Yamaguchi (surname)

Yamaguchi (山口, "mountain entrance/gateway") is the 14th most common Japanese surname.^[1]

Notable people with the surname[edit]

Adam Yamaguchi, American television correspondent and producer
Akane Yamaguchi (山口茜, born 1997), Japanese badminton player
Akihiro Yamaguchi (山口観弘, born 1994), Japanese swimmer
Akira Yamaguchi (山口晃, born 1969), Japanese artist
Atsushi Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
Bidou Yamaguchi (山口毘堂, born 1970), Japanese Noh mask carver
Eri Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
Eriko Yamaguchi (山口恵梨子, born 1991), Japanese shogi player
Erina Yamaguchi (山口絵里奈, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol
Gōgen Yamaguchi (山口剛玄, 1909–1989), Japanese karateka
Gorō Yamaguchi (山口五郎, 1933–1999), Japanese shakuhachi musician
Harukichi Yamaguchi (山口春吉, 1881–1938), Japanese mob boss
Hatsuye Yamaguchi (1911-2005), Japanese-American artist and dollmaker
Hideko Yamaguchi, plaintiff foster mother in Sweden v. Yamaguchi, a famous international family law trial
Yamaguchi Hisashi (山口久, 1952–2010), Japanese sumo wrestler
Hitomi Yamaguchi (山口瞳, 1923–1995), Japanese novelist and essayist
Hōshun Yamaguchi (山口蓬春, 1893–1971), Japanese painter
Hotaru Yamaguchi (山口蛍, born 1990), Japanese footballer
Ichiro Yamaguchi (山口一郎, born 1980), Japanese musician
Izumi Yamaguchi (山口いづみ, born 1954), Japanese actress
Jun Yamaguchi (山口淳, born 1967), Japanese composer
Junya Yamaguchi, Japanese musician
Kaori Yamaguchi (山口香, born 1964), Japanese judoka
Kappei Yamaguchi (山口勝平, born 1965), Japanese actor and voice actor
Kayo Yamaguchi (山口華楊, 1899–1984), Japanese painter
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi (山口和彦, born 1937), Japanese film director
Kazuki Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
Kazuma Yamaguchi (山口一真, born 1996), Japanese footballer
Kazuo Yamaguchi (山口一男, born 1946), Japanese sociologist
Kei Yamaguchi (山口慶, born 1983), Japanese footballer
Keiji Yamaguchi (山口圭司, born 1974), Japanese boxer
Ken Yamaguchi (山口健, 1956–2011), Japanese voice actor
Koichi Yamaguchi (山口弘一), Japanese bicycle framebuilder
Kosei Yamaguchi (山口浩勢, born 1991), Japanese long-distance runner
Kristi Yamaguchi (born 1971), American figure skater
Mai Yamaguchi (山口舞, born 1983), Japanese volleyball player
Makoto Yamaguchi (山口真, born 1944), Japanese origami artist
Mami Yamaguchi (山口麻美, born 1986), Japanese women's footballer
Mamoru Yamaguchi (山口マモル, born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
Marie Yamaguchi (山口真理恵, born 1989), Japanese rugby sevens player
Masa Yamaguchi (born 1974), Australian actor
Masakatsu Yamaguchi, plaintiff foster father in Sweden v. Yamaguchi, a famous international family law trial
Masakazu Yamaguchi (山口譲司), Japanese manga artist
Masao Yamaguchi (山口昌男, 1931–2013), Japanese anthropologist
Masaya Yamaguchi (born 1970), American jazz guitarist and music writer
Masayoshi Yamaguchi (山口正義, born 1947), Japanese scientist
Masuka Yamaguchi (山口尚芳, 1839-1894), Japanese government official
Mayumi Yamaguchi (山口眞弓, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
Megumi Yamaguchi (山口愛, born 1997), Japanese voice actress
Mei Yamaguchi (山口芽生, born 1983), Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer
Michael Yamaguchi, American lawyer
Misaki Yamaguchi (山口美咲, born 1990), Japanese swimmer
Miyako Yamaguchi (山口美也子, born 1952), Japanese actress
Moe Yamaguchi (山口もえ, born 1977), Japanese television personality
Momoe Yamaguchi (山口百恵, born 1959), Japanese singer, actress and idol
Motohiro Yamaguchi (山口素弘, born 1969), Japanese footballer and manager
Nana Yamaguchi (山口奈々, born 1938), Japanese voice actress
Naohide Yamaguchi (山口尚秀, born 2000), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
Noboru Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
Natsuo Yamaguchi (山口那津男, born 1952), Japanese politician
Otoya Yamaguchi (山口二矢, 1943–1960), Japanese ultranationalist best known for his assassination of Inejiro Asanuma
Renshi Yamaguchi (山口廉史, born 1992), Japanese footballer
Rie Yamaguchi (山口理恵, born 1986), Japanese voice actress
Rikako Yamaguchi (山口立花子, born 1988), Japanese voice actress
Roy Yamaguchi, Japanese-American chef
Ryōta Yamaguchi (山口亮太, born 1969), Japanese anime screenwriter
