Notable people with the surname
* , Japanese model, actress and idol * , Japanese field hockey player * , Japanese illustrator and manga artist * , Japanese rugby union player * , Japanese philosopher * , Japanese politician and samurai * Alexander Akira Yamada (山田 明, born 1988), Japanese-American actor, writer, and LGBTQ activist. * , Japanese writer * , Japanese actress * , Japanese samurai * , Japanese samurai * , Japanese beauty pageant winner * , Japanese writer * , Japanese women's footballer * , Japanese basketball player * , Japanese general * , Japanese softball player * , Japanese Mahayana Buddhist * Fernando Yamada (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * , Japanese voice actress * , pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese cross-country skier * , Japanese footballer and manager * , Japanese cross-country skier * , Japanese badminton player * , Japanese admiral * Hiroki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * , Japanese chef * , Japanese long jumper * , Japanese politician * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese computer scientist * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese video game composer * , better known as Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician * , Japanese film director * , Japanese actress * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese swordsman * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese actor * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese women's basketball player * , Japanese long-distance runner * , Japanese conductor * , Japanese classical composer and conductor * , Japanese badminton player * , Japanese voice actor * , better known as Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese politician * , Japanese singer * , Japanese manga artist * , better known as Black Buffalo, Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese long-distance runner * , Japanese golfer * Kenji Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * Kenneth Yamada, American biologist * , Japanese Go player * , better known as Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer * , Japanese photographer * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese billiards player * , Japanese doctor * , Japanese classical composer and conductor * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese Zen Buddhist * , Japanese shogi player * Kyle Yamada (born 1983), Canadian soccer player * , Japanese figure skater and coach * , better known as Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress * , Japanese architect * , Japanese mixed martial artist * Mariko Yamada (born 1950), Japanese American politician * , Japanese actress and gravure idol * , Japanese physicist * , Japanese weightlifter * , Japanese politician * Masahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * Masaki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese footballer and manager * , Japanese shogi player * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese rhythmic gymnast * , Japanese politician * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese footballer * Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), American poet, activist, and professor * , Japanese softball player * , Japanese taekwondo practitioner * , Japanese calligrapher * , Japanese manga artist, writer and poet * , Japanese adventurer, governor of a province of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Thailand) * , Japanese idol and singer * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese animator and film director * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese volleyball player * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese speed skater * , Japanese politician * , Japanese general * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese Zen Buddhist * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer and actor * Ryoun Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist * Sachiko Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral * , Japanese ski mountaineer * , Japanese badminton player * , Japanese motorcycle racer * , Japanese politician * , Japanese musician * , Japanese model, actor and singer * , Japanese businessman * , Japanese cross-country skier * , Japanese volleyball player * , Japanese actress and former member idol group NMB48 * , Japanese politician * , Japanese metallurgic artist * Sobin Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist * Tachi Yamada (1945–2021), scientist and gastroenterologist * , Japanese writer and screenwriter * , Japanese rower * , Japanese footballer * Takahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * , Japanese actor, singer and producer * Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), American artist * , Japanese Go player * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer-songwriter * Tarzan Yamada (born 1962), Japanese drifting driver * , Japanese actor * , Japanese karateka * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese ice hockey player * , Japanese politician * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese writer, illustrator and translator * , Japanese feminist * , Japanese boxer * , Japanese film director * , Japanese actor and voice actor * , Japanese linguist * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese anime screenwriter * , Japanese mixed martial artist * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese aikidoka * , Japanese model, actress and singer * , Japanese actor * , Japanese darts player * , Japanese ski jumper * , Japanese composer * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese footballerFictional characters
* , protagonist of the manga series '' B Gata H Kei'' * The Yamadas, characters in the film '' My Neighbors the Yamadas'' * The Yamada Asaemon clan, characters in the manga series '' Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku'' * , a character in the manga series ''Working!!'' * , a character in the manga series '' Honey and Clover'' * Chi Yamada, protagonist of the manga series '' Chi's Sweet Home'' * , a character in the light novel series ''Eromanga Sensei'' * Hanako Yamada, a character in the video game ''References
See also
* Courtney Yamada-Anderson (born 1980), American skeleton racer *