Yokoyama (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Akihito Yokoyama is a Japanese professional golfer. Yokoyama played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning three times. He is sponsored by ISPS. Professional wins (4) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) ''*Note: The 1989 Pepsi Ube Kosan Open was shortened to 54 holes due to ...

(born 1961), Japanese golfer * Chisa Yokoyama (born 1969), Japanese voice actress and singer * Go Yokoyama in fact ''Tsuyoshi Yokoyama'' (b. 1983), Japanese kickboxer * Hideo Yokoyama (born 1957), Japanese novelist *, Japanese shogi player *

Hiroki Yokoyama (disambiguation) Hiroki Yokoyama may refer to: *Hiroki Yokoyama (baseball) (born 1992), Japanese baseball player *Hiroki Yokoyama (runner), Japanese marathon runner, winner of the Kyoto Marathon in 2014 and 2015 *Hiroki Yokoyama (speed skater) (born 1994), Japanese ...

, multiple people * Hirotoshi Yokoyama (born 1975), Japanese football player *

Hokuto Yokoyama is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo, he attended Chuo University as an undergraduate and received his Ph.D in political science ...

(born 1963), Japanese politician (Democratic Party of Japan) *

Isamu Yokoyama was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific War. Biography Yokoyama was born in Chiba Prefecture as the son of a colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army; h ...

(1889-1952), general in the Imperial Japanese Army *

Juri Yokoyama Juri Yokoyama (横山樹理 ''Yokoyama Juri'', born March 9, 1955, in Kitakyushu) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. National team ...

(born 1955), Japanese volleyball player *

Katsuya Yokoyama was a Japanese musician who played the ''shakuhachi'', a traditional vertical bamboo flute. Early life He was born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1934 and studied Kinko-ryu and Azuma styles of music with his father, Rampo Yokoyama, and grandfather, ...

(1934–2010), renowned player and teacher of the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese vertical bamboo flute *

Ken Yokoyama (disambiguation) Ken Yokoyama may refer to: * Ken Yokoyama (横山健), member of the punk bands Hi-Standard and BBQ Chickens, founder of the punk record label, Pizza of Death Records * Ken Yokoyama (横山剣), member of the funk and pop Crazy Ken Band , also ref ...

, multiple people *

Kenzo Yokoyama is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for, and then managed, the Japanese national team. Club career Yokoyama was born in Saitama on January 21, 1943. After graduating from Kawaguchi High School and Rikkyo University, he ...

(born 1943), Japanese football player and coach *

Knock Yokoyama was a Japanese politician and comedian. Born Isamu Yamada (山田勇 ''Yamada Isamu'') in Kobe, he adopted his current stage name while directing the ''Manga Trio'' manzai troupe from 1959 to 1968. Following his comedy years, he went into the ...

(1932–2007), Japanese comedian and politician *

Kumi Yokoyama is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Japan women's national team. Yokoyama goes by '' he/him'' and ''singular they'' pronouns. Club career Yokoyama was born in Tama, Tokyo, on 13 August 1993. After gra ...

(born 1993), Japanese football striker *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese basketball player * Marumitsu Yokoyama in fact ''Okitaka Yokoyama'' (1780–1854), Japanese late Edo period samurai and founder of the Tōkyūjutsu *, Japanese pole vaulter * Masafumi Yokoyama (born 1956), Japanese football player * Masami Yokoyama (born 1981), Japanese volleyball player * Matsuo Yokoyama (born 1927), president of Walt Disney Enterprises of Japan * Matsusaburō Yokoyama (1838–1884), pioneering Japanese photographer, artist, lithographer and teacher *, Japanese actress *, Japanese badminton player * Minehiro Yokoyama (born 1971), Japanese ski mountaineer *

Mitsuteru Yokoyama was a Japanese manga artist born in Suma Ward of Kobe City in Hyōgo Prefecture. His personal name was originally spelled , with the same pronunciation. His works include ''Tetsujin 28-go'', ''Giant Robo'', '' Akakage'', ''Babel II'', '' Sal ...

(1934–2004), Japanese manga artist * Naoki Yokoyama (born 1949), Japanese electrical engineer * Olga T. Yokoyama (born 1942), American linguist * Sakujirō Yokoyama (1864–1912), early disciple of Kanō Jigorō * Satoshi Yokoyama (born 1980), Japanese footballer *

Seiji Yokoyama was a Japanese incidental music composer from Hiroshima. He graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music in 1957. Yokoyama is best known for his work on the anime series ''Saint Seiya'' and ''Space Pirate Captain Harlock'', and for his Symphon ...

(1935-2017), Japanese incidental music composer *

Shizuo Yokoyama was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II, who is noted for his role in the Battle of Manila during the final days of World War II. Biography Yokoyama was born in Fukuoka Prefecture as the eldest son of a village ma ...

(1890–1961), Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army * Shōmatsu Yokoyama (1913–1992), Japanese physician *

Sodō Yokoyama was a Japanese Sōtō Zen teacher of the 20th century. Also known as the , he was famous for residing in a public park in Komoro in Nagano Prefecture where he practiced zazen and played songs for travelers by whistling on a leaf. He had resided ...

(1907-1980), Japanese zen priest * Sumie Ishitaka (née Sumie Yokoyama), women's professional shogi player *

Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003. Yokoyama also competed in four Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of tenth in the 4 x 5 ...

(born 1974), Japanese cross-country skier * Taikan Yokoyama, pseudonym of ''Sakai Hidemaro'' (1868–1958), major figure in pre-WW2 Japanese painting *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese water polo player * Takayuki Yokoyama (born 1972), Japanese football player *, Japanese footballer * Takuya Yokoyama (born 1985), Japanese footballer *

Tomonobu Yokoyama is a retired Japanese footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian r ...

(born 1985), Japanese footballer * You Yokoyama (born 1981), Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host and lyricist, member of band Kanjani 8 *

Yui Yokoyama Yui may refer to: People * Yui (name), a Japanese name *Yui (singer) (born 1987), Japanese singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress * Yui people or Ibi, a Timucuan-speaking people in what now is Georgia, United States Places * Yui, Sh ...

(born 1992), Japanese idol, member of girl-group

AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with ...

Yuji Yokoyama is a former Japanese football player and manager. Playing career Yokoyama was born in Saitama on July 6, 1969. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Hitachi (later ''Kashiwa Reysol'') in 1992. He played many matches as offensive mid ...

(born 1969), Japanese footballer

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