Editing Niigata Prefecture (section)

===Sports===
* [[Shiro Saigo]] (1866 – 1922), Judo, lived in Aga (Tsugawa), lived in 1869-1882
* [[Haguroyama Masaji]] (1914–1969), [[sumo|sumo wrestler]] from Nakanokuchi who was ''[[yokozuna (sumo)|yokozuna]]'' for 12 years and three months; an all-time record
* [[Shohei Baba]] (1938–1999), Japanese [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], from Sanjō
* [[Sawao Kato]] (born 1946), winner of 12 Olympic medals in gymnastics
* [[Killer Khan]] (born 1947), professional wrestler, from Tsubame
* [[Ayumu Hirano]] (born 1998), snowboarder, from Murakami
* [[Ayana Onozuka]] (born 1988), freestyle skier, from Minamiuonuma
* [[Kentaro Minagawa]] (born 1977), alpine skier, from Yuzawa
* [[Junko Hoshino]] (born 1989), freestyle skier, from Nagaoka
* [[Reruhi Shimizu]] (born 1993), ski jumper, from Myoko
* [[Mai Nakamura (backstroke swimmer)|Mai Nakamura]] (born 1979), swimmer, from Nagaoka
* [[Gōtoku Sakai]] (born 1991), footballer (2015– [[Hamburger SV]]), from Sanjo
* [[Yujiro Takahashi]] (born 1981), [[professional wrestler]] from Niigata City.