Yamaguchi ( 山口, "mountain entrance/gateway") is the 14th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adam Yamaguchi Adam Yamaguchi (Los Angeles, California) is an American television journalist and producer. Yamaguchi was a correspondent and producer for the Peabody Award winning series ''Vanguard'' on Current TV, a former cable network founded by US Vice Pres ...

, American television correspondent and producer *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese artist * Atsushi Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese Noh mask carver * Eri Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese gravure idol *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese shakuhachi musician *, Japanese mob boss * Hatsuye Yamaguchi (1911-2005), Japanese-American artist and dollmaker *Hideko Yamaguchi, plaintiff foster mother in ''

Sweden v. Yamaguchi ''Sweden v. Yamaguchi'', otherwise known as ''in the matter of Marianne Wilson'', or ''in the matter of Mary Ann Vaughn'', is a highly complex decision in international family law which touches on questions in law still unresolved over fifty years ...

'', a famous international family law trial *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese novelist and essayist *, Japanese painter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese actress *, Japanese composer *

Junya Yamaguchi Junya Yamaguchi (Producer name Juny Mag)山口潤也 is a Japanese keyboard player, pianist, composer, arranger and music producer based in Los Angeles and New York. Background Junya Yamaguchi (producer name JUNY MAG) is a Japanese composer, pr ...

, Japanese musician *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese painter *, Japanese film director * Kazuki Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sociologist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese bicycle framebuilder *, Japanese long-distance runner * Kristi Yamaguchi (born 1971), American figure skater *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese origami artist *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese rugby sevens player *

Masa Yamaguchi Masa Yamaguchi (born 1974) is a professional actor who appeared in the movie ''The Condemned''. Yamaguchi was born in London. He studied acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2001. He later appeared in the film ...

(born 1974), Australian actor *Masakatsu Yamaguchi, plaintiff foster father in ''

'', a famous international family law trial *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese anthropologist * Masaya Yamaguchi (born 1970), American jazz guitarist and music writer *, Japanese scientist *, Japanese government official *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer * Michael Yamaguchi, American lawyer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese television personality *, Japanese singer, actress and idol *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese voice actress * Noboru Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese politician *, Japanese ultranationalist best known for his assassination of Inejiro Asanuma *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress *

Roy Yamaguchi Roy Yamaguchi (born 1956) is a Japanese-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and founder of a collection of restaurants, including 30 Roy's Restaurants in the United States and Guam, the Tavern by Roy Yamaguchi and Eating House 1849. He is one ...

, Japanese-American chef *, Japanese anime screenwriter * Satoshi Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese parasitologist *, Japanese actress *, Japanese model and actress *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese artist *, Japanese anti–nuclear weapons activist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese painter *, Japanese Buddhist scholar *, Imperial Japanese Navy officer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese architect *, Japanese actor * Takayuki Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese painter *, Japanese footballer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese voice actor *

Tatsuya Yamaguchi (disambiguation) Tatsuya Yamaguchi may refer to: * Tatsuya Yamaguchi (motorcyclist) (born 1976), Japanese motorcycle racer * Tatsuya Yamaguchi (actor) (born 1972), Japanese film and television actor * Tatsuya Yamaguchi (footballer) is a Japanese footballer wh ...

, multiple people *

Tazuo Yamaguchi Tazuo Basho Yamaguchi is a Japanese-American poet, filmmaker, storyteller, musician, painter, jllustrator and puppeteer. He both a national and world head-to-head haiku champion. He is also master of the English form of haiku and senryū. He h ...

, American poet and filmmaker *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sprint canoeist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese middle-distance runner *, Japanese actress and voice actress * Tomomi Yamaguchi, Japanese anthropologist *, Japanese comedian, actor and voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese national who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings during the Second World War *

Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (disambiguation) Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi may refer to: *Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (curler) (born 1984), Japanese curler *Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (politician) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of ...

, multiple people *

Wally Yamaguchi Yusuke "Wally" Yamaguchi (May 5, 1958 – March 9, 2019) better known by his ring name Yamaguchi-san, was a professional wrestling manager and sports journalist. Yamaguchi was a former writer for ''Gong Magazine'', and attained his greatest fam ...

(1959–1958), also known as Yamaguchi-san, Japanese professional wrestling manager and sports journalist *, Japanese video game artist and designer *, Japanese lyricist and writer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese rugby union player *, Chinese-born Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese film director *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese character designer and illustrator *, Japanese animator *, Japanese voice actress *

Yuriko Yamaguchi (sculptor) Yuriko Yamaguchi (born 1948) is a Japanese-born American contemporary sculptor and printmaker. Using more natural mediums, she creates abstract designs that are used to reflect deeper symbolistic ideas. She currently resides near Washington, DC. ...

(born 1948), Japanese-American sculptor *, Japanese businessman and economist *, Japanese Buddhist scholar and Tibetologist

Fictional characters

*, a character in the manga series ''

Hajime no Ippo is a Japanese boxing-themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since October 1989 and collected into 135 ''tankōb ...

'' *, a character in the manga series ''GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class'' *, a character in the manga series '' Gokusen'' *, a character in the manga series '' Haikyu!!''

References

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