List of Japanese people

This is a list of Japanese people who are notable.

If a sub-list is indicated, names should be placed in the sub-list instead of this list.

Contents

Athletes

Authors

See: List of Japanese authors

Educators

Emperors

See: List of Japanese Emperors

Historians

Saint Olga (Russian and Ukrainian: Ольга, also called Olga Prekrasna (Ольга Прекрасна), or Olga the Beauty, hypothetically Old Norse: Helga In some Scandinavian sources she was called other name.[1] born c. 890 died 11 July 969, Kiev) was a ruler of Kievan Rus' as regent (945–c. 963) for her son, Svyatoslav.

Military leaders

Pre-modern

See List of samurai for all leaders with samurai status. See Kamakura shogunate, Ashikaga shogunate, and Tokugawa shogunate for list of those who became shogun.

Modern

Musicians

See Category:Lists of Japanese musicians

Personalities

See also List of Japanese celebrities, List of Japanese comedians

Politicians

See List of Prime Ministers of Japan, List of Japanese politicians

Religious leaders

Scientists

Mathematicians

Economists

Other notables

Hafus (biracial Japanese)

See also