This is a list of notable alumni, faculty, and students, from Waseda University. Those individuals who qualify for multiple categories have been placed under the section for which they are best known.
Prime ministers
Tanzan Ishibashi (1956–1957) Noboru Takeshita (1987–1989) Toshiki Kaifu (1989–1991) Keizō Obuchi (1998–2000) Mikio Aoki (Acting: 2000-2000) Yoshirō Mori (2000–2001) Yasuo Fukuda (2007–2008) Yoshihiko Noda (2011–2012) Fumio Kishida (2021- present)
Politics
Diplomats
Chiune Sugihara
Tsuneo Koizumi
Katsuhiko Oku – rugby player and diplomat, promoted posthumously to ambassador
Business leaders
Academics
Authors
Journalists
Soichiro Tawara
Yoh Henmi
Satoshi Kamata
Chang Deok-soo
Performing arts
Scientists
Shingo Futamura - rubber industry scientist
Sports
Baseball
Figure skating
Shizuka Arakawa – 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist
Rena Inoue – Pairs skater
Yukari Nakano
Fumie Suguri
Yuzuru Hanyu – Men's singles figure skater, 2014, 2018 Winter Olympics gold medalist and two-times world champion
Football
Kunishige Kamamoto
Saburo Kawabuchi – ex-President of Japan football association and ex-Chairman of Japan professional soccer league
Martial arts
Rugby
Katsuyuki Kiyomiya – player and coach
Hiroaki Shukuzawa – player and coach
Ayumu Goromaru
Yoshikazu Fujita
Swimming
Volleyball
Yoko Zetterlund – Former player of United States women's national volleyball team Ryuta Homma – Former roster of men's national volleyball team and currently active in V.League Division 1 Taichi Fukuyama – Current roster of men's national volleyball team Yuto Fujinaka – Former roster of Japan U-21 and U-23 national volleyball team and currently active in V.League Division 1 Mitsuki Kobayashi – Former roster of Japan U-21 and universiade national team, competing in 2019 Summer Universiade. Currently active in V.League Division 1 Kento Miyaura – Current roster of men's national volleyball team Otsuka Tatsunori – Current roster of men's national volleyball team
Miscellaneous
Other
Notable current students
Sports
Tatsuki Machida – Figure skater
Shingo Nishiyama – Figure skater
Rika Kihira – Figure skater
Miyabi Onitsuka – Snowboarder
Kanako Watanabe – Swimmer
Ippei Watanabe – Swimmer
Tatsunori Otsuka – Men's national volleyball player, being a part of 2020 Olympics men's tournament
Performing arts
Jyongri – singer
Natsuki Sato – idol singer, former member of AKB48
Yui Ogura – voice actor, roles include Toki Onjōji (Saki Achiga-hen Episode of Side-A)
Notable faculty members
Principals, de facto presidents (1907–1923), and presidents
Principals
Hidemaro Ōkuma, 1882–1886
Hisoka Maejima, 1886–1890
Kazuo Hatoyama, 1890–1907
De facto presidents (1907–1923) Sanae Takata, 1907–1915 Tameyuki Amano, 1915–1917 Yoshiro Hiranuma, 1918–1921 Masasada Shiozawa, 1921–1923
Presidents
Trustees
Ryuhoku Narushima, poet, journalist, and one of the first trustees of Waseda
Azusa Ono (1852–1886), law scholar and one of the first trustees of Waseda
Benefactors
Waseda University has had numerous benefactors, including: