Yamamoto

Yamamoto (山本 meaning "base of the mountain") is one of the most common Japanese surnames. Notable people with the surname include:

• Azusa Yamamoto (山本 梓), gravure idol and actress
• Donald Yamamoto (ドナルド・ヤマモト), American Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, for African Affairs
• Fujiko Yamamoto (山本 富士子) film actress
• Gonnohyōe Yamamoto (山本 権兵衛), the 16th Prime Minister of Japan
• Hideo Yamamoto (山本 英夫), manga artist
• Hiro Yamamoto (ヒロ・ヤマモト), bassist
• Hiroki Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hiroshi Yamamoto (archer) (山本 博), archer, Olympic silver medalist
• Hiroto Yamamoto (山本 啓人, born 1988), Japanese footballer
• Hisashi Yamamoto (山本 尚), Professor of Chemistry, The University of Chicago
• Hisaye Yamamoto (ヒサエ・ヤマモト) (1921–2011), Japanese American author
• Hōzan Yamamoto (山本 邦山), shakuhachi player, composer and lecturer
• Ichita Yamamoto (山本 一太), politician
• Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六), World War II Admiral
• Issei Yamamoto (山本 一清), astronomer
• Kailer Yamamoto (カイラー・ヤマモト), American ice hockey player
• Kaito Yamamoto (山本 海人, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Kajirō Yamamoto (山本 嘉次郎), film director
• Kanichi Yamamoto (山本 寛一), the first Japanese Bahá'í
• Kansai Yamamoto (山本 寛斎), noted fashion designer
• Yamamoto Kansuke (山本 勘助), general
• Kenichi Yamamoto (engineer) (山本 健一), mechanical engineer and business executive
• Kenichi Yamamoto (yakuza) (山本 健一), Yakuza
• Kenji Yamamoto (山本 健誌), video game music composer
• Koichi Yamamoto (山本 公一), politician
• Kotetsu Yamamoto (山本 小鉄), wrestler
• Koji Yamamoto (actor) (山本 耕史), actor
• Koji Yamamoto (baseball) (山本 浩二), baseball player
• Linda Yamamoto (山本 リンダ), pop star
• Maria Yamamoto (山本 麻里安), voice actress
• Mariko Yamamoto (山本 万里子), cricketer
• Masahiro Yamamoto (baseball) (山本真弘), baseball player
• Masahiro Yamamoto (kickboxer) (山本真弘), kickboxer
• Masakuni Yamamoto (山本 昌邦), football coach
• Masao Yamamoto (山本 昌男), photographer
• Masayoshi Yamamoto (山本 雅賢), Japanese artistic gymnast
• Masashi Yamamoto (山本 政志), film director
• Mayumi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mirai Yamamoto (山本 未來), actress
• Mona Yamamoto (山本 モナ), announcer
• Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (山本 徳郁), mixed martial arts fighter
• Naoki Yamamoto (racing driver) (山本 尚貴), race car driver
• Ryohei Yamamoto (山本 領平), R&B singer
• Sakon Yamamoto (山本 左近), race car driver
• Saori Yamamoto (山本 早織), bikini idol
• Satoshi Yamamoto (山本 サトシ), illustrator of Pokémon Adventures starting in volume 10
• Sayaka Yamamoto (山本 彩), idol, actress, model
• Sayo Yamamoto (山本 沙代, born 1977), Japanese anime director
• Seiichi Yamamoto (山本 精一), musician; member of seminal Osaka-based noise/krautrock band Boredoms
• Shizuka Yamamoto (山本 静香), badminton player
• Shinya Yamamoto (山本 晋也), film director
• Shin'ya Yamamoto (山本 真也, born 1971), Japanese shogi player
• Shūgorō Yamamoto (山本 周五郎), novelist
• Takahiro Yamamoto (山本 隆弘), volleyball player
• Takashi Yamamoto (swimmer) (山本 貴司), swimmer at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Tarō Yamamoto (山本 太郎), actor
• Taro Yamamoto (artist) (1919–1994), American artist
• Tatsuo Yamamoto (山本 達雄), politician
• Toshikatsu Yamamoto (山元 敏勝, born 1929), Japanese physician
• Tsunetomo Yamamoto (山本 常朝), author of the Hagakure
• Yohji Yamamoto (山本 耀司), fashion designer
• Yoshihisa Yamamoto (scientist) (born 1950),
• Yoshihisa Yamamoto (wrestler) (born 1970),
• Yuriko Yamamoto (山本 百合子), voice actor
• Yusuke Yamamoto (山本 裕典), actor and fashion model
• Yutaka Yamamoto (山本 寛), animation director
• Yamamoto Hosui, a Prewar period painter

Fictional characters

• Yamamoto (Spriggan), head of ARCAM's Japanese branch in Spriggan
• Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai, the General (sotaicho) and 1st Division Captain (ichibantai-taicho) in the Bleach manga and anime
• Aki Yamamoto from the anime Colorful
• Lt. Commander Yamamoto, the first officer in the anime series, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
• Kazuhiko Yamamoto, a student in Battle Royale
• Takeshi Yamamoto, a swordsman and a Vongola Guardian from the anime Reborn!
• Yamamoto Yoko from the anime Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko
• Julie Yamamoto from Ben 10: Alien Force
• Yamamoto Yueniang of The Little Nyonya
• Megumi Yamamoto from the anime Special A
• Jun Yamamoto from the anime Special A
• Naoki Yamamoto, a character from Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple

See also

• Yamoto (disambiguation)