Oda (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Nobuhide Oda (1510–1551), Japanese warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province *

Nobunaga Oda was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...

(1534–1582), initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate * Nobutada Oda (1557–1582), Japanese samurai, eldest son of Nobunaga Oda * Nobukatsu Oda (1558–1630), Japanese samurai, second son of Nobunaga Oda * Hidenobu Oda (1580–1605), son of Nobutada Oda *

Sakunosuke Oda was a Japanese writer. He is often grouped together with Osamu Dazai and Ango Sakaguchi as the '' Buraiha.'' Literally meaning ruffian or hoodlum faction, this label was not a matter of a stylistic school but one bestowed upon them by conservati ...

(1913–1947), Japanese writer *

Ben Oda Ben Oda (December 21, 1915 – November 1984) was a Japanese-American letterer for comic books and comic strips. He graduated from Chouinard Art Institute and began his career as an apprentice at Walt Disney Studios.''DC Profiles Number 56: Ben ...

(1915–1984), Japanese-American comics letterer *

Bev Oda Beverley Joan "Bev" Oda (born July 27, 1944) is a retired Canadian politician. She was a member of the House of Commons of Canada, as well as the first Japanese-Canadian MP and List of Visible Minority Canadian Cabinet Ministers, cabinet minist ...

(born 1944), Canadian politician *, Japanese gymnast * Eiichirō Oda (born 1975), Japanese manga artist, author of ''One Piece'' *, Japanese volleyball player *

Kazumasa Oda is a Japanese singer-songwriter, and composer. He was the leader of folk rock band Off Course from 1969 to 1989, and has done solo work since 1985. As the vocalist of Off Course, Oda wrote many Japanese standard numbers in the 70s and 80s. Th ...

(born 1947), Japanese singer-songwriter and composer *, Japanese general *, Japanese World War II flying ace *

Nobunari Oda is a Japanese competitive figure skater. He is the 2006 Four Continents champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final medalist (silver in 2009 and 2010; bronze in 2006 and 2013), the 2005 World Junior champion and the 2008 Japanese national champio ...

(born 1987), Japanese figure skater *

Sakura Oda is a Japanese pop singer and dancer. She is an 11th-generation member of the pop group Morning Musume. Prior to joining Morning Musume, Oda was a Hello! Pro Egg member. Career In the summer of 2011, Sakura Oda took part in the S/mileage 2nd ge ...

(born 1999), Japanese singer, member of

Morning Musume , formerly simply and colloquially referred to as , are a Japanese girl group, holding the second highest overall single sales (of a female group) on the Oricon charts as of February 2012, with the Oricon record of most top ten singles with an ...

* Shigeru Oda (born 1924), Japanese jurist, judge on the International Court of Justice from 1975 to 2003 *

Sophie Tamiko Oda Sophie Tamiko Oda (born October 23, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated in 2007 by the Young Artist Awards as a guest starring young actress. Personal life Oda, a Japanese American,Tetsuji Oda Tetsuji Oda (born 1948) is a retired Japanese electrical engineer whose research involves electrostatic discharge. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. Oda is originally from Tokyo, and studied electrical and electronic engineeri ...

, Japanese engineer *

Tetsurō Oda is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter. Oda gained prominence as a songwriter in Japan during the late 1980s. He composed over 50 top-ten hit singles on the Japanese Oricon chart during the 1990s, including 12 that have ...

(born 1958), Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter *

Yūji Oda is a Japanese actor and singer. He is one of Japan's 11 most popular male entertainers, according to an NHK survey taken in 2004.Mark D. West ''Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle: The Rules of Scandal in Japan'' 2008 - Page 179 "Fukunaga, the boy band ...

, (born 1967), Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Yūsei Oda , is a Japanese voice actor from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Filmography Anime *''Birdy the Mighty'', Mori *''Charlotte'', Udō (ep 2) *''Cybuster'', Ken *''Digimon Xros Wars'', Stingmon *''Dragon Ball Super'', Zenō's Attendant, Anato, K ...

, (born 1969), Japanese voice actor

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*Nobuna Oda, the main female protagonist in ''

The Ambition of Oda Nobuna is a Japanese light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. It was adapted into an anime television series animated by Madhouse and Studio Gokumi that aired from July to September 2012. Sentai Filmworks lice ...

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Toshinori Oda The following is a list of characters that appear in the novel, manga and film versions of ''Battle Royale''. Primary characters Shuya Nanahara * Assigned weapon: Army Knife (novel and manga); Pot lid (film) Boy #15 has witnessed a good de ...

, a character in ''Battle Royale'' *Joseph Oda, a character from the video game

The Evil Within ''The Evil Within'' is a survival horror video game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game was directed by ''Resident Evil'' series creator Shinji Mikami and was released worldwide in October 2014 for PlayStat ...

* Tatsumasa Oda, a character in ''Slam Dunk''

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