Yamada

{{other uses}} [[Image:Yamada-vertical.svg|thumbnail|100px|right|Yamada Tarō (山田太郎), the Japanese equivalent of John Smith]] {{Nihongo|'''Yamada'''|山田||{{lit|mountain rice field}}}} is the 12th most common Japanese surname.<ref>{{cite press release|title=明治安田生命全国同姓調査 [''Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation'']|publisher = Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company|date =2008-09-24|url =http://www.meijiyasuda.co.jp/profile/news/release/2008/pdf/20080924.pdf|access-date = 2019-04-03}}</ref>

== Notable people with the surname == * {{Nihongo|Akari Yamada|山田朱莉||born 1996}}, Japanese model, actress and idol * {{Nihongo|Aki Yamada|山田明季||born 1992}}, Japanese field hockey player * {{Nihongo|Akihiro Yamada|山田章博||born 1957}}, Japanese illustrator and manga artist * {{Nihongo|Akihito Yamada|山田章仁||born 1985}}, Japanese rugby union player * {{Nihongo|Akira Yamada|山田晶||1922–2008}}, Japanese philosopher * {{Nihongo|Yamada Akiyoshi|山田顕義||1844–1892}}, Japanese politician and samurai * Alexander Akira Yamada (山田明, born 1988), Japanese-American actor, writer, and LGBTQ activist. * {{Nihongo|Amy Yamada|山田詠美||born 1959}}, Japanese writer * {{Nihongo|Anna Yamada|山田杏奈||born 2001}}, Japanese actress * {{Nihongo|Arinaga Yamada|山田有栄||1578–1668}}, Japanese samurai * {{Nihongo|Arinobu Yamada|山田有信||1544–1609}}, Japanese samurai * {{Nihongo|Ayano Yamada|山田綾乃||born 1990}}, Japanese beauty pageant winner * {{Nihongo|Bimyo Yamada|山田美妙||1868–1910}}, Japanese writer * {{Nihongo|Chiaki Yamada|山田千愛||born 1966}}, Japanese women's footballer * {{Nihongo|Daiji Yamada|山田大治||born 1981}}, Japanese basketball player * {{Nihongo|Eizo Yamada|山田栄三||1889–1950}}, Japanese general * {{Nihongo|Eri Yamada|山田恵里||born 1984}}, Japanese softball player * {{Nihongo|Etai Yamada|山田恵諦||1900–1999}}, Japanese Mahayana Buddhist * Fernando Yamada (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * {{Nihongo|Fushigi Yamada|山田ふしぎ||born 1959}}, Japanese voice actress * {{Nihongo|Futaro Yamada|山田風太郎||1922–2001}}, pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer * {{Nihongo|Genki Yamada|山田元気||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Ginzo Yamada|山田銀蔵||1915–?}}, Japanese cross-country skier * {{Nihongo|Goro Yamada|山田午郎||1894–1958}}, Japanese footballer and manager * {{Nihongo|Hideaki Yamada|山田秀明||born 1960}}, Japanese cross-country skier * {{Nihongo|Hidetaka Yamada|山田英孝||born 1976}}, Japanese badminton player * {{Nihongo|Hikohachi Yamada|山田彦八||1855–1942}}, Japanese admiral * Hiroki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * {{Nihongo|Hiromi Yamada|山田宏巳||born 1953}}, Japanese chef * {{Nihongo|Hiroomi Yamada|山田宏臣||1942–1981}}, Japanese long jumper * {{Nihongo|Hiroshi Yamada|山田宏||born 1958}}, Japanese politician * {{Nihongo|Hiroto Yamada|山田寛人||born 2000}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Hisao Yamada|山田尚勇||1930–2008}}, Japanese computer scientist * {{Nihongo|Hisashi Yamada|山田久志||born 1948}}, Japanese baseball player * {{Nihongo|Ippo Yamada|山田一法}}, Japanese video game composer * {{Nihongo|Isamu Yamada|山田勇||1932–2007}}, better known as Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician * {{Nihongo|Isao Yamada|山田勇男||born 1952}}, Japanese film director * {{Nihongo|Isuzu Yamada|山田五十鈴||1917–2012}}, Japanese actress * {{Nihongo|Itsuki Yamada|山田樹||born 1990}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Jirokichi Yamada|山田次朗吉||1863–1930}}, Japanese swordsman * {{Nihongo|J-ta Yamada|山田 J太}}, Japanese manga artist * {{Nihongo|Jundai Yamada|山田純大||born 1973}}, Japanese actor * {{Nihongo|Junpei Yamada|山田純平||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Kagari Yamada|山田かがり||born 1972}}, Japanese women's basketball player * {{Nihongo|Kanematsu Yamada|山田兼松||1903–1977}}, Japanese long-distance runner * {{Nihongo|Kazuki