Possible writings
Yoshio can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義雄, "justice, masculine" *義男, "justice, man" *義夫, "justice, husband" *吉雄, "good luck, masculine" *吉男, "good luck, man" *吉夫, "good luck, husband" *善雄, "virtuous, masculine" *善男, "virtuous, man" *善夫, "virtuous, husband" *芳雄, "fragrant/virtuous, masculine" *芳男, "fragrant/virtuous, man" *芳夫, "fragrant/virtuous, husband" *喜雄, "rejoice, masculine" *喜男, "rejoice, noble" *喜夫, "rejoice, husband" *慶雄, "congratulate, masculine" *佳夫, "fine, husband" *嘉男, "excellent, man" *余四男, "too much, 4, man" *誉士夫, "reputation, knight, husband" The name can also be written in hiragana よしお or katakana ヨシオ.Notable people with the name
*, Japanese zoologist *Yoshio Anabuki (穴吹 義雄, 1933–2018), Japanese former baseball player and former manager of the Nankai Hawks *Yoshio Fujiwara, (藤原 良夫, Birth and death unknown) former Japanese football player *Yoshio Fukuyama (福山 喜雄, 1921–1995), theologian who holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago *Yoshio Furukawa (古川 好男, born 1934), former Japanese football player *Yoshio Hachiro (鉢呂 吉雄, born 1948), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) *Yoshio Harada (原田 芳雄, 1940–2011), Japanese actor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese triple jumper *Yoshio Inaba (稲葉 義男, 1920–1998), Japanese actor who played Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's ''Seven Samurai'' *Yoshio Ishida (石田 芳夫, born 1948), professional Go player *Yoshio Kato (加藤 好男, born 1957), former Japanese football player *Yoshio Kawai (河合 義雄, born 1954), Japanese voice actor *Yoshio Kikugawa (菊川 凱夫, born 1944), former Japanese football player *Yoshio Kimura (politician), Yoshio Kimura (木村 義雄, born 1948), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *Yoshio Kimura (shogi) (木村 義雄, 1905–1986), Japanese shogi player *Yoshio Kitagawa (北川 佳男, born 1978), former Japanese football player *Yoshio Kitajima (北島 義生, born 1975), Japanese football player *Yoshio Kodaira (小平 義雄, 1905–1949), Japanese rapist and serial killer *Yoshio Kodama (児玉 誉士夫, 1911–1984), prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan *, Japanese footballer *Yoshio Kojima (小島 義雄, born 1980), Japanese comedian famous for appearing in only a small bathing suit *Yoshio Kushida (串田 嘉男, born 1957), Japanese astronomer *Yoshio Machida (町田 良夫, born 1967), experimental musician, a steelpanist, composer, and visual artist *Yoshio Maki (牧 義夫, born 1958), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan *Yoshio Markino, Yoshio Makino (牧野 義雄, 1869–1956), Japanese artist and author who spent much of his life in London *Yoshio Masui (増井 禎夫, born 1931), Japanese cell biologist *Yoshio Mikami (三上 義夫, 1875–1950), Japanese mathematician and wasan historian *Yoshio Miki (三木 義雄, 1905–????), Japanese hurdler *, Japanese rower *Yoshio Mochizuki (望月 義夫, 1947–2019), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *, Japanese racewalker *Yoshio Muto, Japanese diplomat who served as Imperial Japan's consul general in the United States in 1941 *Yoshio Nakagawa (中川 義雄, born 1938), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *, Japanese judoka *Yoshio Nishi (西 義郎, 1934–2019), Japanese scholar of Tibeto-Burman linguistics *Yoshio Nishina (仁科 芳雄, 1890–1951), the founding father of modern physics research in Japan *, Japanese idol, musician and actor * Ōishi Yoshio, Yoshio Oishi (大石 良雄, 1659–1703), the chamberlain of the Akō han in Harima Province, Japan (1679–1701) *Yoshio Okada (岡田 吉夫, 1926–2002), former Japanese football player *Yoshio Sakai (酒井 義雄, 1910–?), Japanese field hockey player *Yoshio Sakamoto (坂本 賀勇, born 1959), Japanese game designer working for Nintendo *Yoshio Sakurauchi (櫻内 義雄, 1912–2003), Japanese politician *Yoshio Sawai (澤井 啓夫, born 1977), Japanese gag manga creator *, Japanese cyclist *Yoshio Shinozuka (篠塚 良雄, 1923–2014), former Imperial Army soldier who served with a top secret Japanese biological warfare group in World War II *Yoshio Shirai (白井 義男, 1923–2003), professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan *, Japanese sociologist *Yoshio Tabata (田端 義夫, 1919–2013), Japanese ryūkōka and enka singer, songwriter and electric guitarist *Yoshio Tachibana (立花 芳夫, 1890–1946), lieutenant general of the Japanese Imperial Army *Yoshio Taniguchi (谷口 吉生, born 1937), Japanese architect who redesigned the Museum of Modern Art in New York *Yoshio Tarui (樽井 芳雄, 1902–1977), Japanese photographer *Yoshio Tezuka (手塚 仁雄, born 1966), Japanese politician *Yoshio Tsuchiya (土屋 嘉男, 1927–2017), Japanese actor who has appeared in several films *Yoshio Ueki (植木 善大, born 1969), professional Go player *Yoshio Urushibara (漆原 良夫, born 1944), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party *Yoshio Utsumi (内海 善雄, born 1942), the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union 1998–2006 *Yoshio Watanabe (渡辺 義雄, 1907–2000), renowned Japanese photographer *Yamada Yoshio, Yoshio Yamada, 山田 孝雄, , 1873–1958, Japanese linguist *Yoshio Yatsu (谷津 義男, 1934–2021), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *Yoshio Yoda (ヨシオ・ジェームス・ヨダ, born 1934), Japanese-American actor who played Fuji Kobiaji on the television series ''McHale's Navy'' *Yoshio Yoshida (baseball), Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男, born 1933), Japanese baseball player and manager *Yoshio Yoshida (pilot), Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 好雄, 1921 – before 2000), Japanese World War II flying aceNotable people with the surname Yoshio
*Yoshio Kōsaku, Kosaku Yoshio (吉雄 耕牛, 1724–1800), Japanese scholar of "Dutch studies", and the chief Dutch translator in Nagasaki *, Japanese sprint canoeistFictional characters
Yoshio Saotome (早乙女 好雄), from Tokimeki Memorial {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names