Yamamoto (written: lit. "base of the mountain") is the 9th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname , Japanese politician , Japanese World War II flying ace , Japanese judoka , Japanese manga artist and character designer , Japanese Paralympic athlete , Japanese actress, voice actress and idol , Japanese gravure idol, actress and television personality , Japanese painter Beatriz Yamamoto Cázarez (1957–2021), Mexican politician , Japanese actress , birth name of Japanese yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho , Japanese footballer Donald Yamamoto (born 1953), American diplomat , Filipino-born Japanese basketball player , Japanese film director and screenwriter , Japanese women's footballer Eric Yamamoto, American legal scholar , Japanese footballer , Japanese actress , Japanese Zen Buddhist , Japanese cyclist , Japanese Nordic combined skier , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and Prime Minister of Japan Guy Yamamoto (born 1961), American golfer , Japanese manga artist , Japanese karateka , Japanese footballer , Japanese actress , American bassist Hiroki Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese footballer , Japanese speed skater Hiroshi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese footballer Hiroyuki Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese organic chemist Hisaye Yamamoto (1921–2011), Japanese-American writer , Japanese painter , Japanese shakuhachi player, composer and lecturer , Japanese politician , Japanese sport wrestler , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral killed during World War II , Japanese astronomer , Japanese businessman and politician Julie Yamamoto, American politician Junichi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese politician Kailer Yamamoto, (born 1998), American ice hockey player , Japanese footballer , Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor , Japanese samurai Kanae Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese Bahá'í , Japanese fashion designer , Japanese samurai , Japanese avant-garde artist, photographer, and poet , Japanese racing driver , Japanese rower , Japanese baseball player , Japanese voice actor and singer , Japanese actor , Japanese voice actress Keith Yamamoto (born 1946), American scientist Kenichi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people Kenji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , pen name of Ishibashi Teikichi, Japanese writer and literary critic , Japanese handball player Kohei Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese politician Koji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese rugby union player , Japanese footballer , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese politician , Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer , Japanese singer and actress , Japanese women's basketball player , Japanese actress, television personality and model , Japanese voice actress and singer , Japanese cricketer , Japanese speed skater Masahiro Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese rugby union player , Japanese footballer Masaki Yamamoto (cyclist) (born 1996), Japanese cyclist , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese cyclist , Japanese photographer , Japanese rower , Japanese film director , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese artistic gymnast , Japanese swimmer Mayumi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people Mia Yamamoto, American activist , Japanese writer and poet Michiko Yamamoto (screenwriter) (born 1979), Filipino screenwriter , Japanese journalist , Japanese scientist , Japanese classical composer , Japanese actress , Japanese sport wrestler and mixed martial artist , Japanese actress and model , Japanese announcer Naoki Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people Naomi Yamamoto, Canadian politician , Japanese actress , Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer , Japanese swimmer , Japanese footballer , Japanese voice actress , Japanese footballer Richard K. Yamamoto (1935–2009), American physicist , Japanese footballer , Japanese architect , Japanese actor , Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese R&B singer , Japanese triple jumper Ryosuke Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese footballer , Japanese alpine skier , Japanese women's basketball player , Japanese javelin thrower , Japanese racing driver , Japanese gravure idol , Grand Chamberlain of Japan , Japanese manga artist , Japanese film director , Japanese singer, model, and idol , Japanese anime director , Japanese drifting driver , Japanese musician , Japanese chef , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese pole vaulter Shinji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Catholic Imperial Japanese Navy admiral , Japanese shogi player , Japanese badminton player , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese actor , Japanese artist , Japanese baseball player , Japanese writer , Japanese footballer , Japanese figure skater Stênio Yamamoto (born 1961), Brazilian sport shooter , Japanese manga artist , Japanese diplomat Tadashi Yamamoto (1936–2012), Japanese internationalist , Japanese triple jumper Taisei Yamamoto (born 2001), Japanese freestyle skier , Japanese volleyball player Takashi Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese motorcycle racer , Japanese politician , Japanese politician and actor Taro Yamamoto (artist) (1919–1994), American artist , Japanese samurai , Japanese politician , Japanese baseball player Thomas Yamamoto (1917–2004), American artist , Japanese actor Tojo Yamamoto (1927–1992), American professional wrestler , Japanese politician , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese physician Toshiki Yamamoto (born 1991), Japanese weightlifter Toshio Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese samurai and author of the Hagakure , Japanese jazz pianist and composer Wil Yamamoto (born 1974), Guamanian cyclist , Japanese manga artist Yasufumi Yamamoto (born 1971), Japanese tennis player , Japanese manga artist , Japanese anime director , Japanese fashion designer , Japanese actress , Japanese swimmer Yoshihisa Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese footballer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese golfer , Japanese judoka , Japanese football referee , Japanese politician , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese voice actress , Japanese actor , Japanese anime director , Japanese mathematician , Japanese footballer , Japanese fashion model , Japanese kickboxer , Japanese writer and playwright
Fictional characters , a character in the manga series Spriggan Lt. Yamamoto, a character in the anime series The Irresponsible Captain Tylor Akane Yamamoto, a character in manga series Haikyū!! Aki Yamamoto, a character in the manga series Colorful , a character in the manga series Bleach Julie Yamamoto, a character in Ben 10 , a character in the manga series S · A: Special A , a character in the novel Battle Royale , a character in the manga series S · A: Special A , a character in the manga series Reborn! , a character in the anime series Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko Yamamoto Yueniang, a character in the television series The Little Nyonya
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See also Yamoto (disambiguation)