Yamada (山田, ) is the 12th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese model, actress and idol *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese illustrator and manga artist *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese philosopher *, Japanese politician and samurai *, Japanese writer *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese beauty pageant winner *, Japanese writer *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese general *, Japanese softball player *, Japanese Mahayana Buddhist * Fernando Yamada (born 1979), Brazilian footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese admiral * Hiroki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese chef *, Japanese long jumper *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese computer scientist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese video game composer *, better known as Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician *, Japanese film director *, Japanese actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swordsman *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese conductor *, Japanese classical composer and conductor *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese voice actor *, better known as Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese singer *, Japanese manga artist *, better known as Black Buffalo, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese golfer * Kenji Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people *

Kenneth Yamada Kenneth Yamada is an American biologist at the National Institutes of Health and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American inter ...

, American biologist *, Japanese Go player *, better known as Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese billiards player *, Japanese doctor *, Japanese classical composer and conductor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese Zen Buddhist *, Japanese shogi player * Kyle Yamada (born 1983), Canadian soccer player *, Japanese figure skater and coach *, better known as Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress *, Japanese architect *, Japanese mixed martial artist *

Mariko Yamada Mariko Yamada (born October 23, 1950) is a Japanese Americans, Japanese-United States, American social worker who served as the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic assemblywoman from California's 4th Assembly district from 2008 to 2014 ...

(born 1950), Japanese American politician *, Japanese actress and gravure idol *, Japanese physicist *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese politician *

Masahiro Yamada (disambiguation) Masahiro Yamada may refer to: *, Japanese screenwriter *, Japanese sociologist {{hndis, Yamada, Masahiro ...

, multiple people * Masaki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese rhythmic gymnast *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Mitsuye Yamada Mitsuye Yamada (born July 5, 1923) is a Japanese American poet, essayist, and feminist and human rights activist. She was one of the first and most vocal Asian American women writers to write about the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. ...

(born 1923), American poet, activist, and professor *, Japanese softball player *, Japanese taekwondo practitioner *, Japanese calligrapher *, Japanese manga artist, writer and poet *, Japanese adventurer, governor of a province of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Thailand) *, Japanese idol and singer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese animator and film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese politician *, Japanese general *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese Zen Buddhist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer and actor *

Ryoun Yamada Ryoun Yamada, aka Yamada Ryoun or Yamada Masamichi, the son of the late Yamada Koun, is the current Zen master of San'un Zendo in Kamakura, Japan and the Abbot of the Sanbo Zen school of Zen Buddhism.Habito, xix Sanbo Zen is a laity, lay organiza ...

, Japanese Zen Buddhist *

Sachiko Yamada (disambiguation) Sachiko Yamada may refer to: *Sachiko Yamada (swimmer) (born 1982), Japanese Olympic swimmer *Sachiko Yamada, pseudonym of Fusako Sano (born November 28, 1980) is a Japanese woman who was kidnapped at age nine by , and held in captivity for ni ...

, multiple people *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese ski mountaineer *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese musician *, Japanese model, actor and singer *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese metallurgic artist * Sobin Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist *

Tachi Yamada Tadataka "Tachi" Yamada KBE (山田忠孝 Yamada Tadataka or "ターチ Tachi"; 5 June 1945 – 4 August 2021) was a Japanese-born American physician and gastroenterologist. He was a venture partner of Frazier Healthcare Partners. Early lif ...

(1945–2021), scientist and gastroenterologist *, Japanese writer and screenwriter *, Japanese rower *, Japanese footballer * Takahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese actor, singer and producer *

Takeshi Yamada Takeshi Yamada is a Japanese-American artist and rogue taxidermist. Yamada was born Osaka, Japan, in 1960. He began painting at the age of 12, and decided to become an artist at 16. He was an international exchange student at the Osaka Universi ...

(born 1960), American artist *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer-songwriter *

Tarzan Yamada is a Japanese time attack driver.The Celebrity Drivers of Juic ...

(born 1962), Japanese drifting driver *, Japanese actor *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese writer, illustrator and translator *, Japanese feminist *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese linguist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese anime screenwriter *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese model, actress and singer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese darts player *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese composer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer

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*, protagonist of the manga series ''

B Gata H Kei is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Yoko Sanri. It was published by Shueisha and ran in ''Weekly Young Jump'' from 2004 to 2011. The story focuses on the salacious wishes of a high school girl, whose perceived drawback of being a virgin ...

'' *The Yamadas, characters in the film '' My Neighbors the Yamadas'' *, a character in the manga series ''Working!!'' *, a character in the manga series '' Honey and Clover'' *Chi Yamada, protagonist of the manga series ''

Chi's Sweet Home is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kanata Konami. It was serialized in Kodansha's Seinen, ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Morning'' from 2004 to 2015, with its chapters collected in twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. The ...

'' *, a character in the light novel series ''Eromanga Sensei'' *, a character in the manga series ''Bleach'' *, a character in the visual novel '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' *, a character in the manga series ''My Hero Academia'' *, a character from the multimedia project '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' *, a character from the multimedia project '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' *, a character from the multimedia project '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' *, a character in the video game ''Fatal Fury 2'' *, a character in the manga series ''Shaman King'' *, a character in the light novel series '' Infinite Stratos'' *, protagonist of the manga series '' Kocchi Muite! Miiko'' *, protagonist of the manga series '' Mamotte! Lollipop'' *, a character in the anime series ''Valvrave the Liberator'' *, protagonist of the manga series ''Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches'' *, a character in the manga series ''

Sensitive Pornograph is a Japanese yaoi anime OVA based on a BL manga anthology of short stories by Ashika Sakura, who also authored the manga series ''Sekirei'' under her other pen-name, Sakurako Gokurakuin. It has one episode which is made up of two separate and ...

'' *, a character in the anime series ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' *, protagonist of the manga series '' Kanpai!'' *, a character in the anime series ''Zombie Land Saga'' *, a character in the manga series ''

Dokaben is a Japanese baseball manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Mizushima. The original series was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from April 24, 1972 to March 27, 1981, but it wa ...

'' *Taro Yamada, protagonist of the manga series '' Yamada Taro Monogatari'' *Taro Yamada character in Yandere Simulator *, a character in the television series '' Densha Otoko'' *, a character in the media franchise ''Pretty Rhythm'' *, a character in the manga series '' Kase-san'' *

Hizashi Yamada The ''My Hero Academia'' manga and anime series features a vast world with an extensive cast of characters created by Kōhei Horikoshi. The series takes place in a fictional world where more than 80% of the global population possesses some for ...

(山田ひざし), better known as Present Mic in the anime and manga series '' My Hero Academia''.

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