Yamamoto Explained

For other uses see Yamamoto (disambiguation).

Yamamoto (written: lit. "base of the mountain") is the 9th most common Japanese surname.^[1]

Notable people with the surname

• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese World War II flying ace
• , Japanese judoka
• , Japanese manga artist and character designer
• , Japanese Paralympic athlete
• , Japanese actress, voice actress and idol
• , Japanese gravure idol, actress and television personality
• , Japanese painter
• Beatriz Yamamoto Cázarez (1957–2021), Mexican politician
• , Japanese actress
• , birth name of Japanese yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho
• , Japanese footballer
• Donald Yamamoto (born 1953), American diplomat
• , Filipino-born Japanese basketball player
• , Japanese film director and screenwriter
• , Japanese women's footballer
• Eric Yamamoto, American legal scholar
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese Zen Buddhist
• , Japanese cyclist
• , Japanese Nordic combined skier
• , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and Prime Minister of Japan
• Guy Yamamoto (born 1961), American golfer
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese karateka
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese actress
• , American bassist
• Hiroki Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese speed skater
• Hiroshi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese footballer
• Hiroyuki Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese organic chemist
• Hisaye Yamamoto (1921–2011), Japanese-American writer
• , Japanese painter
• , Japanese shakuhachi player, composer and lecturer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese sport wrestler
• , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral killed during World War II
• , Japanese astronomer
• , Japanese businessman and politician
• Julie Yamamoto, American politician
• Junichi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese politician
• Kailer Yamamoto, (born 1998), American ice hockey player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor
• , Japanese samurai
• Kanae Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese Bahá'í
• , Japanese fashion designer
• Kansuke Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese racing driver
• , Japanese rower
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese voice actor and singer
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese voice actress
• Keith Yamamoto (born 1946), American scientist
• Kenichi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kenji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , pen name of Ishibashi Teikichi, Japanese writer and literary critic
• , Japanese handball player
• Kohei Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese politician
• Koji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese rugby union player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese professional wrestler
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer
• , Japanese singer and actress
• , Japanese women's basketball player
• , Japanese actress, television personality and model
• , Japanese voice actress and singer
• , Japanese cricketer
• , Japanese speed skater
• Masahiro Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese rugby union player
• , Japanese footballer
• Masaki Yamamoto (cyclist) (born 1996), Japanese cyclist
• , Japanese footballer and manager
• , Japanese cyclist
• , Japanese photographer
• , Japanese rower
• , Japanese film director
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese artistic gymnast
• , Japanese swimmer
• Mayumi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mia Yamamoto, American activist
• , Japanese writer and poet
• Michiko Yamamoto (screenwriter) (born 1979), Filipino screenwriter
• , Japanese journalist
• , Japanese scientist
• , Japanese classical composer
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese sport wrestler and mixed martial artist
• , Japanese actress and model
• , Japanese announcer
• Naoki Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• Naomi Yamamoto, Canadian politician
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese footballer
• Richard K. Yamamoto (1935–2009), American physicist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese architect
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese R&B singer
• , Japanese triple jumper
• Ryosuke Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese alpine skier
• , Japanese women's basketball player
• , Japanese javelin thrower
• , Japanese racing driver
• , Japanese gravure idol
• , Grand Chamberlain of Japan
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese film director
• , Japanese singer, model, and idol
• , Japanese anime director
• , Japanese drifting driver
• , Japanese musician
• , Japanese chef
• , Japanese sport wrestler
• , Japanese pole vaulter
• Shinji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese shogi player
• , Japanese badminton player
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese artist
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese writer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese figure skater
• Stênio Yamamoto (born 1961), Brazilian sport shooter
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese diplomat
• Tadashi Yamamoto (1936–2012), Japanese internationalist
• , Japanese triple jumper
• Taisei Yamamoto (born 2001), Japanese freestyle skier
• , Japanese volleyball player
• Takashi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese motorcycle racer
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese politician and actor
• Taro Yamamoto (artist) (1919–1994), American artist
• , Japanese samurai
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese baseball player
• Thomas Yamamoto (1917–2004), American artist
• , Japanese actor
• Tojo Yamamoto (1927–1992), American professional wrestler
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese volleyball player
• , Japanese physician
• Toshiki Yamamoto (born 1991), Japanese weightlifter
• Toshio Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese samurai and author of the Hagakure
• , Japanese jazz pianist and composer
• Wil Yamamoto (born 1974), Guamanian cyclist
• , Japanese manga artist
• Yasufumi Yamamoto (born 1971), Japanese tennis player
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese anime director
• , Japanese fashion designer
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese swimmer
• Yoshihisa Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese golfer
• , Japanese judoka
• , Japanese football referee
• , Japanese politician
• , Japanese field hockey player
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese anime director
• , Japanese mathematician
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese fashion model
• , Japanese kickboxer
• , Japanese writer and playwright

Fictional characters

• , a character in the manga series Spriggan
• Lt. Yamamoto, a character in the anime series The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
• Akane Yamamoto, a character in manga series Haikyū!!
• Aki Yamamoto, a character in the manga series Colorful
• , a character in the manga series Bleach
• Julie Yamamoto, a character in the television series
• , a character in the manga series
• , a character in the novel Battle Royale
• , a character in the manga series
• , a character in the manga series Reborn!
• , a character in the anime series Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko
• Yamamoto Yueniang, a character in the television series The Little Nyonya

See also

• Yamoto (disambiguation)

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. 2019-03-09.