Takahashi Explained

is the third most common Japanese surname.^[1] Less common variants include,,,,,,, and .

Notable people with the surname Takahashi

• Aaron Takahashi, Japanese-American actor
• , Japanese singer and actress
• , Japanese kickboxer
• , Japanese classical pianist
• , Japanese art historian
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese badminton player
• , Japanese astronomer
• , Japanese badminton player
• Ayuo Takahashi (born 1960), Japanese-American musician
• , Japanese film director
• Belinda Takahashi (高橋 ベリンダ), professor and creator of the Juno Baby product line
• Bo Takahashi (born 1997), Japanese-Brazilian baseball player
• Bruna Takahashi (born 2000), Brazilian table tennis player
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• Chiyoko Takahashi (1912–1994), American lawyer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese footballer
• Daiji Takahashi (born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
• , Japanese figure skater
• , Japanese footballer
• Daisuke Takahashi (mathematician), Japanese mathematician
• , Japanese Nordic combined skier
• , Japanese racewalker
• Erina Takahashi Japanese - English ballerina
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese businessman
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese women's footballer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese billionaire real estate developer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese actor
• Hideko Takahashi, Japanese illustrator
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer and manager
• , Japanese cross-country skier
• , Japanese actress and model
• , Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
• , Japanese judoka
• , Japanese skeleton racer
• , Japanese actor, voice actor and singer
• , Japanese cross-country skier
• , better known as Ao Takahashi, Japanese voice actress
• , better known as Kaoru Shimamura, Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese artist
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese architect
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese table tennis player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese video game producer and designer
• , Japanese judge
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese singer
• , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• , Japanese drummer
• , Japanese botanist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese actor
• Joseph Takahashi (born 1951), Japanese-American neurobiologist and geneticist
• , Japanese fashion designer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese Singer and K-Pop idol from Rocket Punch
• , Imperial Japanese Navy officer
• , Japanese speed skater
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese synchronized swimmer
• , Japanese actress and singer
• , Japanese voice actress
• Kasumi Takahashi (born 1980), Japanese-Australian rhythmic gymnast
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese golfer
• , Japanese singer and actor
• Katsuya Takahashi, conspirator in the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
• , Japanese rugby union player
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese sledge hockey player
• , Japanese manga artist and game creator
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese mixed martial artist
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese luger
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese game designer and artist
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese basketball player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese sailor
• , Japanese futsal player
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese male volleyball player
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese cyclist
• , Japanese journalist
• , Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
• , Japanese motorcycle racer
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese animator and character designer
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese photojournalist
• , Japanese drifting driver
• , Japanese pool player
• , Japanese motorcycle racer and racing driver
• Kuniyuki Takahashi, Japanese DJ and music producer
• , Japanese actress and model
• , Japanese voice actor
• Mamoru Takahashi (born 1956), Japanese golfer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese gymnast
• , Japanese model and actress
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese actress and model
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese equestrian
• Masanori Takahashi (高橋正則), commonly known as Kitaro
• Masao Takahashi (born 1929), Canadian judoka
• , Japanese physician, ophthalmologist and stem cell researcher
• , Japanese cyclist
• , Japanese sailor
• Michael Takahashi (高橋 マイケル) (born 1974), Japanese-American basketball player
• , Japanese virologist
• , Japanese shogi player
• , Japanese volleyball player
• Migaku Takahashi, Japanese engineer
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese voice actor and singer
• , Japanese voice actress and singer
• , Japanese singer, idol and actress
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese pentathlete
• , Japanese physician
• , Japanese sprinter
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese poet
• , Japanese animator and anime director
• , 8th-century Japanese poet
• , Japanese-Canadian journalist
• , Japanese poet and writer
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese artist
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese singer and voice actor
• , Japanese former actress
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese figure skater
• , Japanese screenwriter
• Nobuko Takahashi (ambassador) Ambassador to Denmark
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese murderer
• Phil Takahashi (born 1957), Canadian judoka
• , Japanese male volleyball player
• Ray Takahashi (born 1958), Canadian sport wrestler and judoka
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese voice actress and singer
• , Japanese actress and voice actress
• , Japanese rower
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese musician and composer
• , Japanese entomologist
• , Japanese biathlete
• , Japanese anime director, screenwriter, and producer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese naval aviator
• , Japanese women's footballer
• Sakae Takahashi, (19192001), Japanese American politician
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese international law scholar
• , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese badminton player
• Satoshi Takahashi (born 1968), Japanese karateka
• , Japanese ice hockey player
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese samurai
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese footballer and manager
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese religious leader
• , Japanese sport shooter
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese poet
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese table tennis player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese artist
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese cross-country skier
• , Japanese middle-distance runner
• , Japanese ice dancer and coach
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese academic and translator
• , Japanese anime director
• , Japanese footballer and manager
• , Japanese musician and record producer
• , Japanese motorcycle racer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese golfer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese writer for anime
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese wrestling referee and writer
• , Japanese video game conceptor
• , Japanese composer
• Tina Takahashi, Canadian judoka
• Tomoko Takahashi (born 1966), Japanese artist
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese pole vaulter
• , Japanese roboticist
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese computer network researcher and businessman
• , Japanese racing driver
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese water polo player
• , Japanese manga artist
• Wes Takahashi, American animator and visual effects supervisor
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese wheel gymnastics acrobat
• Yasuko Takahashi, commonly known as Izumi Aki
• , Japanese theoretical physicist
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese film and television director
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer
• , Japanese boxer
• , Japanese long jumper
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese footballer
• , ring name of Kazuo Takahashi (born 1969), Japanese mixed martial artist
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese rugby union player
• , Japanese singer-songwriter
• , Japanese actress and model
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese painter
• , Japanese Paralympic athlete
• , Japanese classical pianist, composer, critic and writer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese motorcycle racer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese sport wrestler
• , Japanese musician
• , Japanese volleyball and beach volleyball player
• , Japanese triathlete
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese actress and singer
• , Japanese weightlifter
• , Japanese tennis player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese engineer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese Magic: The Gathering player

Fictional characters

• Daichi Takahashi and Eriko Takahashi, from High School Girls
• Kenshi Takahashi, from the Mortal Kombat series
• Misaki Takahashi, from Junjo Romantica
• Mitsuko Takahashi, from Someday's Dreamers
• Tetsuya Takahashi, from Forbidden Dance
• Nanami Takahashi, from the manga We Were There
• Mr. Takahashi, from Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Takeda Takahashi, from Mortal Kombat X
• Takahashi from Fallout 4
• Keisuke Takahashi from Initial D
• Ryosuke Takahashi from Initial D
• Hoshino Takahashi from Blue Archive

Notes and References

1. 明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 . Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company—National same family name investigation . ja . . 2008-09-24 . 2019-03-09.