Yamada
Yamada is the 12th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname
- Akari Yamada, Japanese model, actress and idol
- Aki Yamada, Japanese field hockey player
- Akihiro Yamada, Japanese illustrator and manga artist
- Akihito Yamada, Japanese rugby union player
- Akira Yamada, Japanese philosopher
- Yamada Akiyoshi, Japanese politician and samurai
- Alexander Akira Yamada, Japanese-American actor, writer, and LGBTQ activist.
- Amy Yamada, Japanese writer
- Anna Yamada, Japanese actress
- Arinaga Yamada, Japanese samurai
- Arinobu Yamada, Japanese samurai
- Ayano Yamada, Japanese beauty pageant winner
- Bimyo Yamada, Japanese writer
- Chiaki Yamada, Japanese women's footballer
- Daiji Yamada, Japanese basketball player
- Eizo Yamada, Japanese general
- Eri Yamada, Japanese softball player
- Etai Yamada, Japanese Mahayana Buddhist
- Fernando Yamada, Brazilian footballer
- Fushigi Yamada, Japanese voice actress
- Futaro Yamada, pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer
- Genki Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Ginzo Yamada, Japanese cross-country skier
- Goro Yamada, Japanese footballer and manager
- Hideaki Yamada, Japanese cross-country skier
- Hidetaka Yamada, Japanese badminton player
- Hikohachi Yamada, Japanese admiral
- Hiroki Yamada, multiple people
- Hiromi Yamada, Japanese chef
- Hiroomi Yamada, Japanese long jumper
- Hiroshi Yamada, Japanese politician
- Hiroto Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Hisao Yamada, Japanese computer scientist
- Hisashi Yamada, Japanese baseball player
- Ippo Yamada, Japanese video game composer
- Isamu Yamada, better known as Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician
- Isao Yamada, Japanese film director
- Isuzu Yamada, Japanese actress
- Itsuki Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Jirokichi Yamada, Japanese swordsman
- J-ta Yamada, Japanese manga artist
- Jundai Yamada, Japanese actor
- Junpei Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Kagari Yamada, Japanese women's basketball player
- Kanematsu Yamada, Japanese long-distance runner
- Kazuki Yamada, Japanese conductor
- Kazuo Yamada, Japanese classical composer and conductor
- Kazushi Yamada, Japanese badminton player
- Keaton Yamada, Japanese voice actor
- Keiichi Yamada, better known as Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler
- Keiji Yamada, Japanese politician
- Keiko Yamada, Japanese singer
- Keiko Yamada, Japanese manga artist
- Keisuke Yamada, better known as Black Buffalo, Japanese professional wrestler
- Keizo Yamada, Japanese long-distance runner
- Kenichi Yamada, Japanese golfer
- Kenji Yamada, multiple people
- Kenneth Yamada, American biologist
- Kimio Yamada, Japanese Go player
- Kiyoshi Yamada, better known as Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer
- Kō Yamada, Japanese photographer
- Kohei Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Koji Yamada, Japanese billiards player
- Yamada Kōrin, Japanese doctor
- Kosaku Yamada, Japanese classical composer and conductor
- Kota Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Koun Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist
- Kumi Yamada, Japanese shogi player
- Kyle Yamada, Canadian soccer player
- Lisa Yamada, American actress
- Machiko Yamada, Japanese figure skater and coach
- Mai Yamada, better known as Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress
- Mamoru Yamada, Japanese architect
- Manabu Yamada, Japanese mixed martial artist
- Mariko Yamada, Japanese American politician
- Mariya Yamada, Japanese actress and gravure idol
- Masaaki Yamada, Japanese physicist
- Masaharu Yamada, Japanese weightlifter
- Masahiko Yamada, Japanese politician
- Masahiro Yamada, multiple people
- Masaki Yamada, multiple people
- Masayuki Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Matsuichi Yamada, Japanese footballer and manager
- Michiyoshi Yamada, Japanese shogi player
- Miho Yamada, Japanese voice actress
- Miho Yamada, Japanese rhythmic gymnast
- Miki Yamada, Japanese politician
- Mikiya Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Mitsuo Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Mitsuye Yamada, American poet, activist, and professor
- Miyo Yamada, Japanese softball player
- Miyu Yamada, Japanese taekwondo practitioner
- Mumon Yamada, Japanese calligrapher
- Murasaki Yamada, Japanese manga artist, writer and poet
- Nagamasa Yamada, Japanese adventurer, governor of a province of the Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Nana Yamada, Japanese idol and singer
- Nanpei Yamada, Japanese manga artist
- Naoki Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Naoko Yamada, Japanese animator and film director
- Naoyuki Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Nichika Yamada, Japanese volleyball player
- Nobuhisa Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Nobuko Yamada, Japanese speed skater
- Nobumichi Yamada, Japanese politician
- Otozō Yamada, Japanese general
