is a Japanese surname meaning "tall tree". Notable people with the surname include: *

Akimitsu Takagi was the pen-name of a popular Japanese crime fiction writer active during the Shōwa period of Japan. His real name was Takagi Seiichi. Biography Takagi was born in Aomori, Aomori, Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. He graduate ...

(1920–1995), Japanese crime fiction writer * Jon Mamoru Takagi (1942–1984), American martial arts instructor *, Japanese footballer * Hinako Takagi (born 1989), Japanese composer and pianist * Hitoshi Takagi (1925–2004), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese professional wrestler * Kaietsu Takagi (1883–1957), Japanese photographer * Kazumichi Takagi (born 1980), Japanese football player * Keizō Takagi (born 1941), Japanese writer, journalist and educator *, Japanese ice hockey player * Maria Takagi (born 1978), Japanese former AV star and TV actress *, the Japanese name of South Korean president

Park Chung-hee Park Chung Hee (; ; November14, 1917October26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army officer who served as the third president of South Korea from 1962 after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961 until Assassination of Park Chung ...

(1917–1979) * Miho Takagi (born 1994), Japanese speed skater * Mototeru Takagi (1941–2002), Japanese free jazz musician *

Nana Takagi (born 2 July 1992) is a Japanese former speed skater who is a member of the Nidec Sankyo speed skating team. Career Takagi has won a pair of silver medals at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships, in two team pursuit events. She made ...

(born 1992), Japanese speed skater * Paul Takagi (1923–2015), American sociologist *

Sadao Takagi is a Japanese Entomology, entomologist who has specialised in the scale insects (Coccoidea), particularly the armoured scale insects of the Diaspididae. Takagi studied at Hokkaido University, where he received his bachelor's degree, his master's ...

(born 1932), Japanese entomologist *

Saya Takagi . She is a Japanese actress turned activist for the legalization of cannabis in Japan. Biography Saya Takagi started smoking cannabis when she was 17.

(born 1963), Japanese actress *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese professional wrestler and promoter known as

Sanshiro Takagi , better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter who works for the Japanese wrestling promotion CyberFight, where he serves as executive vice president. He is one of the founding members and current chairman of ...

Takeo Takagi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was the commander of the IJN 6th Fleet, which oversaw the deployment of all submarines. Biography Takagi was a native of Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture. He was a graduate o ...

(1882–1944), Japanese vice admiral in World War II *

Takuya Takagi is a Japanese football manager and former player. He played for Japan national team. He was a physical forward and the Japanese media and fans dubbed him as the ''Cannon of Asia''. His son Toshiya is also a footballer. Club career Takagi was ...

, Japanese football player and football manager *

Teiji Takagi Teiji Takagi (高木貞治 ''Takagi Teiji'', April 21, 1875 – February 28, 1960) was a Japanese mathematician, best known for proving the Takagi existence theorem in class field theory. The Blancmange curve, the graph of a nowhere-differenti ...

(1875–1960), Japanese mathematician *

Toranosuke Takagi Toranosuke "Tora" Takagi (高木虎之介; born 12 February 1974) is a Japanese former racing driver. Early career Takagi was heavily influenced by his father, a touring car driver. In the early 1980s he began racing karts, competing in his ...

(born 1974), Japanese race car driver *

Wataru Takagi is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is affiliated with Arts Vision. He is best known for his roles in ''One Piece'' (as Bellamy), ''Bleach'' (as Ganju Shiba), ''Detective Conan'' (as Genta Kojima and Wataru Takagi) ...

(born 1966), Japanese voice actor

Fictional characters

*, titular character of the manga series ''

Teasing Master Takagi-san is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. It started in Shogakukan's manga magazine supplement ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday Mini'' in June 2013, and later moved to the main magazine, ''Monthly Shōnen ...

'' *, a character in the manga series ''

Tomie is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. It centers on a mysterious, beautiful woman named Tomie Kawakami. The manga was Ito's first published work that he originally submitted to ''Monthly Halloween'', a Sh ...

'' *, a character in the manga series ''

Bakuman is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for ''Death Note''. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from Augus ...

'' *, a character in the manga series ''

Highschool of the Dead ''Highschool of the Dead'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written by Daisuke Satō and illustrated by Shōji Satō. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's '' Monthly Dragon Age'' between the September 2006 and May 2013 issues, ...

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