- Nonami Takizawa
is a Japanese gravure idol, and a female talent. She is from Saitama, and her nickname is 'Nonamin'.
- Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima is a Japanese physicist, often cited as the discoverer of carbon nanotubes. Although carbon nanotubes had been observed prior to his "discovery"<sup>1</sup>, Iijima's 1991 paper generated unprecedented interest in the carbon nanostructures and has since fueled intense research in the area of nanotechnology. Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1939, Iijima graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1963 from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo.
- Koichi Wakata
Koichi Wakata is a Japanese astronaut from JAXA and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions. Wakata, born in Omiya, Saitama, earned a masters degree in applied mathematics from Kyushu University in 1989. He worked as a structural engineer for Japan Airlines. Wakata was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1992 and trained at NASA's Johnson Space Center; he flew aboard STS-72 in 1996 and STS-92 as a mission specialist.
- Chafūrin
"' is a seiyū who works for Office Osawa. He was formerly credited as "'. His stage name resembles that of actor Charlie Chaplin (チャップリン "Chappurin" in Japanese).
- Hitomi Yoshizawa
born April 12, 1985 in the Saitama Prefecture of Japan, is the former leader of J-pop group Morning Musume. She is also the current leader of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P..
- Takashi Sorimachi
born in Saitama, Saitama, Japan is a Japanese actor and singer. He is mostly famous for having portrayed the assassin O in Hong Kong action film "Fulltime Killer", and Eikichi Onizuka in the live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series "Great Teacher Onizuka". While he mainly works as an actor, he has released many singles and albums over the years. On February 21, 2001, he married actress Nanako Matsushima who he co-starred with in "Great Teacher Onizuka".
- Kagami Yoshimizu
is a Japanese manga writer and illustrator from Saitama, Japan. He is perhaps most well-known as the creator of the popular four-panel comic strip "Lucky ☆ Star" which has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's "Comptiq" magazine since January 2004. He is also credited for creating "Comptiq's" mascot character
- Tatsuya Fujiwara
is a Japanese actor. He is famous for acting the part of Shuya Nanahara in the satirical, controversial 2000 film "Battle Royale" and continues the character as a leader of Wild Seven in the sequel, "Battle Royale II: Requiem". He stars as Light Yagami, the leading role in "Death Note" and "Death Note: The Last Name", films based on the manga of the same name. He is a Seibu Lions fan. He has also worked with director Takashi Miike for "Sabu".
- Minako Honda
born Minako Kudo was a Japanese pop-star and musical singer. She became famous and popular as "Japan's Madonna" because of her sexy fashion and live performances in the 1980s. Following her J-POP career, she reinvented herself as a theatrical singer and actress, most notably in the Tokyo production of Miss Saigon. Towards the end of her life, she released several classical albums demonstrating her soprano singing voice.
- Yukio Ninagawa
Yukio Ninagawa is a Japanese theatre director, particularly known for his Japanese language productions of Shakespeare plays and Greek tragedies. He has directed "Hamlet" differently six times. Ninagawa was born in Saitama, near Tokyo. Although most famous abroad for his touring productions of European classics, Ninagawa has also directed works based on contemporary writing from Japan, …
- Hikari Ota
born May 13, 1965, in Kamifukuoka, Saitama, Japan, is a comedian and is currently one of the most recognized faces on prime-time Japanese television. He is most famous as one half of the owarai duo Bakushō Mondai along with Yūji Tanaka, where he acts as the boke. He was a student at Nihon University's School of Fine Arts and later withdrew, though he was officially marked as a drop out as he forgot to complete and submit a withdrawal form at the time.
- Rei Kikukawa
is a Japanese actress, model and television presenter. Kikukawa was born in Urawa (now called Saitama), in Saitama Prefecture. She is a graduate of the University of Tokyo and her talent agency is Oscar Promotions. In addition to her public career, she has also volunteered for work with the UNHCR.
- Yuji Ide
(born 21 January 1975 in Saitama) is a Japanese racing driver who graduated from 2005 Formula Nippon to Formula One with the Super Aguri F1 team in 2006, but lost his FIA Super Licence during the season due to erratic driving. Ide now has returned to the Formula Nippon series after his F1 stint.
- Naomichi Marufuji
is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling NOAH and the US based independent wrestling promotion, Ring of Honor.
- Aya Takano
Aya Takano born 1976 in Saitama, Japan. She is a Japanese pop artist often associated with the Superflat movement. Influenced by both manga and American Science Fiction, her art typically depicts large eyed female heroines, often partially or completely nude in a unique style that is both playful and subtly erotic. Known for mostly her drawings and paintings, she usually works in ink and acrylics.
- Chiaki Kyan
is a Japanese gravure idol. She is from Saitama and interested in manga, anime and cosplay.
- Maki Miyamae
Maki Miyamae is a J-pop singer, and the oldest member of the group Coco. She was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
- Mamoru Miyano
is a male seiyū. He is represented by Gekidan Himawari. His blood type is B, while his height is 182cm and his weight is 58kg. At the first "Seiyu Awards", he earned two nominations for portraying Light Yagami in "Death Note": "Best Main Character (male)" and "Best Rookie (male)". Since March of 2007, He officially became a newbie of the Neoromance events held by the Japanese game company Koei, by voicing a new character, Aoi Kaji in Kiniro no Corda 2 PS game.
