Yamamoto

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

Notable people with the surname[edit]

Akihiko Yamamoto (山本明彦, born 1947), Japanese politician
Akira Yamamoto (山本旭, 1913–1944), Japanese World War II flying ace
Anzu Yamamoto (山本杏, born 1994), Japanese judoka
Atsuji Yamamoto (山本貴嗣, born 1959), Japanese manga artist and character designer
Atsushi Yamamoto (山本篤, born 1982), Japanese Paralympic athlete
Ayano Yamamoto (山本彩乃, born 1986), Japanese actress, voice actress and idol
Azusa Yamamoto (山本梓, born 1981), Japanese gravure idol, actress and television personality
Yamamoto Baiitsu (山本梅逸), Japanese painter
Beatriz Yamamoto Cázarez (1957–2021), Mexican politician
Chihiro Yamamoto (山本千尋, born 1996), Japanese actress
Chogoro Yamamoto (山本長五郎, 1867–1936), birth name of Japanese yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho
Daiki Yamamoto (山本大稀, born 1992), Japanese footballer
Donald Yamamoto (born 1953), American diplomat
Edward Yamamoto (山本エドワード, born 1986), Filipino-born Japanese basketball player
Eiichi Yamamoto (山本暎一, 1940–2021), Japanese film director and screenwriter
Emi Yamamoto (山本絵美, born 1982), Japanese women's footballer
Eric Yamamoto, American legal scholar
Fujio Yamamoto (山本富士雄, born 1966), Japanese footballer
Fujiko Yamamoto (山本富士子, born 1931), Japanese actress
Gempō Yamamoto (山本玄峰, 1866–1961), Japanese Zen Buddhist
Genki Yamamoto (山本元喜, born 1991), Japanese cyclist
Go Yamamoto (山元豪, born 1995), Japanese Nordic combined skier
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (山本権兵衛, 1852–1933), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and Prime Minister of Japan
Guy Yamamoto (born 1961), American golfer
Hideo Yamamoto (山本英夫, born 1968), Japanese manga artist
Hideo Yamamoto (karateka) (山本英雄), Japanese karateka
Hideomi Yamamoto (山本英臣, born 1980), Japanese footballer
Hikaru Yamamoto (山本ひかる, born 1991), Japanese actress
Hiro Yamamoto (山本紘, born 1961), American bassist
Hiroki Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Hiromasa Yamamoto (山本浩正, born 1979), Japanese footballer
Hiromi Yamamoto (山本宏美, born 1970), Japanese speed skater
Hiroshi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Hiroto Yamamoto (山本啓人, born 1988), Japanese footballer
Hiroyuki Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Hisashi Yamamoto (山本尚, born 1943), Japanese organic chemist
Hisaye Yamamoto (1921–2011), Japanese-American writer
Yamamoto Hōsui (山本芳翠, 1850–1906), Japanese painter
Hōzan Yamamoto (山本邦山, 1937–2014), Japanese shakuhachi player, composer and lecturer
Ichita Yamamoto (山本一太, born 1958), Japanese politician
Ikuei Yamamoto (山本郁榮, born 1945), Japanese sport wrestler
Isoroku Yamamoto (山本五十六, 1884–1943), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral killed during World War II
Issei Yamamoto (山本一清, 1889–1959), Japanese astronomer
Yamamoto Jōtarō (山本条太郎, 1867–1936), Japanese businessman and politician
Julie Yamamoto, American politician
Junichi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Junzo Yamamoto (山本順三, born 1954), Japanese politician
Kailer Yamamoto, (born 1998), American ice hockey player
Kaito Yamamoto (山本海人, born 1985), Japanese footballer
Kajirō Yamamoto (山本嘉次郎, 1902–1974), Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor
Yamamoto Kakuma (山本覚馬, 1828–1892), Japanese samurai
Kanae Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Kanichi Yamamoto (山本寛一, 1879–1961), Japanese Bahá'í
Kansai Yamamoto (山本寛斎, 1944–2020), Japanese fashion designer
Kansuke Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Katsumi Yamamoto (racing driver) (山本勝巳, born 1973), Japanese racing driver
Katsumi Yamamoto (rowing) (山本克美, born 1946), Japanese rower
Kazunori Yamamoto (山本一徳, born 1983), Japanese baseball player
Kazutomi Yamamoto (山本和臣, born 1988), Japanese voice actor and singer
Kei Yamamoto (山本圭, 1940–2022), Japanese actor
Keiko Yamamoto (山本圭子, born 1943), Japanese voice actress
Keith Yamamoto (born 1946), American scientist
Kenichi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Kenji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Yamamoto Kenkichi (山本健吉, 1907–1988), pen name of Ishibashi Teikichi, Japanese writer and literary critic
Kodo Yamamoto (山本興道, born 1961), Japanese handball player
Kohei Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Koichi Yamamoto (山本公一, born 1947), Japanese politician
