List of Japanese people

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This is a list of Japanese people who are notable.

All names are in Japanese order, with the surname before the given name.
Contents
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* 1 Actors
* 2 Artists
* 3 Athletes
* 4 Authors
* 5 Educators
* 6 Emperors
* 7 Entrepreneurs
* 8 Filmmakers
* 9 Historians
* 10 Military leaders
o 10.1 Pre-modern
o 10.2 Modern
* 11 Musicians
* 12 Personalities
* 13 Politicians
* 14 Religious leaders
* 15 Scientists
* 16 Mathematicians
* 17 Economists
* 18 Other Notables
* 19 Fictional Japanese people
* 20 See also

[edit] 1 Actors

* Andō Masanobu
* Ayase Haruka
* Fueki Yūko
* Fujiwara Norika
* Gotō Maki
* Ikegami Kimiko
* Ishihara Satomi
* Ishihara Yūjirō
* Ishikura Saburō
* Itō Misaki
* Kaga Takeshi
* Kanazawa Bunko
* Kaneshiro Takeshi
* Kawashima Azumi
* Kikukawa Rei
* Kitano (Beat) Takeshi
* Kuriyama Chiaki
* Matsudaira Ken
* Matsushima Nanako
* Matsuzaka Keiko
* Mifune Toshirō
* Nagasawa Masami
* Nakama Yukie
* Nakamura Kichiemon
* Satomi Kōtarō
* Sawajiri Erika
* Shibasaki Kō
* Shinohara Ryōko
* Takahashi Hideki
* Takakura Ken
* Takashima Reiko
* Takata Mayuko
* Tani Hayato
* Taro Yamamoto
* Ueto Aya
* Yujiro
* Watanabe Ken

See also: List of Japanese actors, List of Japanese actresses, List of Japanese Comedians

[edit] 2 Artists

* Yoji Shinkawa
* Yoshitaka Amano
* Ishikawa Kōji
* Kano Eitoku
* Kano Masanobu
* Murayama Kaita
* Takeuchi Naoko
* Oda Eiichiro
* Takahashi Rumiko
* Toriyama Akira
* Yuri Mastui

See also: List of Japanese artists, List of Manga-ka, Kano school

[edit] 3 Athletes

See Category:Lists of Japanese sportspeople

[edit] 4 Authors

See: List of Japanese authors

[edit] 5 Educators

* Fukuzawa Yukichi
* Iida Yoshiaki
* Mori Arinori
* Nakamura Shuichi
* Tsuda Yukio
* Wada Shigeho
* Midori Suzuki

[edit] 6 Emperors

See: List of Japanese Emperors

[edit] 7 Entrepreneurs

See List of Japanese Entrepreneurs

[edit] 8 Filmmakers

See List of Japanese film directors

[edit] 9 Historians

* Ienaga Saburo
* Kanda Nobuo
* Maruyama Masao
* Naito Torajiro

[edit] 10 Military leaders

[edit] 10.1 Pre-modern

See List of samurai for all leaders with samurai status. See Kamakura shogunate, Ashikaga shogunate, and Tokugawa shogunate for list of those who became shogun.

* Emperor Go-Toba
* Kusunoki Masashige
* Taira no Kiyomori
* Taira no Masakado
* Fujiwara no Hidesato (Tawara no Tōda)

[edit] 10.2 Modern

* Anami Korechika
* Doihara Kenji
* Enomoto Takeaki
* Kuroki Itei (Kuroki Tamemoto)
* Matsui Iwane
* Ota Minoru
* Suzuki Kantaro
* Togo Heihachiro
* Tojo Hideki
* Yamamoto Isoroku
* Ishiwara Kanji

[edit] 11 Musicians

See Category:Lists of Japanese musicians

[edit] 12 Personalities

* Akashiya Sanma
* Chōshū Koriki
* Fujii Takashi
* Hanawa
* Hata Yōku
* Kitano Takeshi
* Kurihara Harumi
* Kuwano Nobuyoshi
* Ōta Hikari
* Shimura Ken
* Sumitani Masaki
* Tamori
* Tashiro Masashi
* Yujiro

See also List of Japanese celebrities, List of Japanese comedians

[edit] 13 Politicians

See List of Prime Ministers of Japan, List of Japanese politicans

[edit] 14 Religious leaders

* Dogen
* Eisai
* Kūkai
* Nichiren
* Nikkō
* Ryōkan
* Saigyo
* Shinran
* Asahara Shōko
* Takuan Sōhō
* Teshima Ikurō
* Uchimura Kanzo
* Yoshihiko Kikuchi
* Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
* Kikuchi Yoshihiko

[edit] 15 Scientists

* Esaki Leo
* Honda Kotarō
* Ikeda Kikunae
* Kitasato Shibasaburō
* Mikimoto Kokichi
* Mishima Tokuhichi
* Niwa Yasujirō
* Sugimoto Kyōta
* Tago Akihiko
* Takamine Jokichi
* Tanaka Kōichi
* Tonegawa Susumu
* Fujita Tetsuya
* Tomonaga Shinichiro
* Toyoda Sakichi
* Yagi Hidetsugu
* Yai Senzo
* Yukawa Hideki
* Shinchi Masaru

[edit] 16 Mathematicians

* Hironaka Heisuke
* Isasawa Kenkichi
* Kodaira Kunihiko
* Mori Shigefumi
* Sato Mikio
* Seki Kōwa
* Shimura Gorō
* Takagi Teiji
* Taniyama Yutaka
* Yoneda Nobuo

[edit] 17 Economists

See List of Japanese Economists

[edit] 18 Other Notables

* Kenneth Nakazawa
* Aneha Hidetsugu
* Hiramatsu Takashi
* Jake Kajiyama
* Kawakami Kiyoshi
* Matsugane Yōko
* Nitobe Inazo
* Onoda Hirō
* Takabori Yoshiya
* Sakae Osugi
* Sakai Toshihiko
* Sakamura Ken
* Sanyutei Encho
* Satoshi Tajiri
* Shigeru Miyamoto
* Soeda Azenbo
* Sonoda Tenkoko
* Sugihara Chiune
* Tamiya Maya
* Tanaka Shozo
* Terada Torahiko
* Uchimura Kanzo
* Yoshikawa Takeo
* Yuasa Takashi
* Daiki Ishikawa

[edit] 19 Fictional Japanese people

* Fook Yu & Fook Mi, of Austin Powers
* Hiro, of 6teen
* Hiro Nakamura, of Heroes (TV Series)
* Numbuh 3 (Kuki Sanban), of Codename: Kids Next Door
* Mr Miyagi, of Karate Kid
* Toshi, of American Dad
* Tricia Takanawa, of Family Guy
* Yori, of Kim Possible

[edit] 20 See also

* List of people by nationality

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