Yamaguchi (surname)
Yamaguchi (山口, "mountain entrance/gateway") is the 14th most common Japanese surname.[1]
Notable people with the surname
[edit]- Adam Yamaguchi, American television correspondent and producer
- Akane Yamaguchi (山口 茜, born 1997), Japanese badminton player
- Akihiro Yamaguchi (山口 観弘, born 1994), Japanese swimmer
- Akira Yamaguchi (山口 晃, born 1969), Japanese artist
- Atsushi Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bidou Yamaguchi (山口 毘堂, born 1970), Japanese Noh mask carver
- Eri Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Eriko Yamaguchi (山口 恵梨子, born 1991), Japanese shogi player
- Erina Yamaguchi (山口 絵里奈, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol
- Gōgen Yamaguchi (山口 剛玄, 1909–1989), Japanese karateka
- Gorō Yamaguchi (山口 五郎, 1933–1999), Japanese shakuhachi musician
- Harukichi Yamaguchi (山口 春吉, 1881–1938), Japanese mob boss
- Hatsuye Yamaguchi (1911-2005), Japanese-American artist and dollmaker
- Hideko Yamaguchi, plaintiff foster mother in Sweden v. Yamaguchi, a famous international family law trial
- Yamaguchi Hisashi (山口 久, 1952–2010), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Hitomi Yamaguchi (山口 瞳, 1923–1995), Japanese novelist and essayist
- Hōshun Yamaguchi (山口 蓬春, 1893–1971), Japanese painter
- Hotaru Yamaguchi (山口 蛍, born 1990), Japanese footballer
- Ichiro Yamaguchi (山口 一郎, born 1980), Japanese musician
- Izumi Yamaguchi (山口 いづみ, born 1954), Japanese actress
- Jun Yamaguchi (山口 淳, born 1967), Japanese composer
- Junya Yamaguchi, Japanese musician
- Kaori Yamaguchi (山口 香, born 1964), Japanese judoka
- Kappei Yamaguchi (山口 勝平, born 1965), Japanese actor and voice actor
- Kayo Yamaguchi (山口 華楊, 1899–1984), Japanese painter
- Kazuhiko Yamaguchi (山口 和彦, born 1937), Japanese film director
- Kazuki Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kazuma Yamaguchi (山口 一真, born 1996), Japanese footballer
- Kazuo Yamaguchi (山口 一男, born 1946), Japanese sociologist
- Kei Yamaguchi (山口 慶, born 1983), Japanese footballer
- Keiji Yamaguchi (山口 圭司, born 1974), Japanese boxer
- Ken Yamaguchi (山口 健, 1956–2011), Japanese voice actor
- Koichi Yamaguchi (山口 弘一), Japanese bicycle framebuilder
- Kosei Yamaguchi (山口 浩勢, born 1991), Japanese long-distance runner
- Kristi Yamaguchi (born 1971), American figure skater
- Mai Yamaguchi (山口 舞, born 1983), Japanese volleyball player
- Makoto Yamaguchi (山口 真, born 1944), Japanese origami artist
- Mami Yamaguchi (山口 麻美, born 1986), Japanese women's footballer
- Mamoru Yamaguchi (山口 マモル, born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
- Marie Yamaguchi (山口 真理恵, born 1989), Japanese rugby sevens player
- Masa Yamaguchi (born 1974), Australian actor
- Masakatsu Yamaguchi, plaintiff foster father in Sweden v. Yamaguchi, a famous international family law trial
- Masakazu Yamaguchi (山口 譲司), Japanese manga artist
- Masao Yamaguchi (山口 昌男, 1931–2013), Japanese anthropologist
- Masaya Yamaguchi (born 1970), American jazz guitarist and music writer
- Masayoshi Yamaguchi (山口 正義, born 1947), Japanese scientist
- Masuka Yamaguchi (山口 尚芳, 1839-1894), Japanese government official
- Mayumi Yamaguchi (山口 眞弓, born 1975), Japanese voice actress
- Megumi Yamaguchi (山口 愛, born 1997), Japanese voice actress
- Mei Yamaguchi (山口 芽生, born 1983), Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer
- Michael Yamaguchi, American lawyer
- Misaki Yamaguchi (山口 美咲, born 1990), Japanese swimmer
- Miyako Yamaguchi (山口 美也子, born 1952), Japanese actress
- Moe Yamaguchi (山口 もえ, born 1977), Japanese television personality
- Momoe Yamaguchi (山口 百恵, born 1959), Japanese singer, actress and idol
- Motohiro Yamaguchi (山口 素弘, born 1969), Japanese footballer and manager
- Nana Yamaguchi (山口 奈々, born 1938), Japanese voice actress
- Naohide Yamaguchi (山口 尚秀, born 2000), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
- Noboru Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Natsuo Yamaguchi (山口 那津男, born 1952), Japanese politician
- Otoya Yamaguchi (山口 二矢, 1943–1960), Japanese ultranationalist best known for his assassination of Inejiro Asanuma
- Renshi Yamaguchi (山口 廉史, born 1992), Japanese footballer
- Rie Yamaguchi (山口 理恵, born 1986), Japanese voice actress
- Rikako Yamaguchi (山口 立花子, born 1988), Japanese voice actress
