, also Okubo, Ohkubo and Ookubo, is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Ōkubo clan The were a ''samurai'' kin group which rose to prominence in the Sengoku period and the Edo periods.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit."Universität Tübingen (in German) Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Ōkubo, as heredita ...

** Ōkubo Tadayo (1532–1594), Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period ** Ōkubo Tadasuke (1537–1613), Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku and Edo periods ** Ōkubo Nagayasu (1545–1613), Japanese samurai of the Edo period **

Ōkubo Tadachika was ''daimyō'' of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province in early Edo period, Japan. Ōkubo Tadachika was the son of Ōkubo Tadayo, a hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa clan in what is now part of the city of Okazaki, Aichi. He entered into service a ...

(1553–1628), Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku and Edo periods ** Ōkubo Tadataka (1560–1639), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku and Edo periods **

Ōkubo Tadazane was the 7th ''daimyō'' of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province, (modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture) in mid-Edo period Japan. His courtesy title was '' Kaga no Kami''. Biography Tadazane was born in Edo in 1782 (some sources state 1778) as the son of ...

(1778–1837), Japanese daimyō of the late Edo period ** Ōkubo Toshimichi (1830–1878), Japanese samurai and later leader of the Meiji restoration ;Contemporary * Atsushi Ōkubo, Japanese manga author *

Benji Okubo Benji Okubo (October 27, 1904April 15, 1975) was an American-Japanese painter, teacher, and landscape designer. He and his family were held in internment camps during World War II. He was the eldest of the seven children of Tometsugu "Frank" Oku ...

, American artist *

Hiroshi Okubo is a Japanese multinational video game publisher headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California and ...

, Japanese video game music composer * James K. Okubo, American Medal of Honor recipient *

Ōkubo Haruno Baron was a general in the early Imperial Japanese Army. Life and military career Ōkubo was born to a ''samurai'' family; his father was descended from the Ōkubo clan, former ''daimyō'' of Odawara Domain, who served as hereditary Shinto prie ...

, Japanese general * Hideo Ohkubo, Japanese businessman *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese Nordic combined skier *

Kayoko Okubo is a Japanese comedian, ''tarento'' and actress who is a member of the comedy duo Oasiz. Filmography TV series Current appearances Former appearances Drama Other TV series Advertisements Radio series Films References External lin ...

, Japanese comedian *

Kiyoshi Ōkubo was a Japanese serial killer. Between March 31, 1971 and May 10, 1971, he raped and murdered eight women. He used a pen name, Tanigawa Ivan (谷川伊凡). Early life Ōkubo was born in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. He was a quarter Russian. Hi ...

, Japanese serial killer * Mariko Okubo, Japanese actress * Miné Okubo, American artist * Tsutomu Okubo, Japanese politician * Susumu Ōkubo, who proposed the

Gell-Mann–Okubo mass formula In physics, the Gell-Mann–Okubo mass formula provides a sum rule for the masses of hadrons within a specific multiplet, determined by their isospin (''I'') and strangeness (or alternatively, hypercharge) :M = a_0 + a_1 Y + a_2 \left I \left( I ...

*, Japanese sport wrestler *

Yukishige Okubo is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a fmember of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Isahaya, Nagasaki and graduate of Nagasaki University, he had served in the assembly of Nagasaki Pre ...

, Japanese politician *, Japanese snowboarder ;Footballers * Goshi Okubo, Japanese footballer *

Makoto Okubo is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Okubo was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on 3 May 1975. After graduating from Fukuoka University, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1998. Althoug ...

, Japanese footballer *

Takuo Ōkubo is a Japanese football player currently playing for Shimizu S-Pulse is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 ...

, Japanese footballer *

Tetsuya Ōkubo is a Japanese football player. Playing career Known by the nickname 'Jumbo' due to his size he plays primarily as a target man striker, getting the majority of his goals with his head. Popular with fans and teammates during his career due to his ...

, Japanese footballer *

Yoshito Ōkubo is a Japanese professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Cerezo Osaka. He played for the Japan national team scoring 6 goals in 60 appearances Club career Okubo was born in Kanda, Fukuoka on 9 June 1982. After graduating ...

, Japanese footballer * Yuki Okubo, Japanese footballer

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