Matsumoto (written: lit. "base of the pine tree") is the 15th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is .
Notable people with the surname , Japanese television personality and actress , Japanese volleyball player Cazuo Matsumoto (born 1985), Brazilian table tennis player , Japanese idol, singer and actress , better known as Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader and founder of Aum Shinrikyo , Japanese voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician David Matsumoto (born 1959), American psychologist, writer and judoka , Japanese photographer Elisabetta Matsumoto, American physicist , Japanese politician , Japanese actor George Matsumoto (1922–2016), American architect and educator , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer H. Matsumoto, Japanese set decorator , Japanese activist , Japanese kabuki actor , Japanese kabuki actor , Japanese snowboarder , Japanese jazz saxophonist and bandleader , better known as hide, Japanese musician , Japanese mathematician , Japanese violinist , Japanese model , Japanese engineer and atmospheric scientist , Japanese actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese footballer , Japanese swimmer , Japanese comedian , Japanese painter , Japanese snowboarder , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese idol, singer, actress and television personality , Japanese manga artist , Japanese politician and businessman , Japanese manga artist , Japanese legal scholar and politician Jon Matsumoto (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player , Japanese singer and actor , Japanese politician , Japanese physician , Japanese judoka , better known as Dump Matsumoto, Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese cyclist , Japanese swimmer , Japanese illustrator and manga artist , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral , Japanese adult video director , Japanese racing driver , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese swimmer Kiyo A. Matsumoto (born 1955), American judge , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese mathematician , Japanese educationist , Japanese kabuki actor , Japanese kabuki actor Lauren Matsumoto (born 1987), American politician and beauty pageant winner , Japanese manga artist Lisa Matsumoto (1964–2007), American playwright , Japanese actress Mark Matsumoto, American engineer Matsumoto Masanobu, Japanese swordsman , Japanese footballer , Japanese psychologist , Japanese badminton player , Japanese voice actress , Japanese photographer , Japanese mixed martial artist Mitsuo Matsumoto (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist , Japanese voice actress , Japanese professional wrestler and actress , Japanese footballer , Japanese weightlifter Naoko Matsumoto, Japanese archaeologist , Japanese softball player , Japanese physician and geneticist Nina Matsumoto (born 1984), Canadian cartoonist , Japanese photographer , Japanese businessman and inventor , Japanese footballer , Japanese anime director , Japanese actress, voice actress and singer , Japanese actress, model and singer Roy Matsumoto (1914–2014), United States Army soldier , Japanese footballer
, Japanese artist , Japanese politician , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese baseball player , Japanese voice actress , Japanese voice actress Sayaka Matsumoto (born 1982), American judoka , Japanese writer , Japanese journalist , Japanese sport wrestler , victim in Fukuoka family murder case, where Wei Wei was convicted and executed , Japanese footballer , Japanese association football coach , Japanese diplomat , Japanese painter , Japanese footballer , Japanese manga artist , better known as Tak Matsumoto, Japanese musician , Japanese lyricist and musician , Japanese poet , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician , Japanese Go player , Japanese footballer , Japanese voice actress and actress , Japanese manga artist and illustrator , Japanese baseball player , Japanese manga artist Tortoise Matsumoto (born 1966), Japanese musician (born 1977), Japanese badminton player , Japanese film director , Japanese dancer and actor , Japanese actor , Japanese actress , Japanese footballer , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese swimmer , Japanese politician , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese shogi player , Brazilian baseball player , Japanese information scientist , Japanese footballer , Japanese computer scientist, software programmer, writer and creator of the Ruby programming language , Japanese table tennis player
Fictional characters , a character in the manga series Nana , a character in the manga series Case Closed , a character in the manga series Bleach
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