Koji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Koki Yamamoto (山本幸輝, born 1990), Japanese rugby union player
Kosuke Yamamoto (山本康裕, born 1989), Japanese footballer
Kotetsu Yamamoto (山本小鉄, 1941–2010), Japanese professional wrestler
Kozo Yamamoto (山本幸三, born 1948), Japanese politician
Kyoji Yamamoto (山本恭司, born 1956), Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer
Linda Yamamoto (山本リンダ, born 1951), Japanese singer and actress
Mai Yamamoto (山本麻衣, born 1999), Japanese women's basketball player
Maika Yamamoto (山本舞香, born 1997), Japanese actress, television personality and model
Maria Yamamoto (山本麻里安, born 1981), Japanese voice actress and singer
Mariko Yamamoto (山本万里子, born 1983), Japanese cricketer
Masahiko Yamamoto (山本雅彦, born 1956), Japanese speed skater
Masahiro Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Masahito Yamamoto (山本正人, born 1978), Japanese rugby union player
Masaki Yamamoto (山本真希, born 1987), Japanese footballer
Masaki Yamamoto (cyclist) (born 1996), Japanese cyclist
Masakuni Yamamoto (山本昌邦, born 1958), Japanese footballer and manager
Masamichi Yamamoto (山本雅道, born 1978), Japanese cyclist
Masao Yamamoto (山本昌男, born 1957), Japanese photographer
Masanobu Yamamoto (山本真伸, born 1949), Japanese rower
Masashi Yamamoto (山本政志, born 1956), Japanese film director
Masashi Yamamoto (baseball) (山本雅士, born 1994), Japanese baseball player
Masaya Yamamoto (山本真也, born 1991), Japanese footballer
Masayoshi Yamamoto (山本雅賢), Japanese artistic gymnast
Mayuka Yamamoto (山本茉由佳, born 2000), Japanese swimmer
Mayumi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Mia Yamamoto, American activist
Michiko Yamamoto (山本道子, born 1936), Japanese writer and poet
Michiko Yamamoto (screenwriter) (born 1979), Filipino screenwriter
Mika Yamamoto (山本美香, 1967–2012), Japanese journalist
Mikio Yamamoto (山本幹男, born 1944), Japanese scientist
Minoru Yamamoto (山本秀, 1912/1913 – 1996), Japanese classical composer
Mirai Yamamoto (山本未來, born 1974), Japanese actress
Miyuu Yamamoto (山本美憂, born 1974), Japanese sport wrestler and mixed martial artist
Mizuki Yamamoto (山本美月, born 1991), Japanese actress and model
Mona Yamamoto (山本モナ, born 1976), Japanese announcer
Naoki Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Naomi Yamamoto, Canadian politician
Natsuko Yamamoto (山本奈津子), Japanese actress
Norifumi Yamamoto (山本徳郁, 1977–2018), Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer
Noriko Yamamoto (山本憲子, born 1944), Japanese swimmer
Norimichi Yamamoto (山本義道, born 1995), Japanese footballer
Nozomi Yamamoto (山本希望, born 1988), Japanese voice actress
Ren Yamamoto (山本蓮, born 1997), Japanese footballer
Richard K. Yamamoto (1935–2009), American physicist
Rihito Yamamoto (山本理仁, born 2001), Japanese footballer
Riken Yamamoto (山本理顕, born 1945), Japanese architect
Rinichi Yamamoto (山本麟一, 1927–1980), Japanese actor
Ryo Yamamoto (山本亮, born 1984), Japanese long-distance runner
Ryohei Yamamoto (山本領平, born 1974), Japanese R&B singer
Ryoma Yamamoto (山本凌雅, born 1995), Japanese triple jumper
Ryosuke Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Ryotaro Yamamoto (山本凌太郎, born 1998), Japanese footballer
Sachiko Yamamoto (山本さち子, born 1970), Japanese alpine skier
Sachiyo Yamamoto (山本幸代, 1950–2013), Japanese women's basketball player
Sadako Yamamoto (山本定子, 1915-?), Japanese javelin thrower
Sakon Yamamoto (山本左近, born 1982), Japanese racing driver
Saori Yamamoto (山本早織, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol
Yamamoto Satoru (山本悟, 1925–2006), Grand Chamberlain of Japan
Satoshi Yamamoto (山本サトシ), Japanese manga artist
Satsuo Yamamoto (山本薩夫, 1910–1983), Japanese film director
Sayaka Yamamoto (山本彩, born 1993), Japanese singer, model, and idol
Sayo Yamamoto (山本沙代, born 1977), Japanese anime director
Seigo Yamamoto (山本聖剛, born 1971), Japanese drifting driver
Seiichi Yamamoto (山本精一, born 1958), Japanese musician
Seiji Yamamoto (山本征治, born 1970), Japanese chef
Seiko Yamamoto (山本聖子, born 1980), Japanese sport wrestler
Seito Yamamoto (山本聖途, born 1992), Japanese pole vaulter
Shinji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Shin'ya Yamamoto (山本真也, born 1971), Japanese shogi player
Shizuka Yamamoto (山本静香, born 1975), Japanese badminton player
Shogo Yamamoto (山本省吾, born 1978), Japanese baseball player