- Roy Yamaguchi, Japanese-American chef
- Ryōta Yamaguchi (山口 亮太, born 1969), Japanese anime screenwriter
- Satoshi Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Satyu Yamaguti (山口 左仲, 1894-1976), Japanese parasitologist
- Sayaka Yamaguchi (山口 紗弥加, born 1980), Japanese actress
- Sayoko Yamaguchi (山口 小夜子, 1949–2007), Japanese model and actress
- Sayuri Yamaguchi (山口 小百合, born 1966), Japanese women's footballer
- Seigo Yamaguchi (山口 清吾, 1924–1996), Japanese aikidoka
- Seiya Yamaguchi (山口 聖矢, born 1993), Japanese footballer
- Yamaguchi Sekkei (山口 雪渓, 1644/48 – 1732), Japanese artist
- Senji Yamaguchi (山口 仙二, 1930–2013), Japanese anti–nuclear weapons activist
- Shinji Yamaguchi (山口 真司, born 1996), Japanese footballer
- Shogo Yamaguchi (山口 翔悟, born 1983), Japanese actor
- Shun Yamaguchi (山口 俊, born 1987), Japanese baseball player
- Shunichi Yamaguchi (山口 俊一, born 1950), Japanese politician
- Yamaguchi Soken (山口 素絢, 1759–1818), Japanese painter
- Susumu Yamaguchi (山口 益, 1895–1976), Japanese Buddhist scholar
- Yamaguchi Tadasada (山口 正定, 1843–1902), Imperial Japanese Navy officer
- Taimei Yamaguchi (山口 泰明, born 1948), Japanese politician
- Takahiro Yamaguchi (山口 貴弘, born 1984), Japanese footballer
- Takashi Yamaguchi (山口 隆, born 1953), Japanese architect
- Takashi Yamaguchi (actor) (山口 崇, born 1936), Japanese actor
- Takayuki Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Takeo Yamaguchi (山口 長男, 1902–1983), Japanese painter
- Takeshi Yamaguchi (山口 武士, born 1979), Japanese footballer
- Tamon Yamaguchi (山口 多聞, 1892–1942), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
- Taro Yamaguchi (山口 太郎, born 1970), Japanese voice actor
- Tatsuya Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tazuo Yamaguchi, American poet and filmmaker
- Tetsuharu Yamaguchi (山口 哲治, born 1970), Japanese footballer
- Tetsumasa Yamaguchi (山口 徹正, born 1947), Japanese sprint canoeist
- Tetsuya Yamaguchi (山口 鉄也, born 1983), Japanese baseball player
- Toichi Yamaguchi (山口 東一, born 1941), Japanese middle-distance runner
- Tomoko Yamaguchi (山口 智子, born 1964), Japanese actress and voice actress
- Tomomi Yamaguchi, Japanese anthropologist
- Tomomitsu Yamaguchi (山口 智充, born 1969), Japanese comedian, actor and voice actor
- Toshihiro Yamaguchi (山口 敏弘, born 1971), Japanese footballer
- Toshio Yamaguchi (山口 敏夫, born 1940), Japanese politician
- Tsubasa Yamaguchi (山口つばさ), Japanese manga artist
- Tsutomu Yamaguchi (山口 彊, 1916–2010), Japanese national who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings during the Second World War
- Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (disambiguation), multiple people
- Wally Yamaguchi (1959–1958), also known as Yamaguchi-san, Japanese professional wrestling manager and sports journalist
- Yasushi Yamaguchi (山口 恭史), Japanese video game artist and designer
- Yoko Yamaguchi (山口 洋子, 1937–2014), Japanese lyricist and writer
- Yorifusa Yamaguchi (山口 頼房, born 1959), Japanese film director
- Yoshiharu Yamaguchi (山口 良治, born 1943), Japanese rugby union player
- Yoshiko Yamaguchi (山口 淑子, 1920–2014), Chinese-born Japanese actress and singer
- Yoshinori Yamaguchi (山口 祥義, born 1965), Japanese politician
- Yoshitada Yamaguchi (山口 芳忠, born 1944), Japanese footballer and manager
- Yūdai Yamaguchi (山口 雄大, born 1971), Japanese film director
- Yuki Yamaguchi (山口 有希, born 1984), Japanese sprinter
- Yuko Yamaguchi (山口 裕子, born 1955), Japanese character designer and illustrator
- Yūji Yamaguchi (山口 祐司, fl. 1999–2014), Japanese animator
- Yuriko Yamaguchi (voice actress) (山口 由里子, born 1965), Japanese voice actress
- Yuriko Yamaguchi (sculptor) (born 1948), Japanese-American sculptor
- Yutaka Yamaguchi (山口 泰, born 1940), Japanese businessman and economist
- Zuiho Yamaguchi (山口 瑞鳳, 1926–2023), Japanese Buddhist scholar and Tibetologist
Fictional characters
[edit]- Yamaguchi-sensei (山口先生), a character in the manga series Hajime no Ippo
- Kisaragi Yamaguchi (山口 如月), a character in the manga series GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class
- Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi (山口 久美子), a character in the manga series Gokusen
- Tadashi Yamaguchi (山口 忠), a character in the manga series Haikyu!!
References
[edit]- ^ "明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-08-31.