One famous person with the surname of 'Kitaoji' was Rosanji KITAOJI (real name was Fusajiro KITAOJI), who was a pottery artist born in Kitaoji of Kyoto.
「北大路」を姓とする著名人には京都の北大路で生まれた陶芸家の北大路魯山人（本名は北大路房次郎）がいる。