Yamada

Yamada (山田) is the 12th most common Japanese surname.

Notable people with the surname

 * Akari Yamada (山田 朱莉), Japanese model, actress and idol
 * Aki Yamada (山田 明季), Japanese field hockey player
 * Akihiro Yamada (山田 章博), Japanese illustrator and manga artist
 * Akihito Yamada (山田 章仁), Japanese rugby union player
 * Akira Yamada (山田 晶), Japanese philosopher
 * Yamada Akiyoshi (山田 顕義), Japanese politician and samurai
 * Amy Yamada (山田 詠美), Japanese writer
 * Yamada Arinaga (山田 有栄), Japanese samurai
 * Yamada Arinobu (山田 有信), Japanese samurai
 * Ayano Yamada (山田 綾乃), Japanese beauty pageant winner
 * Yamada Bimyō (山田 美妙), Japanese writer
 * Chiaki Yamada (山田 千愛), Japanese women's footballer
 * Daiji Yamada (山田 大治), Japanese basketball player
 * Eizo Yamada (山田 栄三), Japanese general
 * Eri Yamada (山田 恵里), Japanese softball player
 * Etai Yamada (山田 恵諦), Japanese Mahayana Buddhist
 * Fernando Yamada (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
 * Fushigi Yamada (山田 ふしぎ), Japanese voice actress
 * Futaro Yamada (山田 風太郎), pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer
 * Genki Yamada (山田 元気), Japanese footballer
 * Ginzo Yamada (山田 銀蔵), Japanese cross-country skier
 * Goro Yamada (山田 午郎), Japanese footballer and manager
 * Hideaki Yamada (山田 秀明), Japanese cross-country skier
 * Hidetaka Yamada (山田 英孝), Japanese badminton player
 * Hikohachi Yamada (山田彦八), Japanese admiral
 * Hiroki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Hiromi Yamada (山田 宏巳), Japanese chef
 * Hiroomi Yamada (山田 宏臣), Japanese long jumper
 * Hiroshi Yamada (山田 宏), Japanese politician
 * Hiroto Yamada (山田 寛人), Japanese footballer
 * Hisao Yamada (山田 尚勇), Japanese computer scientist
 * Hisashi Yamada (山田 久志), Japanese baseball player
 * Ippo Yamada (山田 一法), Japanese video game composer
 * Isamu Yamada (山田 勇), better known as Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician
 * Isao Yamada (山田 勇男), Japanese film director
 * Isuzu Yamada (山田 五十鈴), Japanese actress
 * Itsuki Yamada (山田 樹), Japanese footballer
 * Jirokichi Yamada (山田 次朗吉), Japanese swordsman
 * J-ta Yamada (山田 J太), Japanese manga artist
 * Jundai Yamada (山田 純大), Japanese actor
 * Junpei Yamada (山田 純平), Japanese footballer
 * Kagari Yamada (山田 かがり), Japanese women's basketball player
 * Kanematsu Yamada (山田 兼松), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Kazuki Yamada (山田 和樹), Japanese conductor
 * Kazuo Yamada (山田 一雄), Japanese classical composer and conductor
 * Kazushi Yamada (山田 和司), Japanese badminton player
 * Keaton Yamada (キートン 山田), Japanese voice actor
 * Keiichi Yamada (山田 恵一), better known as Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler
 * Keiji Yamada (山田 啓二), Japanese politician
 * Keiko Yamada (小室 桂子), Japanese singer
 * Keiko Yamada (manga artist) (山田 圭子), Japanese manga artist
 * Keisuke Yamada (山田 圭介), better known as Black Buffalo, Japanese professional wrestler
 * Keizo Yamada (山田 敬蔵), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Kenichi Yamada (山田 健一), Japanese golfer
 * Kenji Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Kenneth Yamada, American biologist
 * Kimio Yamada (山田 規三生), Japanese Go player
 * Kiyoshi Yamada (山田 清志), better known as Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer
 * Kō Yamada (山田 亘), Japanese photographer
 * Kohei Yamada (山田 晃平), Japanese footballer
 * Koji Yamada (山田 浩二), Japanese billiards player
 * Yamada Kōrin (山田 弘倫), Japanese doctor
 * Kosaku Yamada (山田 耕筰), Japanese classical composer and conductor
 * Kota Yamada (山田 康太), Japanese footballer
 * Yamada Koun (山田 耕雲), Japanese Zen Buddhist
 * Kumi Yamada (山田 久美), Japanese shogi player
 * Kyle Yamada (born 1983), Canadian soccer player
