is the third most common
Japanese surname.
Less common variants include , , , , , , , and . Notable people with the surname include:
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Aaron Takahashi, American actor
* , Japanese singer and actress
* , Japanese kickboxer
* , Japanese classical pianist
* , Japanese art historian
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese voice actress
* , Japanese badminton player
* , Japanese astronomer
* , Japanese badminton player
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Ayuo Takahashi (born 1960), Japanese-American musician
* , Japanese film director
* Belinda Takahashi, professor and creator of the
Juno Baby
Juno Baby was a multiple Emmy Award winning line of children’s educational-development products that blend original music with puppet characters. The product line focuses around the characters of Juno, a six-year-old girl with a natural passion ...
product line
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Bo Takahashi
Rodrigo Hitoshi "Bo" Kaimoti Takahashi (born January 23, 1997) is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League.
Career Ariz ...
(born 1997), Brazilian baseball player
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Bruna Takahashi (born 2000), Brazilian table tennis player
* , Japanese voice actress
* , Japanese politician
* , Japanese long-distance runner
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Chiyoko Takahashi
Chiyoko Sakamoto (1912–1994) was California's first Japanese American female lawyer.
Sakamoto was born on June 30, 1912 in Los Angeles, California to Hisamatsu and Kume Sakamoto. In 1938, she was admitted to practice law shortly after graduati ...
(1912–1994), American lawyer
* , Japanese politician
* , Japanese footballer
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Daiji Takahashi (born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
* , Japanese figure skater
* , Japanese footballer
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Daisuke Takahashi (mathematician), Japanese mathematician
* , Japanese Nordic combined skier
* , Japanese racewalker
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Erina Takahashi, English ballerina
* , Japanese businessman
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese writer
* , Japanese professional wrestler
* , Japanese women's footballer
* , Japanese politician
* , Japanese billionaire real estate developer
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese actor
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Hideko Takahashi, Japanese illustrator
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese footballer and manager
* , Japanese cross-country skier
* , Japanese actress and model
* , Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
* , Japanese judoka
* , Japanese skeleton racer
* , Japanese actor, voice actor and singer
* , Japanese cross-country skier
* , better known as
Ao Takahashi
, formally known as is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Kenyu Office, where she joined the agency from April 1, 2015. She was formerly affiliated with Aoni Production and Aksent.
Biography
On January 5, 2017, Shinnosuke Tachibana's blog ...
, Japanese voice actress
* , better known as
Kaoru Shimamura, Japanese voice actress
* , Japanese artist
* , Japanese professional wrestler
* , Japanese architect
* , Japanese manga artist
* , Japanese table tennis player
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese video game producer and designer
* , Japanese judge
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese actress
* , Japanese singer
* , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
* , Japanese drummer
* , Japanese botanist
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese actor
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Joseph Takahashi (born 1951), Japanese-American neurobiologist and geneticist
* , Japanese fashion designer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese Singer and K-Pop idol from
Rocket Punch
* , Imperial Japanese Navy officer
* , Japanese speed skater
* , Japanese actress
* , Japanese synchronized swimmer
* , Japanese actress and singer
* , Japanese voice actress
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Kasumi Takahashi
Kasumi Takahashi is a Japanese-Australian rhythmic gymnast who lives in Los Angeles, California, United States. She was born to an Australian mother and a Japanese father on 6 May 1980 in Tokyo, Japan.
She was an overnight success at the 1994 ...
(born 1980), Japanese-Australian rhythmic gymnast
* , Japanese writer
* , Japanese golfer
* , Japanese singer and actor
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Katsuya Takahashi, conspirator in the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
* , Japanese rugby union player
* , Japanese voice actress
* , Japanese sledge hockey player
* , Japanese manga artist and game creator
* , Japanese writer
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese mixed martial artist
* , Japanese actor
* , Japanese luger
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese actress
* , Japanese game designer and artist
* , Japanese manga artist
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese long-distance runner
* , Japanese basketball player
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese sailor
* , Japanese futsal player
* , Japanese actor
* , Japanese volleyball player
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese swimmer
* , Japanese actor
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese cyclist
* , Japanese journalist
* , Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
* , Japanese motorcycle racer
* , Japanese volleyball player
* , Japanese animator and character designer
* , Japanese singer
* , Japanese writer
* , Japanese photojournalist
* , Japanese drifting driver
* , Japanese pool player
* , Japanese motorcycle racer and racing driver
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Kuniyuki Takahashi, Japanese DJ and music producer
* , Japanese actress and model
* , Japanese voice actor
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Mamoru Takahashi
Mamoru Takahashi (born 11 April 1956) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Takahashi played on the Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offe ...
(born 1956), Japanese golfer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese gymnast
* , Japanese model and actress
* , Japanese singer
* , Japanese actress and model
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese equestrian
* Masanori Takahashi, commonly known as
Kitaro
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Masao Takahashi (born 1929), Canadian judoka
* , Japanese physician, ophthalmologist and stem cell researcher
* , Japanese cyclist
* , Japanese sailor
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Michael Takahashi (born 1974), Japanese-American basketball player
* , Japanese virologist
* , Japanese shogi player
* , Japanese volleyball player
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Migaku Takahashi
Migaku Takahashi from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 ''for contributions to thin film technology for high-density recording media and heads''.
