Nakamoto (中本, 中元, etc.) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Himeka Nakamoto (born 1996), Japanese mental health counselor, former
Japanese idol and former member of
Nogizaka46, older sister to Suzuka Nakamoto
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Hiroshi Nakamoto
is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Ol ...
(born 1966), Japanese baseball player
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Kentaro Nakamoto (born 1982), Japanese long distance runner
* , Japanese comedian
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Kuniharu Nakamoto (born 1959), Japanese football player
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Lynn Nakamoto
Lynn R. Nakamoto (born May 24, 1960) is an American judge who is a former justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court by Governor Kate Brown, and previously served on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 2011 to 2016.
Early ...
(born 1960), Japanese American judge
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Miriam Nakamoto (born 1976), Japanese American Muay Thai fighter
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Mitsuaki Nakamoto
is a Japanese former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 t ...
(born 1954), Japanese handball player in 1984 olympics
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Satoshi Nakamoto, the
pseudonymous creator of the
bitcoin
Bitcoin ( abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is a decentralized digital currency that can be transferred on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network. Bitcoin transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distr ...
digital currency
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Shuhei Nakamoto (born 1957), vice-president of Honda Racing
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Suzuka Nakamoto (born 1997), Japanese singer, former member of
Karen Girl's and
Sakura Gakuin;
frontwoman of
Babymetal; younger sister to Himeka Nakamoto
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Takako Nakamoto , Japanese novelist
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Yuta Nakamoto (born 1995), Japanese singer active in South Korea, member of boy group
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People with the given name
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Tominaga Nakamoto
was a Japanese philosopher. He was educated at the Kaitokudō academy founded by members of the mercantile class of Osaka, but was ostracised shortly after the age of 15. Tominaga belonged to a Japanese rationalist school of thought and advocated ...
(born 1715), Japanese philosopher
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Japanese-language surnames