Celebrities who studied at Waseda University 173 profiles

173 profiles in this database, most often politician, actor, baseball player. They include Ryoko Hirosue, Saori Hayami, Yoshihiko Noda, Shun'ichi Suzuki, Aoi Yūki. Every profile lists birth date, background, career highlights and an honest "My Take".

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Ryoko Hirosue

広末涼子

Japanese actress and singer from Kochi

Saori Hayami

早見沙織

Seiyū from Japan

Yoshihiko Noda

野田佳彦

Politician from Japan

Shun'ichi Suzuki

鈴木俊一

Japanese LDP secretary-general, ex-finance minister

Aoi Yūki

悠木碧

Award-winning voice actress celebrated for her extraordinary vocal range

Takeshi Iwaya

岩屋毅

Politician from Japan

Minoru Kihara

木原稔

Politician from Japan

Kohei Arihara

有原航平

Professional baseball player from Japan

Tōru Hashimoto

橋下徹

Lawyer from Japan

Naohito Fujiki

藤木直人

Japanese actor and singer with a long-running presence in drama and music

Nao Tōyama

東山奈央

Tokyo-born voice actress and singer

Fumio Kishida

岸田文雄

Diplomat from Japan

Masumi Kuwata

桑田真澄

Baseball player from Japan

Tomoko Tamura

田村智子

First female chairperson of the Japanese Communist Party

Akaji Maro

麿赤兒

Actor from Japan

Makiko Tanaka

田中眞紀子

Diplomat from Japan

Kin'ya Kitaōji

北大路欣也

Actor from Japan

Rokusuke Ei

永六輔

Japanese lyricist of "Ue o Muite Arukō"

Akinobu Okada

岡田彰布

Baseball player from Japan

Masaaki Taira

平将明

Politician from Japan

Yohei Matsumoto

松本洋平

Politician from Japan

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

長塚京三

Actor from Japan

Demon Kakka

デーモン閣下

Singer from Japan

Yuki Saito

斎藤佑樹

Japanese baseball pitcher from Gunma

Kotaro Otake

大竹耕太郎

Baseball player from Japan

Miki Murai

村井美樹

Actor from Japan

Maiko Itō

いとうまい子

Actor from Japan

Shizuka Arakawa

荒川静香

Figure skater from Japan

Mariko Tsutsui

筒井真理子

Actor from Japan

Kunishige Kamamoto

釜本邦茂

Association football player from Japan

Yasushi Kaneko

金子恭之

Politician from Japan

Norio Wakamoto

若本規夫

Seiyū from Japan

Tsuyoshi Wada

和田毅

Baseball player from Japan

Norichika Aoki

青木宣親

Japan-born contact hitter and outfielder who excelled in both NPB and MLB

Soichiro Tahara

田原総一朗

Journalist from Japan

Hiroshige Seko

世耕弘成

Politician from Japan

Tomomi Inada

稲田朋美

Politician from Japan

Hideyuki Mizunuma

水沼秀幸

Japanese politician from Chiba, Waseda University graduate

Yoko Kanno

菅野よう子

Genre-defying Japanese composer and musician

Suguru Osako

大迫傑

Long-distance runner from Japan

Hisaya Morishige

森繁久彌

Singer from Japan

Yūki Sōma

相馬勇紀

Association football player from Japan

Shūji Terayama

寺山修司

Japanese avant-garde poet, playwright, and filmmaker

Shin'ya Kote

小手伸也

Actor

Risa Wataya

綿矢りさ

Writer from Japan

Kazunari Ishii

石井一成

Versatile professional baseball infielder from Tochigi

Beni Takemata

竹俣紅

Shogi professional turned Fuji TV announcer

Fumie Suguri

村主章枝

Figure skater from Japan

Ken Utsui

宇津井健

Veteran Japanese actor of the Showa era

Jin Matsubara

松原仁

Politician from Japan

Kyosen Ōhashi

大橋巨泉

Television presenter from Japan

Hirofumi Yanagase

柳ヶ瀬裕文

Japanese politician and former political secretary from Tokyo

Yoshio Kojima

小島よしお

Japanese comedian known for "Sonna no kankei nee"