- Reiji Yamada, Japanese manga artist
- Reirin Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist
- Riku Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Ryosuke Yamada, Japanese singer and actor
- Ryoun Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist
- Ryusei Yamada, Japanese snowboarder
- Sachiko Yamada, multiple people
- Sadayoshi Yamada, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
- Seiji Yamada, Japanese ski mountaineer
- Seiko Yamada, Japanese badminton player
- Sena Yamada, Japanese motorcycle racer
- Setsuo Yamada, Japanese politician
- Shinnosuke Yamada, Japanese racing driver
- Shinya Yamada, Japanese musician
- Shintaro Yamada, Japanese model, actor and singer
- Shintaro Yamada, Japanese businessman
- Shinzo Yamada, Japanese cross-country skier
- Shuji Yamada, Japanese volleyball player
- Suzu Yamada, Japanese actress and former member idol group NMB48
- Yamada Shunzō, Japanese politician
- Yamada Sōbi, Japanese metallurgic artist
- Sobin Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist
- Tachi Yamada, scientist and gastroenterologist
- Taichi Yamada, Japanese writer and screenwriter
- Taichi Yamada, Japanese rower
- Taiki Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Takahiro Yamada, multiple people
- Takayuki Yamada, Japanese actor, singer and producer
- Takeshi Yamada, American artist
- Takuji Yamada, Japanese Go player
- Takumi Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Takuya Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Yamada Tamaru, Japanese singer-songwriter
- Tarzan Yamada, Japanese drifting driver
- Tatsuo Yamada, Japanese actor
- Tatsuo Yamada, Japanese karateka
- Tetsuto Yamada, Japanese baseball player
- Toshihiko Yamada, Japanese ice hockey player
- Toshio Yamada, Japanese politician
- Toshiyo Yamada, Japanese professional wrestler
- Utako Yamada, Japanese writer, illustrator and translator
- Waka Yamada, Japanese feminist
- Wataru Yamada, Japanese boxer
- Yoji Yamada, Japanese film director
- Yasuo Yamada, Japanese actor and voice actor
- Yoshio Yamada, Japanese linguist
- Yasuhiro Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Yasunori Yamada, Japanese anime screenwriter
- Yoko Yamada, Japanese mixed martial artist
- Yoshimitsu Yamada, Japanese aikidoka
- Yu Yamada, Japanese model, actress and singer
- Yuki Yamada, Japanese actor
- Yuki Yamada, Japanese darts player
- Yurina Yamada, Japanese ski jumper
- Yutaka Yamada, Japanese composer
- Yuto Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Yuya Yamada, Japanese footballer
- Kaede Yamada, Japanese singer and dancer, member of tripleS
Fictional characters
- Yamada, 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
- Working!!#Wagnaria employees, a character in the manga series Working!!
- Ayumi Yamada, a character in the manga series Honey and Clover
- Chi Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Chi's Sweet Home
- Elf Yamada, a character in the light novel series Eromanga Sensei
- Hanako Yamada, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator
- Hanatarō Yamada, a character in the manga series Bleach
- Hifumi Yamada, a character in the visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- Hizashi Yamada, a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
- Ichiro Yamada, a character from the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
- Jiro Yamada, a character from the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
- Saburo Yamada, a character from the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
- Jubei Yamada, a character in the video game Fatal Fury 2
- List of Shaman King characters#Hao's other followers, a character in the manga series Shaman King
- Maya Yamada, a character in the light novel series Infinite Stratos
- Miiko Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Kocchi Muite! Miiko
- Nina Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Mamotte! Lollipop
- List of Valvrave the Liberator characters#Raizo Yamada, a character in the anime series Valvrave the Liberator
- Ryō Yamada, a character in the anime/manga series Bocchi the Rock!
- List of Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches characters#Ryuu Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
- Seiji Yamada, a character in the manga series Sensitive Pornograph
- Seina Yamada, a character in the anime series Tenchi Muyo! GXP
- Shintarou Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Kanpai!
- Tae Yamada, a character in the anime series Zombie Land Saga
- Taeko Yamada, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator
- Taro Yamada, a character in the manga series Dokaben
- Taro Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Yamada Taro Monogatari
- Taro Yamada, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator
- Tsuyoshi Yamada, a character in the television series Densha Otoko
- List of Pretty Rhythm characters#Pretty Top, a character in the media franchise Pretty Rhythm
- Yui Yamada, a character in the manga series ''Kase-san''