Notable People From Kumamoto
- Yokoi Shōnan, scholar and political reformer
- Inoue Kowashi, statesman
- Kang Sang-jung, political scientist
- Isao Yukisada, film director
- Sayuri Ishikawa, enka singer
- Chisato Moritaka, pop-music performer
- Eiichiro Oda, manga artist, author of One Piece
- Higonoumi Naoya, sumo wrestler
- Momoko Ueda, female professional golfer
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