Ai Fukuhara

福原愛

Table tennis player from Japan

Kenji Ogiwara

荻原健司

Olympic-era Nordic combined champion turned politician

Yuji Horii

堀井雄二

Japanese game designer, creator of Dragon Quest

Hiroo Ishii

石井浩郎

Japanese ex-slugger and Akita senator

Ryota Takeda

武田良太

Former Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs

Eigoro Mogi

茂木栄五郎

Yakult Swallows infielder, ex-Rakuten

Shogo Kariyazaki

假屋崎省吾

Japanese flower artist and television personality

Toshihiko Seko

瀬古利彦

Japanese marathoner, Boston and London winner

Takuma Sato

佐藤琢磨

Japanese driver, two-time Indianapolis 500 winner

Takeshi Okada

岡田武史

Former Japan national team manager, FC Imabari owner

Akito Watabe

渡部暁斗

Japan's elite Nordic combined skier from Hakuba, Nagano

Yukio Aoshima

青島幸男

Governor of Tokyo and lyricist of "Sudara Bushi"

Kazuyo Katsuma

勝間和代

Businessperson from Japan

Hiroki Uemoto

上本博紀

Japanese professional baseball player from Hiroshima

Satoru Komiyama

小宮山悟

Cerebral Japanese pitcher who reached the major leagues from Waseda

Fukushiro Nukaga

額賀福志郎

Veteran Japanese politician from Ibaraki

Jitsurō Terashima

寺島実郎

Japanese political commentator, Tama University president

Tetsuya Chikushi

筑紫哲也

Japanese anchor of NEWS23

Masahiro Shinoda

篠田正浩

Japanese New Wave film director

Shu Watanabe

渡辺周

Japanese politician from Shizuoka Prefecture

Sunplaza Nakano Kun

サンプラザ中野くん

Singer from Japan

Yukari Nakano

中野友加里

Japanese figure skater, 2007 Asian Games champion

Akira Fukuzawa

福澤朗

Japanese announcer, ex-Nippon TV

Shinsaku Kudo

工藤慎作

Athletics competitor

Sōma Tokuyama

徳山壮磨

Former baseball pitcher from Japan

Akina Mizuhara

瑞原明奈

Public figure

Shinsuke Kasai

笠井信輔

Japanese freelance announcer, ex-Fuji TV

Yuji Yamamoto

山本有二

Japanese LDP politician, ex-agriculture minister

Toshihito Kumagai

熊谷俊人

Governor of Chiba Prefecture since 2021

Hyokkorihan

ひょっこりはん

Japanese Yoshimoto comedian from Shiga

Hirokazu Matsuno

松野博一

Japanese LDP lawmaker, ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary

Maki Okazoe

岡副麻希

Model from Japan

Haruka Kuromi

黒見明香

Tokyo-born idol and Waseda University student

Yūji Kuroiwa

黒岩祐治

Journalist-turned-Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture

Sanjugo Naoki

直木三十五

Japanese author and filmmaker whose name lives on in Japan's Naoki Prize for popular fiction

Hiroshi Nakatsuka

中司宏

Japanese Ishin minister, ex-mayor of Hirakata

Osamu Mihara

三原脩

Baseball figure and journalist; 1961 Kikuchi Kan Prize laureate

Ayumu Goromaru

五郎丸歩

Japanese rugby union player known for his iconic pre-kick pose

Yoko Tawada

多和田葉子

Bilingual novelist writing at the intersection of Japanese and German literature

Sae Nakarai

半井小絵

Japanese weather caster from Hyogo, Waseda graduate

Izumi Nakamitsu

中満泉

Japanese international civil servant and 2018 Nikkei Woman of the Year

Tetsuya

EXILE TETSUYA

Japanese dancer and actor from Akita Prefecture

Shinsuke Sugiyama

杉山晋輔

Japanese career diplomat from Aichi Prefecture

Shoichi Ozawa

小沢昭一

Acclaimed Japanese character actor and cultural figure

Mizuki Sano

佐野瑞樹

Japanese announcer from Fuji City, Shizuoka

Hiroshi Kawauchi

川内博史

Japanese politician from Kagoshima

Junichi Kawai

河合純一

Japanese competitive swimmer from Hamamatsu

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