Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Makoto Kobayashi 2008 
Notable Athletes:
1 tennis
(tennis) Makoto Ninomiya 1994-
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 silver, 1 silver/bronze
(silver/bronze) Makoto Fukui 1960; 1964 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Makoto Imaoka 1996 baseball
(bronze) Makoto Kaneko 2004 baseball