Yamada|山田和樹||born 1979}}, Japanese conductor * {{Nihongo|Kazuo Yamada|山田一雄||1912–1991}}, Japanese classical composer and conductor * {{Nihongo|Kazushi Yamada|山田和司||born 1987}}, Japanese badminton player * {{Nihongo|Kazuya Yamada|山田和哉||born 2001}}, Japanese speed skater * {{Nihongo|Keaton Yamada|キートン山田||born 1945}}, Japanese voice actor * {{Nihongo|Keiichi Yamada|山田恵一||born 1964}}, better known as Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler * {{Nihongo|Keiji Yamada|山田啓二||born 1954}}, Japanese politician * {{Nihongo|Keiko Yamada|小室桂子||born 1972}}, Japanese singer * {{Nihongo|Keiko Yamada (manga artist)|山田圭子}}, Japanese manga artist * {{Nihongo|Keisuke Yamada|山田圭介||born 1974}}, better known as Black Buffalo, Japanese professional wrestler * {{Nihongo|Keizo Yamada|山田敬蔵||1927–2020}}, Japanese long-distance runner * {{Nihongo|Kenichi Yamada|山田健一||born 1947}}, Japanese golfer * Kenji Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * Kenneth Yamada, American biologist * {{Nihongo|Kimio Yamada|山田規三生||born 1972}}, Japanese Go player * {{Nihongo|Kiyoshi Yamada|山田清志||born 1977}}, better known as Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer * {{Nihongo|Kō Yamada|山田亘||born 1964}}, Japanese photographer * {{Nihongo|Kohei Yamada|山田晃平||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Koji Yamada|山田浩二}}, Japanese billiards player * {{Nihongo|Yamada Kōrin|山田弘倫||1869–1955}}, Japanese doctor * {{Nihongo|Kosaku Yamada|山田耕筰||1886–1965}}, Japanese classical composer and conductor * {{Nihongo|Kota Yamada|山田康太||born 1999}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Koun Yamada|山田耕雲||1907–1989}}, Japanese Zen Buddhist * {{Nihongo|Kumi Yamada|山田久美||born 1967}}, Japanese shogi player * Kyle Yamada (born 1983), Canadian soccer player * Lisa Yamada (born 2002), American actress * {{Nihongo|Machiko Yamada|山田満知子||born 1943}}, Japanese figure skater and coach * {{Nihongo|Mai Yamada|山田麻衣||born 1975}}, better known as Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress * {{Nihongo|Mamoru Yamada|山田守||1894–1966}}, Japanese architect * {{Nihongo|Manabu Yamada|山田学||born 1969}}, Japanese mixed martial artist * Mariko Yamada (born 1950), Japanese American politician * {{Nihongo|Mariya Yamada|山田まりや||born 1980}}, Japanese actress and gravure idol * {{Nihongo|Masaaki Yamada|山田雅章||born 1942}}, Japanese physicist * {{Nihongo|Masaharu Yamada|山田政晴||born 1980}}, Japanese weightlifter * {{Nihongo|Masahiko Yamada|山田正彦||born 1942}}, Japanese politician * Masahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * Masaki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * {{Nihongo|Masayuki Yamada|山田将之||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Matsuichi Yamada|山田松市||born 1961}}, Japanese footballer and manager * {{Nihongo|Michiyoshi Yamada|山田道美||1933–1970}}, Japanese shogi player * {{Nihongo|Miho Yamada|山田美穂||born 1973}}, Japanese voice actress * {{Nihongo|Miho Yamada (gymnast)|山田海蜂||born 1973}}, Japanese rhythmic gymnast * {{Nihongo|Miki Yamada|山田美樹||born 1974}}, Japanese politician * {{Nihongo|Mikiya Yamada|山田幹也||born 1992}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Mitsuo Yamada|山田満夫||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer * Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), American poet, activist, and professor * {{Nihongo|Miyo Yamada|山田美葉||born 1976}}, Japanese softball player * {{Nihongo|Miyu Yamada|山田美諭||born 1993}}, Japanese taekwondo practitioner * {{Nihongo|Mumon Yamada|山田無文||1900–1988}}, Japanese calligrapher * {{Nihongo|Murasaki Yamada|やまだ紫||1948–2009}}, Japanese manga artist, writer and poet * {{Nihongo|Nagamasa Yamada|山田長政||1590–1630}}, Japanese adventurer, governor of a province of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Thailand) * {{Nihongo|Nana Yamada|山田菜々||born 