Notable Artists: 1 cartoonist
Rumiko Takahashi   1957-  
Notable Athletes: 1 soccer
(soccer) Hideto Takahashi   1987-  
Olympic Medalists: 3 bronze, 1 gold
(bronze) Kaori Takahashi   1996   synchronized swimming - team  
(gold) Naoko Takahashi   2000   marathon  
(bronze) Yoshinobu Takahashi   2004   baseball  
(bronze) Daisuke Takahashi   2010   figure skating