Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture

The list Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture includes Yu Darvish, Koji Yamasaki, Yuji Hino, Masaaki Higashiguchi and Ryota Hama. The list consists of 290 members and 13 sublists.

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Osaka Prefecture

Prefecture of Japan

Baseball people from Osaka Prefecture
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Association football people from Osaka Prefecture
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Martial artists from Osaka Prefecture
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Sportspeople from Osaka
8L, 306T
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Professional shogi players from Osaka Prefecture
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Rugby sevens players from Osaka Prefecture
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- Arisa Nishi
Rugby union players from Osaka Prefecture
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Sportspeople from Sakai, Osaka
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Sportspeople from Takatsuki, Osaka
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Sportspeople from Toyonaka, Osaka
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Sportspeople from Suita
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Sportspeople from Ibaraki, Osaka
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1.

Yu Darvish

Baseball player

Overview: Farid Yu Darvishsefat (ダルビッシュ・セファット・ファリード・有, Darubisshu Sefatto Farīdo Yū, born 16 August 1986), popularly known as Yu Darvish (ダルビッシュ有), is a Japanese professional baseball starting pitcher for the San ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Baseball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 5" (196 cm)

Partner: Seiko Yamamoto (Married)

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2023 World Baseball Classic players 374T

Japanese male YouTubers 59T

Baseball people from Osaka Prefecture 96T
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Ryota Hama

Japanese, Wrestling

Overview: Ryota Hama (浜亮太,, Hama Ryōta) (born November 21, 1979) is a retired Japanese sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler, signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling in the Strong BJ division.

Date of birth: 21 November 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Wrestling

Gender: Male

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Japanese male professional wrestlers 430T

People from Ibaraki, Osaka 43T

Japanese sumo wrestlers 502T
3.

Kurumi Nara

Japanese tennis player

Overview: Kurumi Nara (奈良くるみ, Nara Kurumi, born 30 December 1991) is a Japanese professional tennis player.

Date of birth: 30 December 1991

Age: 33

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Tennis

Gender: Female

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Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture 151T

Tennis people from Hyōgo Prefecture 6T

Japanese female tennis players 107T
4.

Yoshihiro Akiyama

Mixed martial artist

Overview: Yoshihiro Akiyama (秋山成勲) (born July 29, 1975), also known as Sung-hoon Choo (추성훈), is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. Akiyama won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championships for South Korea ...

Date of birth: 29 July 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Martial Arts

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Zainichi Korean athletes 16T

People from Ikuno, Osaka 12T

ONE Championship mixed martial artists 95T
5.

Emiko Kado

professional wrestler

Overview: Emiko Kado (門恵美子, Kado Emiko) (January 28, 1976 – April 9, 1999) was a Japanese female professional wrestler. She died after a wrestling injury, only months into her professional career.

Date of birth: 28 January 1976

Date of death: 9 April 1999

Age: 23 (age at death)

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Wrestling

Gender: Female

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Sportspeople from Osaka 206T

Japanese female professional wrestlers 146T

Professional wrestling deaths 22T
6.

Yoshi Amao

Japanese actor, comedian, emcee, and martial artist

Overview: Yoshi Amao (ヨシ天尾) is a Japanese actor, comedian, emcee, and martial artist based in New York City. He is the emcee for the hit reality TV game show Big In Japan on air throughout Europe. From 2013 until ...

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Male actors from Osaka Prefecture 30T

Japanese male actors 998T

Year of birth missing (living people) 37,022T
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Tsuyoshi Nishioka

Baseball player

Overview: Tsuyoshi Nishioka (西岡剛, Nishioka Tsuyoshi, born July 27, 1984) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in both Pacific League and Central League in Nippon Pro ...

Date of birth: 27 July 1984

Age: 40

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Baseball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Baseball people from Osaka Prefecture 77T

Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States 111T

Nippon Professional Baseball infielders 357T
8.

Ren Nakata

Japanese baseball player

Overview: Ren Nakata (中田廉, Nakata Ren, born July 21, 1990 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Date of birth: 21 July 1990

Age: 34

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Baseball

Gender: Male

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Baseball people from Osaka 33T

Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers 1,001T

Sportspeople from Osaka 206T
9.

