| Name | |
|---|---|
| Administrative division | Yamagata |
| Country | Japan |
People born here (18) |
||||||
| Kiyoshi Hayasaka |  JPN |
CCS | Olympics | 1976 | 4 February 1954 | |
| Naomi Hoshikawa | JPN |
CCS | Olympics | 1992 | 3 June 1969 | |
| Toshihiro Kaiwa | JPN |
ALP | Olympics | 1980—1984 | 24 April 1955 | |
| Nachi Misawa | JPN |
GRY | Olympics | 2008 | 13 November 1989 | |
| Yasutoshi Motoki | JPN |
WRE | Olympics | 2000 | 23 December 1969 | |
| Takashi Nishida | JPN |
SBD | Olympics | 1998 | 24 January 1976 | |
| Makoto Saito | JPN |
WRE | Olympics | 1972 | 18 February 1951 | |
| Norio Sasaki | JPN |
FBL | Coach | 2008—2012 | 24 May 1958 | |
| Yasushige Sasaki | JPN |
WLF | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 12 October 1960 | |
| Satoshi Sato | JPN |
CCS | Olympics | 1984 | 10 January 1962 | |
| Kyoko Seo | JPN |
GAR | Olympics/Non-starter | 1988—1992 | 28 June 1972 | |
| Masaki Shiba | JPN |
SBD | Olympics | 2018—2026 | 26 April 1986 | |
| Kunio Shibata | JPN |
CCS | Olympics | 1972 | 15 June 1948 | |
| Taka Shibata | JPN |
ATH | Olympics | 1932 | 10 October 1916 | |
| Miyuki Shirata | JPN |
CSP | Olympics | 2004 | 28 July 1984 | |
| Kenji Soda | JPN |
BKB | Olympics | 1972 | 12 February 1948 | |
| Mikiko Takeya | JPN |
CSP | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 19 June 1980 | |
| Tanayuki Yuki | JPN |
CCS | Olympics | 1988 | 6 May 1960 | |
