rock singer. He was a member of the legendary Japanese rock group Carol, and is one of the most successful rock singers in Japan. Yazawa formed the band Carol in 1972. They were strongly inspired by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Carol had some minor success and a few hit singles and albums were released. After the band broke up in 1975, Yazawa flew to the U.S. to start his solo career. His first solo album, "I Love You, OK", …
- Masahiro Kuramoto
Masahiro "Massy" Kuramoto is a Japanese golfer. Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima. He turned professional in 1981. He has won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking fifth on the career list. He is also fifth on the career money list with earnings of just under 1 billion ¥. Kuramoto played 65 times on the PGA Tour from 1978 to 1997 (including 21 times in 1993). His best finish was a T-4 at the 1982 British Open (also his best finish in a major championship).
- Candy Okutsu
Candy Okutsu (キャンディー奥津, born Tomoko Okutsu January 16, 1975 in Japan) was a female professional wrestler. She made her professional wrestling debut on August 4, 1992. She worked for the JWP Project promotion from then until 1997, when she retired due to an injury. She made her comeback on February 18, 1998 when she had joined the ARSION promotion. She became the first female version of Tiger Mask when she worked a few times as Tiger Dream.
- Mana
Mana is a Japanese musician and fashion designer, famed for his role as a leader and guitarist of the influential visual kei band Malice Mizer. He is widely considered the creator and figurehead of Japan's Gothic Lolita fashion movement. Moi dix Mois is Mana's current project
- Takuro Yoshida
is a male J-Pop artist. He was born on April 5, 1946 in Okuchi, Kagoshima and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Maku II" on June, 1970.
- Eiji Oue
is a Japanese musician and conductor.
- Hiroaki Morishima
Hiroaki Morishima is a Japanese football midfielder. He was capped 64 times and scored 12 goals for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 2002. He got 11 minutes as a substitute against Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. At the 2002 FIFA World Cup he got three games as a substitute, scoring after two minutes in the game against Tunisia.
- Katsutoshi Nekoda
(born February 1, 1944 in Hiroshima; died September 4, 1983) was a Japanese volleyball player. He was the member of the Japanese Men's National Volleyball team as a setter. He was called as "the number one setter of the world".
- Midori Fumoto
Midori Fumoto was a Japanese long-distance runner. She has belonged DEODEO Athletic Club for Women.
- Takako Kotorida
Takako Kotorida (born 2 April 1977) was a Japanese long-distance runner. She has belonged DEODEO Athletic Club for Women.
- Isao Kimura
also known as Ko Kimura, was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" (as the young samurai Katsushiro) and "Stray Dog" (as Yusa the criminal). He died of esophageal cancer.
- Nobuteru Taniguchi
nicknamed NOB (abbr. No One Better) or "The Pimp" as a reference to his S15 Silvia which he is best known for. NOB first made his mark in professional motorsport in 2001 after years competing in one make series racing Celica and Vitz and partipicating in drift events. Prior to his professional career, he was an employee of Takahiro Ueno's car bodykit company, Car Make T&E.
- Takashi Shimoda
Takashi Shimoda (born 28 November 1975) is a Japanese football goalkeeper who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He joined the team in 1994, became their first-choice goalkeeper in 1998 and has played there ever since. He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- Mana Endo
Mana Endo is a retired Japanese professional tennis player (born February 6, 1971 in Hiroshima, Japan) who played on the WTA Tour from 1991 until 1998. She started playing tennis at age 7 with father and coached Hiroshi. She graduated from the University of Tsukuba while on the tour in March 1993.