Yokoyama (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Akihito Yokoyama is a Japanese professional golfer. Professional career Yokoyama played on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour () is a prominent professional golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006, it offered the third-highest annual prize fu ...

(born 1961), Japanese golfer * Ayumu Yokoyama (born 2003), Japanese footballer *

Chisa Yokoyama is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She was affiliated with Arts Vision but has since founded her own voice company called Banbina. When she was a high school student, she was an assistant of Jump Broadcasting Sta ...

(born 1969), Japanese voice actress and singer *

Go Yokoyama Tsuyoshi Yokoyama (born June 29, 1983), better known as is a Japanese kickboxer who competes in the welterweight division. He comes from a Seidokaikan karate background and is known for his unorthodox kicks. Biography and career Yamamoto began ...

in fact ''Tsuyoshi Yokoyama'' (b. 1983), Japanese kickboxer *

Hideo Yokoyama is a Japanese novelist who specializes in mystery novels. He is also known for his career as a journalist for the Jomo Shimbun, the regional paper in Gunma. He repeated his Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! No. 1 ranking in 2013 with '' Six Four'' (64). ...

(born 1957), Japanese novelist *, Japanese shogi player *

Hiroki Yokoyama (disambiguation) Hiroki Yokoyama may refer to: *Hiroki Yokoyama (baseball) (born 1992), Japanese baseball player *Hiroki Yokoyama (runner), Japanese marathon runner, winner of the Kyoto Marathon in 2014 and 2015 *Hiroki Yokoyama (speed skater) (born 1994), Japanese ...

, multiple people *

Hirotoshi Yokoyama is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Yokoyama was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on May 9, 1975. After graduating from Osaka University of Commerce, he joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara in 1998. He played many matches f ...

(born 1975), Japanese football player * Hokuto Yokoyama (born 1963), Japanese Democratic Party politician *

Isamu Yokoyama was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific War. In 1948, he was sentenced to death by a military commission for Yokohama War Crimes Trials due to his d ...

(1889-1952), general in the Imperial Japanese Army *

Juri Yokoyama Juri Yokoyama (横山樹理 ''Yokoyama Juri'', born 9 March 1955) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer O ...

(born 1955), Japanese volleyball player *

Katsuya Yokoyama was a Japanese musician who played the ''shakuhachi'', a traditional vertical bamboo flute. Early life He was born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1934 and studied Kinko-ryu and Azuma styles of music with his father, Rampo Yokoyama, and grandfather, ...

(1934–2010), renowned player and teacher of the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese vertical bamboo flute * Ken Yokoyama (disambiguation), multiple people *

Kenzo Yokoyama is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for, and then managed, the Japan national team. Club career Yokoyama was born in Saitama on January 21, 1943. After graduating from Kawaguchi High School and Rikkyo University, he joi ...

(born 1943), Japanese football player and coach *

Knock Yokoyama was a Japanese politician and comedian. Born Isamu Yamada (山田勇 ''Yamada Isamu'') in Asahikawa (Hokkaido), he adopted his current stage name while directing the ''Manga Trio'' manzai troupe from 1959 to 1968. Following his comedy years, he ...

(1932–2007), Japanese comedian and politician *

Kumi Yokoyama is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Okayama Yunogo Belle and the Japan women's national team. Club career Yokoyama was born in Tama, Tokyo, on 13 August 1993. After graduating from high school, they joined Okayama Yunogo Be ...

(born 1993), Japanese football striker *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese basketball player * Marumitsu Yokoyama in fact ''Okitaka Yokoyama'' (1780–1854), Japanese late Edo period samurai and founder of the Tōkyūjutsu *, Japanese pole vaulter *

Masafumi Yokoyama is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Yokoyama was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 10, 1956. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League Division 1 club Nippon Steel in 1 ...

(born 1956), Japanese football player *

Masami Yokoyama Masami Yokoyama (横山雅美 ''Yokoyama Masami'', born December 12, 1981) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Igtisadchi Baku. Clubs *Bunkyojoshi univ. Junior High → Seitoku Gakuen High School → Kaetujoshi college → Denso Airyb ...

