Yamada Explained

is the 12th most common Japanese surname.^[1]

Notable people with the surname

• , Japanese model, actress and idol
• , Japanese field hockey player
• , Japanese illustrator and manga artist
• , Japanese rugby union player
• , Japanese philosopher
• , Japanese politician and samurai
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese samurai
• , Japanese samurai
• , Japanese beauty pageant winner
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese women's footballer
• , Japanese basketball player
• , Japanese general
• , Japanese softball player
• , Japanese Mahayana Buddhist
• Fernando Yamada (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
• , Japanese voice actress
• , pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese cross-country skier
• , Japanese footballer and manager
• , Japanese cross-country skier
• , Japanese badminton player
• , Japanese admiral
• Hiroki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese chef
• , Japanese long jumper
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese computer scientist
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese video game composer
• , better known as Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician
• , Japanese film director
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese swordsman
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese women's basketball player
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese conductor
• , Japanese classical composer and conductor
• , Japanese badminton player
• , Japanese voice actor
• , better known as Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese manga artist
• , better known as Black Buffalo, Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese golfer
• Kenji Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kenneth Yamada, American biologist
• , Japanese Go player
• , better known as Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer
• , Japanese photographer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese billiards player
• , Japanese doctor
• , Japanese classical composer and conductor
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese Zen Buddhist
• , Japanese shogi player
• Kyle Yamada (born 1983), Canadian soccer player
• , Japanese figure skater and coach
• , better known as Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress
• , Japanese architect
• , Japanese mixed martial artist
• Mariko Yamada (born 1950), Japanese American politician
• , Japanese actress and gravure idol
• , Japanese physicist
• , Japanese weightlifter
• , Japanese politician
• Masahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
• Masaki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer and manager
• , Japanese shogi player
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese rhythmic gymnast
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), American poet, activist, and professor
• , Japanese softball player
• , Japanese taekwondo practitioner
• , Japanese calligrapher
• , Japanese manga artist, writer and poet
• , Japanese adventurer, governor of a province of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Thailand)
• , Japanese idol and singer
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese animator and film director
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese speed skater
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese general
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese Zen Buddhist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese singer and actor
• Ryoun Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist
• Sachiko Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• , Japanese ski mountaineer
• , Japanese badminton player
• , Japanese motorcycle racer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese musician
• , Japanese model, actor and singer
• , Japanese businessman
• , Japanese cross-country skier
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese actress and former member idol group NMB48
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese metallurgic artist
• Sobin Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist
• Tachi Yamada (1945–2021), scientist and gastroenterologist
• , Japanese writer and screenwriter
• , Japanese rower
• , Japanese footballer
• Takahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese actor, singer and producer
• Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), American artist
• , Japanese Go player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese singer-songwriter
• Tarzan Yamada (born 1962), Japanese drifting driver
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese karateka
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese ice hockey player
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese writer, illustrator and translator
• , Japanese feminist
• , Japanese boxer
• , Japanese film director
• , Japanese actor and voice actor
• , Japanese linguist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese anime screenwriter
• , Japanese mixed martial artist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese aikidoka
• , Japanese model, actress and singer
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese darts player
• , Japanese ski jumper
• , Japanese composer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• , protagonist of the manga series B Gata H Kei
• The Yamadas, characters in the film My Neighbors the Yamadas
• The Yamada Asaemon clan, characters in the manga series
• , a character in the manga series Working!!
• , a character in the manga series Honey and Clover
• Chi Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Chi's Sweet Home
• , a character in the light novel series Eromanga Sensei
• , a character in the manga series Bleach
• , a character in the visual novel
• , a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
• , a character from the multimedia project
• , a character from the multimedia project
• , a character from the multimedia project
• , a character in the video game Fatal Fury 2
• , a character in the manga series Shaman King
• , a character in the light novel series Infinite Stratos
• , protagonist of the manga series Kocchi Muite! Miiko
• , protagonist of the manga series Mamotte! Lollipop
• , a character in the anime series Valvrave the Liberator
• , a character in the anime/manga series Bocchi the Rock!
• , protagonist of the manga series Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
• , a character in the manga series Sensitive Pornograph
• , a character in the anime series Tenchi Muyo! GXP
• , protagonist of the manga series Kanpai!
• , a character in the anime series Zombie Land Saga
• , a character in the manga series Dokaben
• Taro Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Yamada Taro Monogatari
• Taro Yamada character in Yandere Simulator
• , a character in the television series Densha Otoko
• , a character in the media franchise Pretty Rhythm
• , a character in the manga series Kase-san

See also

• Courtney Yamada-Anderson (born 1980), American skeleton racer
• Japanese name

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'']]. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. 2019-04-03.