Yoshida (written: 吉田 lit. "lucky ricefield") is the 11th most common

Japanese surname Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced ...

. A less common variant is 芳田 (lit. "fragrant ricefield"). Notable people with the surname include: * Ai Yoshida, Japanese sailor *, Japanese idol, singer and model *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese football *, Japanese Physical Therapist *, Japanese singer * Asami Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese rower *, Japanese artist *

Baret Yoshida Baret Yoshida (born April 26, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist. He competed in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Biography Yoshida was born in Hawaii. He started training Jiu Jitsu in 1994 at Relson Gracie’s academy. In 1 ...

(born 1975), American mixed martial artist *

Bill Yoshida William Saburo Yoshida ( ja, 吉田三郎, December 1921 - February 17, 2005) was a long time letterer for Archie Comics. He was sometimes credited as Bill Yosh or Saburo Yoshida. Born in the United States in 1921, Yoshida and his family were pl ...

(1921–2005), American comic book letterer *, Japanese puppeteer *, Japanese curler *, Japanese artist *, Japanese film director *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese javelin thrower *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese artist *, 17th-century Japanese ''ukiyo-e'' artist *, Japanese cartographer *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist *, Japanese music critic and literary critic *, Japanese actress *, Japanese conductor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese painter and printmaker *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese artist *, Japanese architect *, Japanese politician *, Chinese-born Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese Shinto priest *

Kanso Yoshida Kanso Yoshida (18951973, known to his friends as Paddy Murphy) was a Japanese-born British seaman who was related to Japanese Emperor Hirohito by marriage. He was a resident of England for most of his life, specifically in Liverpool from 1938. Bi ...

(1895–1973), Japanese-born British seaman *, Japanese baseball player *, one of the physicists after which the RKKY interaction is named *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese footballer and manager *

Ken'ichi Yoshida (disambiguation) Ken'ichi or Kenichi Yoshida may refer to: * Ken'ichi Yoshida (literary scholar) (1912–1977), literary critic, author and scholar of English literature *Kenichi Yoshida (animator) is a Japanese animator and illustrator. He is a graduate of Toky ...

, multiple people *, Japanese anime producer and illustrator *

Yoshida Kenkō was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is ''Tsurezuregusa'' (''Essays in Idleness''), one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Kenko wrote during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods. Life and work Ken ...

(1283–1350), monk, author *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer * Kiso Yoshida (1919–2005), Japanese artist *, Japanese samurai and diplomat *, Japanese composer *, member of the World Scout Committee, World Scout Foundation, and the International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of Nippon *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese film director *

Kōtarō Yoshida (disambiguation) Kōtarō Yoshida may refer to: *Kōtarō Yoshida (martial artist) (1883–1966), Japanese martial artist *Kōtarō Yoshida (actor) is a Japanese actor and theatre director. He is currently affiliated with Horipro. Biography Yoshida spent ...

, multiple people *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese women's footballer *

Masami Yoshida (disambiguation) Masami Yoshida may refer to: *, Japanese javelin thrower *, Japanese sprinter {{hndis, Yoshida, Masami ...

, multiple people * Masao Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese actor and musician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese virologist *, Japanese footballer *, Imperial Japanese Navy officer and writer *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese musician *, Japanese ballet dancer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese video game producer, director and designer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese computer scientist *, Japanese saxophonist *

Ray Yoshida Raymond "Ray" Kakuo Yoshida (October 3, 1930 – January 10, 2009) was an American artist known for his paintings and collages, and for his contributions as a teacher at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1959 to 2005. He was an import ...

(1930–2009), American artist *, Japanese screenwriter and manga artist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese Nordic combined skier *, Japanese actress. She changed her stage name to Ai Yoshikawa in 2017. *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese idol, singer and rapper *, Japanese politician *

Rui Yoshida Rui Yoshida (1864–1954) was a daughter born to a family of Japanese artists five generations ago. Through those five generations, the Yoshida artists evolved from using a traditional Japanese style to producing modern Western-style art, and fina ...

(1864–1954), Japanese artist *, Japanese photojournalist * Ruriko Yoshida, Japanese-American mathematician and statistician *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese writer and communist *, Japanese voice actress *Sensha Yoshida, manga artist, known as the author of '' Utsurun Desu.'' *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese diplomat, politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese diplomat and politician *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese scholar *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese writer *, Japanese baseball player and coach *, Japanese musician *, pen-name of Sunao Matsumoto, Japanese writer *, Japanese artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese baseballer *, Japanese high jumper *, better known as Taka Michinoku, Japanese professional wrestler *, better known as Cyber Kong, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese footballer *

Takeshi Yoshida Takeshi Yoshida is chief engineer for the 2000 Toyota Corolla and a Senior Managing Director of Toyota Motor Corporation. In 2003, Yoshida was appointed as Managing Officer of the Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automak ...

, Japanese engineer *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese puppeteer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese illustrator and character designer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese architect *, Japanese nurse *, Japanese pathologist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese writer *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese printmaker *, Japanese football referee *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese sport wrestler *

Yoshio Yoshida (disambiguation) Yoshio Yoshida may refer to: *, Japanese baseball player and manager *, Japanese World War II flying ace {{hndis, Yoshida, Yoshio ...

, multiple people *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese tennis player * Yuka Yoshida (cricketer) (born 1989), Japanese women cricketer * Yuki Yoshida, Canadian film producer *, Japanese curler *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese judoka *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *

Luka Yoshida-Martin Luka Yoshida-Martin (born 10 April 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Brisbane in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Early life Soccer career Yoshida-Martin started as a soccer player at the age of 8 and was identified at an early ag ...

(born 2001), Australian rules footballer

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

Kimi ni Todoke is a Japanese '' shōjo'' romance manga by Karuho Shiina. It was published by Shueisha in '' Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2005 to 2017 and collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes. In 2008, it won the Best Shōjo Manga award in the 32nd Annu ...

'' *Jin Yoshida, a character in the video game ''

Soma Soma may refer to: Businesses and brands * SOMA (architects), a New York–based firm of architects * Soma (company), a company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems * SOMA Fabrications, a builder of bicycle frames and other bicycl ...

'' *, a character in the light novel series ''Shakugan no Shana'' *, better known as Sunpyre, a character in Marvel Comics *Miki Yoshida, a character in the OEL manga series ''

Miki Falls ''Miki Falls'' is an OEL manga series created by Mark Crilley. It is structured as a four-volume series, each book taking place during one of the seasons over the course of a year. Plot ''Miki Falls'' is set in the small town of Fukuyama, Japan. ...

'' *, better known as Sunfire, a character in Marvel Comics *, a character in the manga series ''Assassination Classroom'' *, a character in the light novel series '' Is This a Zombie?'' *Masaki Yoshida (吉田茉咲), a secondary character in the manga

WataMote , commonly referred to as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by two people under the pseudonym Nico Tanigawa. It began serialization on Square Enix's '' Gangan Online'' service from August 4, 2011 and is published by Yen Pr ...

*Saki Yoshida (吉田咲), the main character of the infamous hentai manga Metamorphosis (sometimes called Emergence)

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