1992}}, Japanese idol and singer * {{Nihongo|Nanpei Yamada|山田南平||born 1972}}, Japanese manga artist * {{Nihongo|Naoki Yamada|山田直輝||born 1990}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Naoko Yamada|山田尚子||born 1984}}, Japanese animator and film director * {{Nihongo|Naoyuki Yamada|山田尚幸||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Nichika Yamada|山田二千華||born 2000}}, Japanese volleyball player * {{Nihongo|Nobuhisa Yamada|山田暢久||born 1975}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Nobuko Yamada|山田乃玞子||born 1971}}, Japanese speed skater * {{Nihongo|Nobumichi Yamada|山田信道||1833–1900}}, Japanese politician * {{Nihongo|Otozō Yamada|山田乙三||1881–1965}}, Japanese general * {{Nihongo|Reiji Yamada|山田玲司||born 1966}}, Japanese manga artist * {{Nihongo|Reirin Yamada|山田霊林||1889–1979}}, Japanese Zen Buddhist * {{Nihongo|Riku Yamada|山田陸||born 1998}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Ryosuke Yamada|山田涼介||born 1993}}, Japanese singer and actor * Ryoun Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist * {{Nihongo|Ryusei Yamada|山田琉聖||born 2006}}, Japanese snowboarder * Sachiko Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * {{Nihongo|Sadayoshi Yamada|山田定義||1892–1971}}, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral * {{Nihongo|Seiji Yamada|山田誠司||born 1966}}, Japanese ski mountaineer * {{Nihongo|Seiko Yamada|山田靑||born 1978}}, Japanese badminton player * {{Nihongo|Sena Yamada|山田誓己||born 1994}}, Japanese motorcycle racer * {{Nihongo|Setsuo Yamada|山田節男||1898–1975}}, Japanese politician * {{Nihongo|Shinnosuke Yamada|山田真之亮||born 1992}}, Japanese racing driver * {{Nihongo|Shinya Yamada|山田真矢||born 1970}}, Japanese musician * {{Nihongo|Shintaro Yamada|山田親太朗||born 1986}}, Japanese model, actor and singer * {{Nihongo|Shintaro Yamada (businessman)|山田進太郎||born 1977/1978}}, Japanese businessman * {{Nihongo|Shinzo Yamada|山田伸三||1914–2000}}, Japanese cross-country skier * {{Nihongo|Shuji Yamada|山田修司||born 1956}}, Japanese volleyball player * {{Nihongo|Suzu Yamada|山田寿々||born 2001}}, Japanese actress and former member idol group NMB48 * {{Nihongo|Yamada Shunzō|山田春三||1846–1921}}, Japanese politician * {{Nihongo|Yamada Sōbi|山田宗美||1871–1916}}, Japanese metallurgic artist * Sobin Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist * Tachi Yamada (1945–2021), scientist and gastroenterologist * {{Nihongo|Taichi Yamada|山田太一||born 1934}}, Japanese writer and screenwriter * {{Nihongo|Taichi Yamada (rower)|山田太一||1917–?}}, Japanese rower * {{Nihongo|Taiki Yamada|山田大樹||born 2002}}, Japanese footballer * Takahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * {{Nihongo|Takayuki Yamada|山田孝之||born 1983}}, Japanese actor, singer and producer * Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), American artist * {{Nihongo|Takuji Yamada|山田拓自||born 1979}}, Japanese Go player * {{Nihongo|Takumi Yamada|山田拓巳||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Takuya Yamada|山田卓也||born 1974}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Yamada Tamaru|山田タマル||born 1982}}, Japanese singer-songwriter * Tarzan Yamada (born 1962), Japanese drifting driver * {{Nihongo|Tatsuo Yamada|山田辰夫||born 1956}}, Japanese actor * {{Nihongo|Tatsuo Yamada (karate)|山田辰雄||1905–1967}}, Japanese karateka * {{Nihongo|Tetsuto Yamada|山田哲人||born 1992}}, Japanese baseball player * {{Nihongo|Toshihiko Yamada|山田敏彦||born 1932}}, Japanese ice hockey player * {{Nihongo|Toshio Yamada|山田俊男||born 1946}}, Japanese politician * {{Nihongo|Toshiyo Yamada|山田敏代||born 1970}}, Japanese professional wrestler * {{Nihongo|Utako Yamada|山田詩子||born 1963}}, Japanese writer, illustrator and translator * {{Nihongo|Waka Yamada|山田わか||1879–1957}}, Japanese feminist * {{Nihongo|Wataru Yamada|山田渉||born 1966}}, Japanese boxer * {{Nihongo|Yoji Yamada|山田洋次||born 1931}}, Japanese film director * {{Nihongo|Yasuo Yamada|山田康雄||1932–1995}}, Japanese actor and voice actor * {{Nihongo|Yoshio Yamada|山田孝雄||1873–1958}}, Japanese linguist * {{Nihongo|Yasuhiro Yamada|山田泰寛||1968–2013}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Yasunori Yamada|山田靖智}}, Japanese anime screenwriter * {{Nihongo|Yoko Yamada|山田よう子||born 1979}}, Japanese mixed martial artist * {{Nihongo|Yoshimitsu Yamada|山田嘉光||born 1938}}, Japanese aikidoka * {{Nihongo|Yu Yamada|山田優||born 1984}}, Japanese model, actress and singer * {{Nihongo|Yūki Yamada|山田裕貴||born 1990}}, Japanese actor * {{Nihongo|Yuki Yamada (darts player)|山田勇樹||born 1983}}, Japanese darts player * {{Nihongo|Yurina Yamada|山田優梨菜||born 1996}}, Japanese ski jumper * {{Nihongo|Yutaka Yamada|やまだ豊||born 1989}}, Japanese composer * {{Nihongo|Yuto Yamada|山田雄士||born 2000}}, Japanese footballer * {{Nihongo|Yuya Yamada|山田裕也||born 1988}}, Japanese footballer * Kaede Yamada (山田楓, born 2005), Japanese singer and dancer, member of tripleS

==Fictional characters== * {{Nihongo|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'' * {{Nihongo|Aoi Yamada|山田葵}}, a character in the manga series ''Working!!'' * {{Nihongo|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'' * {{Nihongo|Elf Yamada|山田エルフ}}, a character in the light novel series ''Eromanga Sensei'' * Hanako Yamada, a character in the video game ''Yandere Simulator'' * {{Nihongo|Hanatarō Yamada|山田花太郎}}, a character in the manga series ''Bleach'' * {{Nihongo|Hifumi Yamada|山田一二三}}, a character in the visual novel ''Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' * {{Nihongo|Hizashi Yamada|山田ひざし}}, a character in the manga series ''My Hero Academia'' * {{Nihongo|Ichiro Yamada|山田一郎}}, a character from the multimedia project ''Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' * {{Nihongo|Jiro Yamada|山田二郎}}, a character from the multimedia project ''Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' * {{Nihongo|Saburo Yamada|山田三郎}}, a character from the multimedia project ''Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' * {{Nihongo|Jubei Yamada|山田十平衛}}, a character in the video game ''Fatal Fury 2'' * {{Nihongo|Kouji Yamada|山田光司}}, a character in the manga series ''Shaman King'' * {{Nihongo|Maya Yamada|山田真耶}}, a character in the light novel series ''Infinite Stratos'' * {{Nihongo|Miiko Yamada|山田みい子}}, protagonist of the manga series ''Kocchi Muite! Miiko'' * {{Nihongo|Nina Yamada|山田二菜}}, protagonist of the manga series ''Mamotte! Lollipop'' * {{Nihongo|Raizo Yamada|山田ライゾウ}}, a character in the anime series ''Valvrave the Liberator'' * {{Nihongo|Ryō Yamada|山田リョウ}}, a character in the anime/manga series ''Bocchi the Rock!'' * {{Nihongo|Ryuu Yamada|山田竜}}, protagonist of the manga series ''Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches'' * {{Nihongo|Seiji Yamada|山田征二}}, a character in the manga series ''Sensitive Pornograph'' * {{Nihongo|Seina Yamada|山田西南}}, a character in the anime series ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' * {{Nihongo|Shintarou Yamada|山田新太郎}}, protagonist of the manga series ''Kanpai!'' * {{Nihongo|Tae Yamada|山田たえ}}, a character in the anime series ''Zombie Land Saga'' * Taeko Yamada, a character in the video game ''Yandere Simulator'' * {{Nihongo|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, a character in the video game ''Yandere Simulator'' * {{Nihongo|Tsuyoshi Yamada|山田剛司}}, a character in the television series ''Densha Otoko'' * {{Nihongo|Yamao Yamada|山田ヤマオ}}, a character in the media franchise ''Pretty Rhythm'' * {{Nihongo|Yui Yamada|山田結衣}}, a character in the manga series ''Kase-san''

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==See also== * Courtney Yamada-Anderson (born 1980), American skeleton racer * Japanese name

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