Yamanaka

Yamanaka (written: 山中; lit: "middle of mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Akira Joe Yamanaka, singer for the Flower Travellin' Band
 * Akiko Yamanaka (born 1945), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
 * Chihiro Yamanaka, Japanese jazz pianist and composer
 * Daichi Yamanaka (born 1990), Japanese speed-skater
 * Hirofumi Yamanaka (born 1985), professional Japanese baseball player
 * Hiroko Yamanaka (born 1978), retired Japanese female mixed martial arts fighter
 * Lisa Yamanaka, Japanese Canadian actress and voice actress
 * Lois-Ann Yamanaka (born 1961), Japanese American poet and novelist from Hawaii
 * Miki Yamanaka (born 1990), Japanese jazz pianist working in New York City
 * Miwako Yamanaka (born 1978), retired Japanese long-distance runner
 * Noriko Yamanaka (山中 教子), Japanese female table tennis player
 * Rikiko Yamanaka (山中 理貴子), Japanese diver
 * Ryoji Yamanaka (born 1983), former Japanese football player
 * Ryosuke Yamanaka (born 1993), Japanese football player
 * Ryujiro Yamanaka (山中 隆二郎), Japanese footballer
 * Ryuya Yamanaka (born 1995), Japanese boxer
 * Sadajirō Yamanaka (1866-1936), Japanese art dealer
 * Sadao Yamanaka (1909–1938), Japanese film director and screenwriter
 * Sawao Yamanaka (born 1968), the frontman of the bands The Pillows
 * Seiko Yamanaka (born 1989), Japanese football player
 * Shino Yamanaka (born 1990), Japanese modern pentathlete
 * Shinsuke Yamanaka (born 1982), Japanese professional boxer
 * Shinya Yamanaka (born 1962), Japanese Nobel Prize-winning stem cell researcher
 * Takeshi Yamanaka (山中 武司), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (born 1939), Japanese olympic swimmer
 * Yamanaka Yukimori (1545–1578), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period

Fictional characters

 * Ino Yamanaka, a character in the Naruto Anime and Manga
 * Inoichi Yamanaka, a character in the Naruto Anime and Manga
 * Sawako Yamanaka, a character in the K-ON! Anime and Manga