Yu Darvish
ダルビッシュ有
Japanese professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball
Celebrities from Osaka 30 profiles
30 profiles in this database, most often actor, singer, novelist. They include Yu Darvish, Masaki Suda, Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Hyakuta, Hideo Nomo. Every profile lists birth date, background, career highlights and an honest "My Take".
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Masaki Suda
菅生大将
Japanese actor and singer
Osamu Tezuka
手塚治虫
Japanese manga artist, animator, and medical doctor
Naoki Hyakuta
百田尚樹
Osaka-born bestselling novelist and broadcast writer
Hideo Nomo
野茂英雄
Japanese professional baseball pitcher and Major League Baseball pioneer
Kazuo Matsui
松井稼頭央
Switch-hitting shortstop who bridged Japanese and Major League Baseball
Keisuke Honda
本田圭佑
Japanese professional soccer player, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist
Tak Matsumoto
松本孝弘
Lead guitarist and co-founder of Japan's best-selling rock duo B'z
Hidekazu Akai
赤井英和
Osaka-born former boxer turned acclaimed actor and TV personality
Norihiro Nakamura
中村紀洋
Power-hitting third baseman from Osaka
Tsunku
つんく♂
Singer-songwriter and music producer who shaped Japanese idol pop
Naomi Osaka
大坂なおみ
Japanese professional tennis player and four-time Grand Slam singles champion
Daizen Maeda
前田大然
Japanese professional soccer player known for pace and tireless running
Toshio Sakata
坂田利夫
Beloved Osaka comedian known for his disarming comic warmth
Yumi Yoshimura
吉村由美
Singer and guitarist, half of the pop duo PUFFY
Kanbi Fujiyama
藤山寛美
Beloved Osaka comic theater actor and comedian
Gōeidō Gōtarō
豪栄道豪太郎
Professional sumo wrestler from Osaka
Masaaki Satake
佐竹雅昭
Osaka-born multi-discipline combat sports fighter
Shogo Kimura
木村昇吾
Japanese athlete who crossed from professional baseball into cricket
Takumi Tsutsui
筒井巧
Osaka-born actor and voice actor with a dual career on screen and behind the microphone
Takao Zushi
頭師孝雄
Japanese actor who began his career as a child performer
Yuji Naka
中裕司
Veteran Japanese video game developer and producer
Jun Takada
高田潤
Osaka-born professional jockey
Kenji Furukubo
古久保健二
Japanese professional baseball player from Osaka
Yuji Hino
火野裕士
Hard-hitting pro wrestler from Hirakata, Osaka
Yuji Sawa
澤雄二
Japanese politician and television producer from Osaka
Masaru Koganei
小金井勝
Early Japanese actor and film director from Osaka
aiko
柳井愛子
Japanese singer-songwriter known for heartfelt love ballads
Keigo Higashino
東野圭吾
Japanese mystery novelist
Ryotaro Shiba
福田定一
Japanese historical novelist and nonfiction writer