Satoshi Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
Satyu Yamaguti (山口左仲, 1894-1976), Japanese parasitologist
Sayaka Yamaguchi (山口紗弥加, born 1980), Japanese actress
Sayoko Yamaguchi (山口小夜子, 1949–2007), Japanese model and actress
Sayuri Yamaguchi (山口小百合, born 1966), Japanese women's footballer
Seigo Yamaguchi (山口清吾, 1924–1996), Japanese aikidoka
Seiya Yamaguchi (山口聖矢, born 1993), Japanese footballer
Yamaguchi Sekkei (山口雪渓, 1644/48 – 1732), Japanese artist
Senji Yamaguchi (山口仙二, 1930–2013), Japanese anti–nuclear weapons activist
Shinji Yamaguchi (山口真司, born 1996), Japanese footballer
Shogo Yamaguchi (山口翔悟, born 1983), Japanese actor
Shun Yamaguchi (山口俊, born 1987), Japanese baseball player
Shunichi Yamaguchi (山口俊一, born 1950), Japanese politician
Yamaguchi Soken (山口素絢, 1759–1818), Japanese painter
Susumu Yamaguchi (山口益, 1895–1976), Japanese Buddhist scholar
Yamaguchi Tadasada (山口正定, 1843–1902), Imperial Japanese Navy officer
Taimei Yamaguchi (山口泰明, born 1948), Japanese politician
Takahiro Yamaguchi (山口貴弘, born 1984), Japanese footballer
Takashi Yamaguchi (山口隆, born 1953), Japanese architect
Takashi Yamaguchi (actor) (山口崇, born 1936), Japanese actor
Takayuki Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
Takeo Yamaguchi (山口長男, 1902–1983), Japanese painter
Takeshi Yamaguchi (山口武士, born 1979), Japanese footballer
Tamon Yamaguchi (山口多聞, 1892–1942), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
Taro Yamaguchi (山口太郎, born 1970), Japanese voice actor
Tatsuya Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
Tazuo Yamaguchi, American poet and filmmaker
Tetsuharu Yamaguchi (山口哲治, born 1970), Japanese footballer
Tetsumasa Yamaguchi (山口徹正, born 1947), Japanese sprint canoeist
Tetsuya Yamaguchi (山口鉄也, born 1983), Japanese baseball player
Toichi Yamaguchi (山口東一, born 1941), Japanese middle-distance runner
Tomoko Yamaguchi (山口智子, born 1964), Japanese actress and voice actress
Tomomi Yamaguchi, Japanese anthropologist
Tomomitsu Yamaguchi (山口智充, born 1969), Japanese comedian, actor and voice actor
Toshihiro Yamaguchi (山口敏弘, born 1971), Japanese footballer
Toshio Yamaguchi (山口敏夫, born 1940), Japanese politician
Tsubasa Yamaguchi (山口つばさ), Japanese manga artist
Tsutomu Yamaguchi (山口彊, 1916–2010), Japanese national who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings during the Second World War
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
Wally Yamaguchi (1959–1958), also known as Yamaguchi-san, Japanese professional wrestling manager and sports journalist
Yasushi Yamaguchi (山口恭史), Japanese video game artist and designer
Yoko Yamaguchi (山口洋子, 1937–2014), Japanese lyricist and writer
Yorifusa Yamaguchi (山口頼房, born 1959), Japanese film director
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi (山口良治, born 1943), Japanese rugby union player
Yoshiko Yamaguchi (山口淑子, 1920–2014), Chinese-born Japanese actress and singer
Yoshinori Yamaguchi (山口祥義, born 1965), Japanese politician
Yoshitada Yamaguchi (山口芳忠, born 1944), Japanese footballer and manager
Yūdai Yamaguchi (山口雄大, born 1971), Japanese film director
Yuki Yamaguchi (山口有希, born 1984), Japanese sprinter
Yuko Yamaguchi (山口裕子, born 1955), Japanese character designer and illustrator
Yūji Yamaguchi (山口祐司, fl. 1999–2014), Japanese animator
Yuriko Yamaguchi (voice actress) (山口由里子, born 1965), Japanese voice actress
Yuriko Yamaguchi (sculptor) (born 1948), Japanese-American sculptor
Yutaka Yamaguchi (山口泰, born 1940), Japanese businessman and economist
Zuiho Yamaguchi (山口瑞鳳, 1926–2023), Japanese Buddhist scholar and Tibetologist

Fictional characters[edit]

Yamaguchi-sensei (山口先生), a character in the manga series Hajime no Ippo
Kisaragi Yamaguchi (山口如月), a character in the manga series GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class
Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi (山口久美子), a character in the manga series Gokusen
Tadashi Yamaguchi (山口忠), a character in the manga series Haikyu!!

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 2019-08-31.

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[1] "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 2019-08-31.

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