Yamada

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Yamada (山田, "mountain ricefield") is the 13th most common Japanese surname.

People named Yamada:

• Yamada Arinaga (retainer of Shimazu clan, son of Yamada Arinobu)
• Yamada Arinobu (retainer of Shimazu clan)
• Akira Yamada (philosopher)
• Futaro Yamada (author)
• Keichi Yamada a.k.a. Jushin Liger (professional wrestler)
• Hidetaka Yamada (badminton player)
• Isamu Yamada, a.k.a. Knock Yokoyama (comedian, politician)
• Isuzu Yamada, actress
• Keiko Yamada (singer)
• Kiyoshi Yamada, a.k.a. Kiyoshi Hikawa
• Mai Yamada, a.k.a. Riona Hazuki
• Yamada Nagamasa (adventurer, ruler of a province of Thailand)
• Otsuzo Yamada (military general)
• Seiko Yamada (badminton player)
• Takayuki Yamada (actor)
• Takuya Yamada (footballer)
• Tarzan Yamada (drifting driver)
• Yoji Yamada (film director)
• Yoshimitsu Yamada (aikidoka)
• Yasuo Yamada (japanese voice actor)
• Yamada Yoshio (linguist)
• Yu Yamada (model)
• Chip Yamada (video artist)
• Katsumi Yamada (an All-Star on Sasuke)
• Koji Yamada (firefighter and another competitor on Sasuke; known in America as Yasushi Yamada)
• Ryosuke Yamada(Japanese singer and actor)

Places named Yamada:

• Yamada-machi, town in Chiba Prefecture
• Yamada-shi, city in Fukuoka Prefecture
• Yamada-gun, district in Gunma Prefecture
• Yamada-machi, town in Iwate Prefecture
• Yamada-cho, town in Miyazaki Prefecture
• Yamada-mura, village in Toyama Prefecture
• Yamada han

Fictional characters:

• Seina Yamada, character of Tenchi Muyo! GXP
• Shintaro Yamada, character of Kanpai!
• Taro Yamada, character of Dokaben
• Taro Yamada, character of Yamada Taro Monogatari
• Hanatarō Yamada, character of Bleach
• The Yamadas from the Studio Ghibli movie, My Neighbors the Yamadas
• Yamada Ayumi, character of Honey and Clover
• Jubei Yamada, character from the game Fatal Fury 2
• Yamada Tsuyoshi, the main character from the famous Japanese serie Densha Otoko

[edit] See also

• Japanese name