- Miho Kanno
is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Her nickname is "Kanchan" (菅ちゃん). She was born in Sakado, Saitama, Japan.
- Ogino Ginko
; (3 March, 1851 - 23 June, 1913) was a woman physician in Japan. Ogino was born in Musashi province (present-day Kumagaya city, Saitama prefecture). She married at the age of 16 to the son of the first director of Ashikaga Bank, she soon divorced after contracting gonorrhoea from her husband. After this divorce, she resolved that she would become a doctor. After graduating from Tokyo Women's Normal School (present-day Ochanomizu University), …
- Kyoko Nakajima
is a "super popular" Japanese AV idol of the early 2000s. Known for her "[a]ngelic beauty," Nakajima has starred in a variety of popular and innovative videos.
- Hisato Satō
is a Japanese soccer player. He currently plays forward for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League, and the Japan national football team. Before Sanfrecce, he played for Vegalta Sendai.
- Mika Kikuchi
Mika Kikuchi is a Japanese actress and seiyū.
- Sachiko Suzuki
Sachiko Suzuki (鈴木早智子, "Suzuki Sachiko"; born 22 February 1969, Souka, Saitama prefecture, Japan) is a J-pop singer, and a former member of the duo Wink.
- Kiyoko Sayama
"' is a Japanese director of anime. She is originally from Saitama Prefecture and is currently a freelancer. Her name is sometimes misromanized as Seiko Sayama"'.
- Jin Katagiri
is a comedian, actor, sculptor, and potter born on 1973-11-27 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Kasukabe High School and Tama Art University. He is most well known in the United States for playing the PC (opposite Kentarō Kobayashi who plays the Mac) in the "Get A Mac" advertising campaign in Japan. He is a member of the Rahmens owarai comedy duo.
- Yutaka Taniyama
Yutaka Taniyama (Japanese: 谷山 豊 "Taniyama Yutaka" ; November 12, 1927 - November 17, 1958) was a Japanese mathematician, best known for conjecturing, in modern language, automorphic properties of L-functions of elliptic curves over any number field.
- Miyū Tsuzurahara
"'"' is a seiyū and child actress who is affiliated with Gekidan Himawari.
- Yōko Honna
is a seiyū (voice actress) who was born on January 7,1979 in Soka, Saitama.
- Chiemi Chiba
Chiemi Chiba is a Seiyū (voice actress), J-Pop singer, and former gravure model. She was born in Saitama prefecture, Japan, and made her singing debut on 7 April 1993 as a member of the J-Pop group Aurora Gonin Musume. She has since voiced several characters in Anime series such as Tsubasa Chronicle, MegaMan NT Warrior, Sister Princess and Magical DoReMi.
- Aria Jasuru Hasegawa
Aria Jasuru Hasegawa (born October 29, 1988 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) is an Iranian-Japanese football player from Saitama, Saitama who is the son of an Iranian father and a Japanese mother. Aria attended Tsurugashima Daiichi Elementary school, Tsurugashima Junior High school and Yokohama Soei High school before being picked by the Yokohama F. Marinos of the J-League.
- Aki Misato
is a female Japanese J-pop singer from Saitama, Japan. Most of her songs are theme songs for anime and video games.
- Yumi Morio
Yumi Morio (森尾由美 "Morio Yumi", real name Yumi Kawai is a seiyū, or voice actor, born on June 8, 1966 in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She is employed by the talent management firm Stardust Promotion.
- Michiyo Nakajima
Michiyo Nakajima is a former J-pop singer and seiyū. Michiyo was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and made her debut on 30 January 1991. Her final JPOP release was on 10 June 1998. She sang the ending theme for the animated (anime) version of "Ranma ½", Season 5 (1991) - "Red Poppy" (Hinageshi). She also sang the opening and ending themes of "Floral Magician Mary Bell" (1992–93).
- Kotomi Iwamura
is a female Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture.
- Hiroko Hatano
(born November 23, 1975 -) is a Japanese super model and an actress. As a 18 year old she made her model debut on the famous Japanese fashion magazine JJ in March 1994. She was one of the top models for the magazine until 2001, when she temporarily quit modeling to concentrate on her acting career.She is now working for another famous Japanese fashion magazine, CLASSY.
- Mariko Kōda
(sometimes romanized Mariko Kouda) is a seiyū, J-Pop singer and radio personality born on September 5, 1969 in Miyashiro, Minami Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She graduated from Kasukabe Kyōei High School and went on to major in Communications at Tamagawa University in Machida City, Tokyo, graduating in 1990. Kōda has had at least one song appear on the NHK program "Minna no Uta". She works for the talent management firm Aoni Production.
- Sara Nakayama
is a seiyū who works for Aoni Production. She was previously credited as
- Shunketsu Yūji
Shunketsu Yūji is a sumo wrestler from Saitama, Japan. The highest rank he has reached is maegashira 12.
- Nozomi Masu
"'"' is a seiyū.