Matsuda (written: lit. "pine ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese badminton athlete * Eiji Matsuda (1894–1978), Mexican botanist * Fujio Matsuda (1924–2020), president of the University of Hawaii *, Japanese actor *, Japanese badminton player * Japanese racing driver and television personality *, Japanese baseball player *

Iwao Matsuda was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who was a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Gifu, Gifu, Japan, and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Intern ...

(born 1937), member of the Diet of Japan *

Iwao Matsuda (general) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces in the Southwest Pacific during the closing months of World War II. Biography Matsuda was born in Ishikawa Prefecture. He graduated from the 28th class of the Imperia ...

(1895–1979), general in the Imperial Japanese Army *

Jeff Matsuda Jeff Matsuda (born 1970) is an American animator and concept and comics artist who served as the chief character designer for both '' Jackie Chan Adventures'' and ''The Batman'' and is the president and creative director of X-Ray Kid Studios. Mats ...

, animator for ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' and ''The Batman'' *

Jujiro Matsuda was a Japanese industrialist and businessman whose company, Toyo Kogyo, led to the founding of the present-day multinational automaker Mazda Motor Corporation, in 1984. Early life The son of a fisherman, Matsuda was born in Hiroshima in 187 ...

(1875–1952), founder of Mazda Motor Corporation *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese educator *

Mari Matsuda Mari J. Matsuda (born 1956) is an American lawyer, activist, and law professorKo, Lisa, "Opinions: the Myth of the Interchangeable Asian," ''The New York Times,'' October 14, 2018 at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of H ...

(born 1956), American law school professor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese actress *

Naoki Matsuda was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team. Club career Matsuda was born in Kiryu on 14 March 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. M ...

(1977–2011), association footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese professional baseball player * Rika Matsuda, survivor of Korean Air Flight 801 *, Japanese footballer *

Riku Matsuda (disambiguation) Riku Matsuda may refer to: *Riku Matsuda (footballer, born 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka as a right back. Career During his time in high school, he was converted from forward to a defending role. After four year ...

, multiple people *

Ryuchi Matsuda - born Masashi Matsuda (松田鉦, Matsuda Masashi) - was a Japanese scholar of Chinese martial arts from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. "Ryuchi" was his Dharma name when he was a Shingon priest of Toji Temple. Per Dr. Kenji Tokitsu, author ...

(1938–2013), Japanese author and martial artist *

Seiko Matsuda , known professionally as , is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she is still actively releasing new singles and albums, doing annual summer concert tours, win ...

(born 1962), Japanese pop singer *

Shinya Matsuda Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese given name, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya". Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese curler and curling coach *, Japanese politician *Shinya Aoki (born 1983), professional mi ...

, voice actor *

So Matsuda So Matsuda (born 24 September 1999) is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics. He currently resides in Nagano. In 23 World Cup starts, he has two top-10 finishes, his best being sixth in dual moguls (2019 in Thai ...

, Japanese Olympic mogulist *

Sorakichi Matsuda Matsuda Sorakichi (1859 – August 16, 1891) was a Japanese professional wrestler of the 19th century. He became a feature attraction in America, competing in a distinctly western sport, long before it was adopted in Japan. Background Sorakich ...

(1859–1891), professional wrestler *, Japanese cyclist *

Takeshi Matsuda is a retired Japanese Olympic, Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004, 2008 Olympics, 2012 Olympics, and 2016 Olympics, winning four medals. At the 2008 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 m bu ...

(born 1984), swimmer *, Japanese shot putter *

Yōji Matsuda is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. Early life He was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. His older brother is Naoyuki Matsuda, a musical translator and professor at Komazawa University. After studying at Aoyama Gakuin High School, he d ...

(born 1967), Japanese actor and voice actor * Yura Matsuda (born 1998), Japanese figure skater *, Japanese rower *

Yūsaku Matsuda was a Japanese actor. In Japan, he was best known for roles in action films and a variety of television series in the 1970s as well as a switch to a wider range of roles in the 1980s. His final film appearance was as the villain Sato in Ridley ...

(1949–1989), actor **

Ryuhei Matsuda is a Japanese film and television actor. Matsuda's best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in ''Taboo'' and the rock star Ren Honjo in ''Nana''. Early life Matsuda was born on 9 May 1983 in Tokyo, to Yūsa ...

(born 1983), actor, and Yusaku Matsuda's son **

Shota Matsuda is a Japanese actor. Matsuda is best known for his roles in the ''Hana Yori Dango'' series, the ''Liar Game'' series, and '' Love Shuffle''. Personal life Matsuda was born on September 10, 1985 in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, to Yūsaku Matsuda, a ...

(born 1985), actor, Yusaku Matsuda's son

Fictional characters

*Takato Matsuda (Takato Matsuki), a character in the anime ''

Digimon Tamers is a Japanese anime television series and the third television series in the '' Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. The series takes place in a new setting separate from the preceding series, ''Digimon Adventure'' and '' Digimo ...

''. (''Matsuda'' is the character's name in the Japanese version) *Touta Matsuda, a character in the manga and anime series ''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...

''. *Takeyoshi Matsuda, a character in '' War and Destiny''. *Yasuke Matsuda, a character in the light novel ''Danganronpa/Zero'' *

Sean Matsuda The main titles of the ''Street Fighter'' fighting game series have introduced a varied cast of 87 characters from the main series, and 34 from several spin-offs, for a total of 121 playable characters who originate from 24 different countries ...

, a character in Capcom's ''

Street Fighter , commonly abbreviated as ''SF'' or スト (''Suto''), is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by six ...

'' franchise.

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