, also Okubo, Ookubo and Ohkubo, is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Ōkubo clan The were a ''samurai'' kin group which rose to prominence in the Sengoku period and the Edo periods.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit."Universität Tübingen (in German) Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the Ōkubo, as heredit ...

Ōkubo Tadayo was a samurai general in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Azuchi–Momoyama period, subsequently becoming a ''Daimyō'' of Odawara Domain in early Edo period, Japan. Biography Ōkubo Tadayo was the eldest son of Ōkubo Tadakazu, a her ...

(1532–1594), Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period **

Ōkubo Tadasuke was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period and early Edo period. He was the head of Numazu Domain in Suruga Province. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Ōku ...

(1537–1613), Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku and Edo periods **

Ōkubo Nagayasu was a Japanese samurai bureaucrat and ''daimyō'' of the Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regi ...

(1545–1613), Japanese samurai of the Edo period **

Ōkubo Tadachika , or also known as , was ''daimyō'' of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province in early Edo period, Japan. Ōkubo Tadachika was the son of Ōkubo Tadayo, a Fudai daimyō hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa clan in what is now part of the city of Okaza ...

(1553–1628), Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku and Edo periods **

Ōkubo Tadataka or was a Japanese warrior in the Sengoku and Edo periods. He was the eighth son of Ōkubo Tadakazu, a vassal of the Tokugawa clan. Tadataka wrote the , a work he wrote for his descendants, telling the way a warrior should live, mixed with a ...

(1560–1639), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku and Edo periods **

Ōkubo Tadazane was the 7th ''daimyō'' of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province, (modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture) in mid-Edo period Japan. His courtesy title was '' Kaga no Kami''. Biography Tadazane was born in Edo in 1782 (some sources state 1778) as the son of ...

(1778–1837), Japanese daimyō of the late Edo period **

Ōkubo Toshimichi Ōkubo Toshimichi (; 26 September 1830 – 14 May 1878) was a Japanese statesman and samurai of the Satsuma Domain who played a central role in the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the Three Great Nobles of the Restoration (維新の� ...

(1830–1878), Japanese samurai and later leader of the Meiji restoration ;Contemporary *

Atsushi Ōkubo is a Japanese manga artist known for his work on the manga series ''Soul Eater'' and ''Fire Force'', both of which have been adapted into anime television series. Ohkubo worked as an assistant under Rando Ayamine, on the manga series ''GetBacker ...

, Japanese manga author * Benji Okubo, American artist * Hiroshi Okubo, Japanese video game music composer * James K. Okubo, American Medal of Honor recipient *

Ōkubo Haruno Baron was a general in the early Imperial Japanese Army. Life and military career Ōkubo was born to a ''samurai'' family; his father was descended from the Ōkubo clan, former ''daimyō'' of Odawara Domain, who served as hereditary Shinto prie ...

, Japanese general * Hideo Ohkubo, Japanese businessman *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese Nordic combined skier *

Kayoko Okubo is a Japanese comedian, ''tarento'' and actress who is a member of the comedy duo Oasiz. Filmography TV series Current appearances Former appearances Drama Other TV series Advertisements Radio series Films References External lin ...

, Japanese comedian *

Kathleen Okubo Kathleen Okubo (March 25, 1953 – April 7, 2024) was a Filipino journalist, activist, columnist, dissident and writer based in Baguio. Early life Kathleen Okubo was born to Bernardo Okubo on March 25, 1953. She was a nephew of Yoshinai "Sinai" ...

, Filipino journalist and activist * Kiyoshi Ōkubo, Japanese serial killer * Mariko Okubo, Japanese actress * Miné Okubo, American artist *

Tsutomu Okubo is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kurume, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyoto University , or , is a National universi ...

, Japanese politician * Susumu Ōkubo, who proposed the

Gell-Mann–Okubo mass formula In physics, the Gell-Mann–Okubo mass formula provides a sum rule for the masses of hadrons within a specific multiplet, determined by their isospin (''I'') and strangeness (or alternatively, hypercharge) :M = a_0 + a_1 Y + a_2 \left I \left( I ...

*, Japanese sport wrestler *

Yukishige Okubo is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a fmember of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Isahaya, Nagasaki and graduate of Nagasaki University, he had served in the assembly of Nagasaki Pr ...

, Japanese politician *, Japanese snowboarder ;Footballers *

Goshi Okubo is a Japanese Association football, football player. Club statistics References External links

* 1986 births Living people Association football people from Miyagi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League playe ...

, Japanese footballer *

Makoto Okubo is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Okubo was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on 3 May 1975. After graduating from Fukuoka University, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1998. Althou ...

, Japanese footballer *

Takuo Ōkubo is a Japanese football player who play as a Goalkeeper and currently play for club, Kataller Toyama, on loan from Iwate Grulla Morioka. Career On 3 January 2024, J3 club, Iwate Grulla Morioka announced the signing of Ōkubo. On 29 December ...

, Japanese footballer *

Tetsuya Ōkubo is a Japanese football player. Playing career Known by the nickname 'Jumbo' due to his size, he plays primarily as a target-man striker, scoring the majority of his goals with his head. Popular with fans and teammates during his career due to hi ...

, Japanese footballer * Yoshito Ōkubo, Japanese footballer * Yuki Okubo, Japanese footballer

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