Shohei Yamamoto (山本翔平, born 1982), Japanese footballer
Shouma Yamamoto (山本匠馬, born 1983), Japanese actor
Yamamoto Shōun (山本昇雲, 1870–1965), Japanese artist
Shoya Yamamoto (山本翔也, born 1988), Japanese baseball player
Shūgorō Yamamoto (山本周五郎, 1903–1967), Japanese writer
Shuto Yamamoto (山本脩斗, born 1985), Japanese footballer
Sōta Yamamoto (山本草太, born 2000), Japanese figure skater
Stênio Yamamoto (born 1961), Brazilian sport shooter
Sumika Yamamoto (山本鈴美香, born 1949), Japanese manga artist
Tadamichi Yamamoto (山本忠通, born 1950), Japanese diplomat
Tadashi Yamamoto (1936–2012), Japanese internationalist
Tadashi Yamamoto (athlete) (山本忠司, 1925–1998), Japanese triple jumper
Taisei Yamamoto (born 2001), Japanese freestyle skier
Takahiro Yamamoto (山本隆弘, born 1978), Japanese volleyball player
Takashi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Takehiro Yamamoto (山本剛大, born 1993), Japanese motorcycle racer
Taku Yamamoto (山本拓, born 1952), Japanese politician
Takuya Yamamoto (山本拓弥, born 1986), Japanese footballer
Tarō Yamamoto (山本太郎, born 1974), Japanese politician and actor
Taro Yamamoto (artist) (1919–1994), American artist
Yamamoto Tatewaki (山本帯刀, 1845–1868), Japanese samurai
Yamamoto Tatsuo (山本達雄, 1856–1947), Japanese politician
Tetsuya Yamamoto (山本哲哉, born 1985), Japanese baseball player
Thomas Yamamoto (1917–2004), American artist
Togo Yamamoto (山本冬郷, 1886–?), Japanese actor
Tojo Yamamoto (1927–1992), American professional wrestler
Tomohiro Yamamoto (山本朋広, born 1975), Japanese politician
Tomohiro Yamamoto (山本智大, born 1994), Japanese volleyball player
Toshikatsu Yamamoto (山元敏勝, born 1929), Japanese physician
Toshiki Yamamoto (born 1991), Japanese weightlifter
Toshio Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Yamamoto Tsunetomo (山本常朝, 1659–1719), Japanese samurai and author of the Hagakure
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto (山本剛, born 1948), Japanese jazz pianist and composer
Wil Yamamoto (born 1974), Guamanian cyclist
Yamato Yamamoto (山本ヤマト, born 1983), Japanese manga artist
Yasufumi Yamamoto (born 1971), Japanese tennis player
Yasuhito Yamamoto (山本康人, born 1957), Japanese manga artist
Yasuichiro Yamamoto (山本泰一郎, born 1961), Japanese anime director
Yohji Yamamoto (山本耀司, born 1943), Japanese fashion designer
Yoko Yamamoto (山本陽子, born 1942), Japanese actress
Yoko Yamamoto (swimmer) (山本容子, born 1958), Japanese swimmer
Yoshihisa Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
Yoshiki Yamamoto (山本祥輝, born 1994), Japanese footballer
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本由伸, born 1998), Japanese baseball player
Yoshitaka Yamamoto (山本善隆, born 1951), Japanese golfer
Yōsuke Yamamoto (judoka) (山本洋祐, born 1960), Japanese judoka
Yudai Yamamoto (山本雄大, born 1983), Japanese football referee
Yūji Yamamoto (山本有二, born 1952), Japanese politician
Yukari Yamamoto (山本由佳理, born 1981), Japanese field hockey player
Yuriko Yamamoto (山本百合子, born 1960), Japanese voice actress
Yusuke Yamamoto (山本裕典, born 1988), Japanese actor
Yutaka Yamamoto (山本寛, born 1974), Japanese anime director
Yutaka Yamamoto (mathematician) (山本裕, born 1950), Japanese mathematician
Yuki Yamamoto (footballer) (山本悠樹, born 1997), Japanese footballer
Yuuki Yamamoto (model) (山本優希, born 1987), Japanese fashion model
Yuya Yamamoto (山本優弥, born 1984), Japanese kickboxer
Yūzō Yamamoto (山本有三, 1887–1974), Japanese writer and playwright

Fictional characters[edit]

Yamamoto (Spriggan) (山本), 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
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (山本元柳斎重國), a character in the manga series Bleach
Julie Yamamoto, a character in the television series Ben 10: Alien Force
Jun Yamamoto (山本純), a character in the manga series S · A: Special A
Kazuhiko Yamamoto (山本和彦), a character in the novel Battle Royale
Megumi Yamamoto (山本芽), a character in the manga series S · A: Special A
Takeshi Yamamoto (山本武), a character in the manga series Reborn!
Yohko Yamamoto (山本洋子), a character in the anime series Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko
Yamamoto Yueniang, a character in the television series The Little Nyonya

References[edit]

^ "明治安田生命全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-03-09.

Notable people with the surname[edit]

Fictional characters[edit]

References[edit]

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