(born 1981), Japanese volleyball player *

Matsuo Yokoyama is a Japanese businessman who was the president of Walt Disney Enterprises of Japan from 1989 to 1994. As a merchandise representative in the early 1960s he was responsible for establishing the enforcement of Disney's intellectual property right ...

(born 1927), president of Walt Disney Enterprises of Japan * Matsusaburō Yokoyama (1838–1884), pioneering Japanese photographer, artist, lithographer and teacher *, Japanese actress *, Japanese badminton player *

Minehiro Yokoyama is a Japanese ski mountaineer. Yokoyama finished third at the 2007 Asian Championship of Ski Mountaineering The 2007 Asian Championship of Ski Mountaineering () was the first edition of an Asian Championship of Ski Mountaineering The event wa ...

(born 1971), Japanese ski mountaineer *

Mitsuteru Yokoyama was a Japanese manga artist. Considered to be one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of manga and anime, his works have had a significant impact in the creation and establishment of many genres. These include: mecha (''T ...

(1934–2004), Japanese manga artist *

Naoki Yokoyama (March 28, 1949 - ) is a Japanese electrical engineer, active in the fields of nanotechnology and electronic and photonic devices, best known for his success in fabricating hot-electron transistors and invention of resonant-tunneling transistor ...

(born 1949), Japanese electrical engineer * Olga T. Yokoyama (born 1942), American linguist *

Reina Yokoyama This page consists of all current and former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year. Current members 9th generation (2011 ...

(born 2001), Japanese idol and member of girl-group ''Morning Musume'' * Sakujirō Yokoyama (1864–1912), early disciple of Kanō Jigorō * Satoshi Yokoyama (born 1980), Japanese footballer *

Seiji Yokoyama was a Japanese incidental music composer from Hiroshima. He graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music in 1957. Yokoyama is best known for his work on the anime series ''Saint Seiya'' and ''Space Pirate Captain Harlock'', and for his symph ...

(1935-2017), Japanese incidental music composer *

Shizuo Yokoyama was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II, who is noted for his role in the Battle of Manila, the single largest urban battle ever fought by American forces, during the final days of World War II. Biography Yokoyama ...

(1890–1961), Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army * Shōmatsu Yokoyama (1913–1992), Japanese physician *

Sodō Yokoyama was a Japanese Sōtō Zen teacher of the 20th century. Also known as the , he was famous for residing in a public park in Komoro in Nagano Prefecture where he practiced zazen and played songs for travelers by whistling on a leaf. He had resided ...

(1907-1980), Japanese Zen priest * Sumie Ishitaka (née Sumie Yokoyama), women's professional shogi player *

Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003. Yokoyama also competed in four Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of tenth in the 4 x 5 ...

(born 1974), Japanese cross-country skier * Taikan Yokoyama, pseudonym of ''Sakai Hidemaro'' (1868–1958), major figure in pre-WW2 Japanese painting *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese water polo player * Takayuki Yokoyama (born 1972), Japanese football player *, Japanese footballer * Takuya Yokoyama (born 1985), Japanese footballer * Tomonobu Yokoyama (born 1985), Japanese footballer *

You Yokoyama is a Japanese idol and singer, member of Super Eight (previously known as Kanjani Eight), which is under the management of Johnny & Associates. His image color in the group is black. Career Yokoyama entered Johnny's on Christmas 1996 where ...

(born 1981), Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host and lyricist, member of band ''Kanjani 8'' *

Yui Yokoyama is a Japanese actress, YouTuber and former singer. She is a former member of the idol group AKB48. She was the second General Manager of the AKB48 Group. She had served as the captain of AKB48 Team A, and was a former member of AKB48 sister grou ...

(born 1992), Japanese idol, member of girl-group ''AKB48'' * Yuji Yokoyama (born 1969), Japanese footballer

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