Ryosuke Ogata

Baseball player

Overview: Ryosuke Ogata (緒方凌介, born August 25, 1990 in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Date of birth: 25 August 1990

Age: 34

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Baseball

Gender: Male

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Baseball people from Osaka 33T

Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders 375T

Sportspeople from Osaka 206T
10.

Koji Yamasaki

Baseball player

Overview: Koji Yamasaki (山﨑浩司, born October 31, 1980 in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Date of birth: 31 October 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Baseball

Gender: Male

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Baseball people from Osaka 33T

Nippon Professional Baseball infielders 357T

Sportspeople from Osaka 206T
11.

Shota Horie

Rugby player

Overview: Shota Horie (堀江翔太, Horie Shōta) (born 21 January 1986 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. His preferred position is hooker although he can also play in the back row. He represents Japan ...

Date of birth: 21 January 1986

Age: 39

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Rugby Union

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Japanese expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand 8T

Japanese expatriate rugby union players in Australia 7T

Rugby union players from Osaka Prefecture 41T
12.

Yuji Hino

Japanese professional wrestler

Overview: Yusuke Hino (日野裕介, Hino Yūsuke, born January 27, 1985), better known by the ring name Yuji Hino (火野裕士, Hino Yūji), is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed by Pro Wrestling Zero1. One of ...

Date of birth: 27 January 1985

Age: 40

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Wrestling

Gender: Male

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Japanese male professional wrestlers 430T

People from Hirakata 31T

1985 births 19,339T
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Masaaki Higashiguchi

Footballer

Overview: Masaaki Higashiguchi (東口順昭, Higashiguchi Masaaki, born 12 May 1986) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Gamba Osaka and the Japan national football team as a goalkeeper. He previously played ...

Date of birth: 12 May 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Football

Gender: Male

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2019 AFC Asian Cup players 547T

2018 FIFA World Cup players 736T

Niigata University of Management alumni 3T
14.

Asuna Tanaka

Footballer

Overview: Asuna Tanaka (田中明日菜, Tanaka Asuna, born 23 April 1988) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Gyeongju KHNP. She played for Japan national team.

Date of birth: 23 February 1988

Age: 37

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Football

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany 72T

Tasaki Perule FC players 21T

Women's association football midfielders 3,236T
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Yoshinori Tateyama

Baseball player

Overview: Yoshinori Tateyama (建山義紀, Tateyama Yoshinori, born December 26, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, and in Nippon ...

Date of birth: 26 December 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Baseball

Gender: Male

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Baseball people from Osaka Prefecture 77T

Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States 111T

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players 213T
16.

Kenta Maeda

Baseball player

Overview: Kenta Maeda (前田健太, Maeda Kenta, born April 11, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles ...

Date of birth: 11 April 1988

Age: 36

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Baseball

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Baseball people from Osaka Prefecture 77T

National baseball team players 48T

People from Tadaoka, Osaka 5T
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Yasuhiko Yabuta

Japanese baseball player

Overview: Yasuhiko Yabuta (薮田安彦, Yabuta Yasuhiko, born June 19, 1973) is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He competed in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and struck out Alex Rodriguez, Johnny Damon, and Derrek ...

Date of birth: 19 June 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Baseball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Baseball people from Osaka Prefecture 77T

Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States 111T

Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers 1,001T
18.

Akiko Morigami

Tennis player

Overview: Akiko Morigami (森上亜希子, Morigami Akiko, born January 12, 1980) is a Japanese former professional tennis player.

Date of birth: 12 January 1980

Age: 45

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Tennis

Gender: Female

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Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games 1,353T

Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 1,485T

Asian Games silver medalists for Japan 1,093T
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Aiko Nakamura

Tennis player

Overview: Aiko Nakamura (中村藍子, Nakamura Aiko) (born 28 December 1983), is a Japanese former professional tennis player. In July 2008, she was the second highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at No ...

Date of birth: 28 December 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Tennis

Gender: Female

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Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 1,485T

Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan 963T

Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games 86T
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Avi Schafer

Japanese basketball player

Overview: Avi Koki Schafer (born 28 January 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for the Shiga Lakestars of the B. League and plays for US college team Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ...

Date of birth: 28 January 1998

Age: 27

Nationality: Japanese

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

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2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 357T

Brewster Academy alumni 28T

Japanese people of American-Jewish descent 2T