Arts and Culture
- Ryōkan (1758–1831), Zen Buddhist monk and poet, from Izumozaki
- Inoue Enryō (1858–1919), Buddhist philosopher, from Nagaoka
- Yaichi Aizu (1881–1956), poet, calligrapher and historian, from Niigata City
- Fubō Hayashi (1900–1935), novelist from Sado Island
- Ango Sakaguchi (1906–1955), novelist and essayist, from Niigata City
- Haruo Minami (1923–2001), enka singer, from Nagaoka
- Kimio Yanagisawa (born 1948), manga artist, from Gosen
- Tetsuo Harada (born 1949 Niitsu-shi), sculptor working in Paris France
- Yoshifumi Kondō (1950–1998), animator, from Gosen
- Keiko Yokozawa (born 1952), voice actress, from Niigata City
- Bin Shimada (born 1954), voice actor, from Niigata City
- Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (born 1955), bass player for the rock group Southern All Stars, from Agano
- Yukari Nozawa (born 1957), actor and voice actor
- Rumiko Takahashi (born 1957), manga artist, from Niigata City
- Hajime Watanabe (born 1957), animator
- Shuichi Shigeno (born 1958), manga artist, from Tōkamachi
- Makoto Kobayashi (born 1958), manga artist, from Niigata City
- Motoei Shinzawa (born 1958), manga artist, from Kashiwazaki
- Ken Watanabe (born 1959), stage, TV and film actor, from Niigata
- Yōko Sōmi (born 1965), voice actress
- Kazuya Tsurumaki (born 1966), animator, from Gosen
- Akiko Yajima (born 1967), voice actress, from Kashiwazaki
- Hiroki Yagami (born 1967), manga artist, from Kashiwazaki
- Kazuto Nakazawa (born 1968), animator
- Takeshi Obata (born 1969), manga artist, from Niigata City
- Etsushi Ogawa (born 1969), manga artist
- Rumi Kasahara (born 1970), voice actress, from Itoigawa
- Nobuhiro Watsuki (born 1970), manga artist, from Nagaoka
- Kiriko Nananan (born 1972), manga artist, from Tsubame
- Közi (born 1972), rock musician
- Daisuke Hirakawa (born 1973), voice actor
- Yoko Ishida (born 1973), singer, from Niigata City
- Daisuke Sakaguchi (born 1973), voice actor, from Kashiwazaki
- Hitomi Nabatame (born 1976), voice actress, from Sado Island
- Tatsuyuki Nagai (born 1976), anime director
- Ryō Hirohashi (born 1977), voice actress, from Nagaoka
- Ayana Sasagawa (born 1983), voice actress
- Makoto Ogawa (born 1987) and Koharu Kusumi (born 1992), members of pop girl-group Morning Musume, from, respectively, Kashiwazaki and Nagaoka
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