References ...
, Japanese engineer
* , Japanese swimmer
* , Japanese voice actor and singer
* , Japanese voice actress and singer
* , Japanese singer, idol and actress
* , Japanese voice actress
* , Japanese actor
* , Japanese volleyball player
* , Japanese pentathlete
* , Japanese physician
* , Japanese sprinter
* , Japanese politician
* , Japanese poet
* , Japanese animator and anime director
* , 8th-century Japanese poet
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Mutsumi Takahashi
Mutsumi Takahashi is a Japanese-Canadian journalist. Since 1986, she has been one of the lead news presenters of CFCF-DT in Montreal, Quebec.
Early life and education
After emigrating to Canada in 1963 from Shiroishi, Japan by way of Boston, ...
, Canadian journalist
* , Japanese poet and writer
* , Japanese professional wrestler
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese artist
* , Japanese long-distance runner
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese singer and voice actor
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese figure skater
* , Japanese screenwriter
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese murderer
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Phil Takahashi (born 1957), Canadian judoka
* , Japanese male volleyball player
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Ray Takahashi (born 1958), Canadian sport wrestler and judoka
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese voice actress and singer
* , Japanese actress and voice actress
* , Japanese rower
* , Japanese manga artist
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese musician and composer
* , Japanese entomologist
* , Japanese biathlete
* , Japanese anime director, screenwriter, and producer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese actor
* , Japanese naval aviator
* , Japanese women's footballer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese international law scholar
* , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
* , Japanese volleyball player
* , Japanese badminton player
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(born 1968), Japanese karateka
* , Japanese ice hockey player
* , Japanese swimmer
* , Japanese swimmer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese samurai
* , Japanese manga artist
* , Japanese footballer and manager
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese religious leader
* , Japanese sport shooter
* , Japanese volleyball player
* , Japanese poet
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese table tennis player
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese artist
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese cross-country skier
* , Japanese middle-distance runner
* , Japanese ice dancer and coach
* , Japanese writer
* , Japanese academic and translator
* , Japanese anime director
* , Japanese footballer and manager
* , Japanese musician and record producer
* , Japanese motorcycle racer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese golfer
* , Japanese politician
* , Japanese jazz saxophonist
* , Japanese writer for anime
* , Japanese actor
* , Japanese wrestling referee and writer
* , Japanese video game conceptor
* , Japanese composer
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Tina Takahashi, Canadian judoka
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Tomoko Takahashi
Tomoko Takahashi is a Japanese artist. She was born in Tokyo in 1966 and has based in London since the early 1990s. She studied at Tama Art University, Goldsmiths College and the Slade School of Fine Art.
Takahashi's main medium is install ...
(born 1966), Japanese artist
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese pole vaulter
* , Japanese roboticist
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese computer network researcher and businessman
* , Japanese racing driver
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese water polo player
* , Japanese manga artist
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Wes Takahashi, American animator and visual effects supervisor
* , Japanese writer
* , Japanese wheel gymnastics acrobat
* Yasuko Takahashi, commonly known as
Izumi Aki
* , Japanese theoretical physicist
* , Japanese manga artist
* , Japanese film and television director
* , Japanese singer
* , Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer
* , Japanese boxer
* , Japanese long jumper
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese manga artist
* , Japanese footballer
* , ring name of Kazuo Takahashi (born 1969), Japanese mixed martial artist
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese manga artist
* , Japanese rugby union player
* , Japanese singer-songwriter
* , Japanese actress and model
* , Japanese voice actor
* , Japanese painter
* , Japanese Paralympic athlete
* , Japanese classical pianist, composer, critic and writer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese professional wrestler
* , Japanese motorcycle racer
* , Japanese baseball player
* , Japanese sport wrestler
* , Japanese musician
* , Japanese volleyball and beach volleyball player
* , Japanese triathlete
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese actress and singer
* , Japanese weightlifter
* , Japanese tennis player
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese engineer
* , Japanese footballer
* , Japanese actor
* , Japanese ''Magic: The Gathering'' player
Fictional characters
* Daichi Takahashi and Eriko Takahashi, from ''
High School Girls''
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Kenshi Takahashi, from the ''
Mortal Kombat
''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a v ...
'' series
* Misaki Takahashi, from ''
Junjo Romantica''
* Mitsuko Takahashi, from ''
Someday's Dreamers''
* , a character in the tokusatsu television series ''Gosei Sentai Dairanger''
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Tetsuya Takahashi, from ''
Forbidden Dance''
* Nanami Takahashi, from the manga
''We Were There''
* Mr. Takahashi, from ''
Curb Your Enthusiasm
''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired televisio ...
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* Takeda Takahashi, from ''
Mortal Kombat X''
* Takahashi from ''
Fallout 4''
* Keisuke Takahashi from ''
Initial D
is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...
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* Ryosuke Takahashi from ''
Initial D
is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...
''
References
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Japanese-language surnames