 * Machiko Yamada (山田 満知子), Japanese figure skater and coach
 * Mai Yamada (山田 麻衣), better known as Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress
 * Mamoru Yamada (山田 守), Japanese architect
 * Manabu Yamada (山田 学), Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Mariko Yamada (born 1950), Japanese American politician
 * Mariya Yamada (山田 まりや), Japanese actress and gravure idol
 * Masaaki Yamada (山田 雅章), Japanese physicist
 * Masaharu Yamada (山田 政晴), Japanese weightlifter
 * Masahiko Yamada (山田 正彦), Japanese politician
 * Masahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Masaki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Masamichi Yamada (山田 正道), Japanese footballer
 * Masayuki Yamada (山田 将之), Japanese footballer
 * Matsuichi Yamada (山田 松市), Japanese footballer and manager
 * Michiyoshi Yamada (山田 道美), Japanese shogi player
 * Miho Yamada (山田 美穂), Japanese voice actress
 * Miho Yamada (gymnast) (山田 海蜂), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
 * Miki Yamada (山田 美樹), Japanese politician
 * Mikiya Yamada (山田 幹也), Japanese footballer
 * Mitsuo Yamada (山田 満夫), Japanese footballer
 * Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), American poet, activist, and professor
 * Miyo Yamada (山田 美葉), Japanese softball player
 * Miyu Yamada (山田 美諭), Japanese taekwondo practitioner
 * Mumon Yamada (山田 無文), Japanese calligrapher
 * Murasaki Yamada (やまだ 紫), Japanese manga artist, writer and poet
 * Yamada Nagamasa (山田 長政), Japanese adventurer, governor of a province of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Thailand)
 * Nana Yamada (山田 菜々), Japanese idol and singer
 * Nanpei Yamada (山田 南平), Japanese manga artist
 * Naoki Yamada (山田 直輝), Japanese footballer
 * Naoko Yamada (山田 尚子), Japanese animator and film director
 * Naoyuki Yamada (山田 尚幸), Japanese footballer
 * Nichika Yamada (山田 二千華), Japanese volleyball player
 * Nobuhisa Yamada (山田 暢久), Japanese footballer
 * Nobuko Yamada (山田 乃玞子), Japanese speed skater
 * Yamada Nobumichi (山田 信道), Japanese politician
 * Otozō Yamada (山田 乙三), Japanese general
 * Reiji Yamada (山田 玲司), Japanese manga artist
 * Reirin Yamada (山田 霊林), Japanese Zen Buddhist
 * Riku Yamada (山田 陸), Japanese footballer
 * Ryosuke Yamada (山田 涼介), Japanese singer and actor
 * Ryoun Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist
 * Sachiko Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Sadayoshi Yamada (山田 定義), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
 * Seiji Yamada (山田 誠司), Japanese ski mountaineer
 * Seiko Yamada (山田 靑), Japanese badminton player
 * Sena Yamada (山田 誓己), Japanese motorcycle racer
 * Setsuo Yamada (山田 節男), Japanese politician
 * Shinya Yamada (山田 真矢), Japanese musician
 * Shintaro Yamada (山田 親太朗), Japanese model, actor and singer
 * Shintaro Yamada (businessman) (山田 進太郎), Japanese businessman
 * Shinzo Yamada (山田 伸三), Japanese cross-country skier
 * Shuhei Yamada (山田 修平), Japanese footballer
 * Shuji Yamada (山田 修司), Japanese volleyball player
 * Suzu Yamada (山田寿々), Japanese actress and former member idol group NMB48
 * Yamada Shunzō (山田 春三), Japanese politician
 * Yamada Sōbi (山田 宗美), Japanese metallurgic artist
 * Sobin Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist
 * Tachi Yamada (1945–2021), scientist and gastroenterologist
 * Taichi Yamada (山田 太一), Japanese writer and screenwriter
 * Taichi Yamada (rower) (山田 太一), Japanese rower
 * Taiki Yamada (山田 大樹), Japanese footballer
 * Takahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Takayuki Yamada (山田 孝之), Japanese actor, singer and producer
 * Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), American artist
 * Takuji Yamada (山田 拓自), Japanese Go player
 * Takumi Yamada (山田 拓巳), Japanese footballer
 * Takuya Yamada (山田 卓也), Japanese footballer
 * Yamada Tamaru (山田 タマル), Japanese singer-songwriter
 * Tarzan Yamada (born 1962), Japanese drifting driver
 * Tatsuo Yamada (山田 辰夫), Japanese actor
 * Tatsuo Yamada (karate) (山田 辰雄), Japanese karateka
 * Tetsuto Yamada (山田 哲人), Japanese baseball player
 * Toshihiko Yamada (山田 敏彦), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Toshio Yamada (山田 俊男), Japanese politician
 * Toshiyo Yamada (山田 敏代), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Utako Yamada (山田 詩子), Japanese writer, illustrator and translator
 * Yamada Waka (山田 わか), Japanese feminist
 * Wataru Yamada (山田 渉), Japanese boxer
 * Yoji Yamada (山田 洋次), Japanese film director
 * Yasuo Yamada (山田 康雄), Japanese actor and voice actor
 * Yamada Yoshio (山田 孝雄), Japanese linguist
 * Yasuhiro Yamada (山田 泰寛), Japanese footballer
 * Yasunori Yamada (山田 靖智), Japanese anime screenwriter
 * Yoko Yamada (山田 よう子), Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Yoshifumi Yamada (山田 祥史), Japanese footballer
 * Yoshimitsu Yamada (山田 嘉光), Japanese aikidoka
 * Yu Yamada (山田 優), Japanese model, actress and singer
 * Yūki Yamada (山田 裕貴), Japanese actor
 * Yuki Yamada (darts player) (山田 勇樹), Japanese darts player
 * Yurina Yamada (山田 優梨菜), Japanese ski jumper
 * Yutaka Yamada (やまだ 豊), Japanese composer
 * Yuto Yamada (山田 雄士), Japanese footballer
 * Yuya Yamada (山田 裕也), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

 * Yamada (山田), 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
 * Aoi Yamada (山田 葵), a character in the manga series Working!!
 * Ayumi Yamada (山田 あゆみ), a character in the manga series Honey and Clover
 * Chi Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Chi's Sweet Home
 * Elf Yamada (山田 エルフ), a character in the light novel series Eromanga Sensei
 * Hanatarō Yamada (山田 花太郎), a character in the manga series Bleach
 * Hifumi Yamada (山田 一二三), a character in the visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
 * Hizashi Yamada (山田 ひざし), a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
 * Ichiro Yamada (山田一郎), a character from the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
 * Jiro Yamada (山田二郎), a character from the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
 * Saburo Yamada (山田三郎), a character from the multimedia project Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
 * Jubei Yamada (山田 十平衛), a character in the video game Fatal Fury 2
 * Kouji Yamada (山田 光司), a character in the manga series Shaman King
 * Maya Yamada (山田 真耶), a character in the light novel series Infinite Stratos
 * Miiko Yamada (山田 みい子), protagonist of the manga series Kocchi Muite! Miiko
 * Nina Yamada (山田 二菜), protagonist of the manga series Mamotte! Lollipop
 * Raizo Yamada (山田 ライゾウ), a character in the anime series Valvrave the Liberator
 * Ryō Yamada (山田 リョウ), a character in the anime/manga series Bocchi the Rock!
 * Ryuu Yamada (山田 竜), protagonist of the manga series Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
 * Seiji Yamada (山田 征二), a character in the manga series Sensitive Pornograph
 * Seina Yamada (山田 西南), a character in the anime series Tenchi Muyo! GXP
 * Shintarou Yamada (山田 新太郎), protagonist of the manga series Kanpai!
 * Tae Yamada (山田 たえ), a character in the anime series Zombie Land Saga
 * Taro Yamada (山田 太郎), a character in the manga series Dokaben
 * Taro Yamada, protagonist of the manga series Yamada Taro Monogatari
 * Taro Yamada character in Yandere Simulator
 * Tsuyoshi Yamada (山田 剛司), a character in the television series Densha Otoko
 * Yamao Yamada (山田 ヤマオ), a character in the media franchise Pretty Rhythm
 * Yui Yamada (山田 結衣), a character in the manga series Kase-san