Yamada is the 12th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Akari Yamada , Japanese model, actress and idol Aki Yamada , Japanese field hockey player Akihiro Yamada , Japanese illustrator and manga artist Akihito Yamada , Japanese rugby union player Akira Yamada , Japanese philosopher Yamada Akiyoshi , Japanese politician and samurai Amy Yamada , Japanese writer Yamada Arinaga , Japanese samurai Yamada Arinobu , Japanese samurai Ayano Yamada , Japanese beauty pageant winner Yamada Bimyō , Japanese writer Chiaki Yamada , Japanese women's footballer Daiji Yamada , Japanese basketball player Eizo Yamada , Japanese general Eri Yamada , Japanese softball player Etai Yamada , Japanese Mahayana Buddhist Fernando Yamada, Brazilian footballer Fushigi Yamada , Japanese voice actress Futaro Yamada , pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer Genki Yamada , Japanese footballer Ginzo Yamada , Japanese cross-country skier Goro Yamada , Japanese footballer and manager Hideaki Yamada , Japanese cross-country skier Hidetaka Yamada , Japanese badminton player Hiroki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people Hiromi Yamada , Japanese chef Hiroomi Yamada , Japanese long jumper Hiroshi Yamada , Japanese politician Hiroto Yamada , Japanese footballer Hisao Yamada , Japanese computer scientist Hisashi Yamada , Japanese baseball player Ippo Yamada , Japanese video game composer Isamu Yamada , better known as Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician Isao Yamada , Japanese film director Isuzu Yamada , Japanese actress Itsuki Yamada , Japanese footballer Jirokichi Yamada , Japanese swordsman J-ta Yamada , Japanese manga artist Jundai Yamada , Japanese actor Junpei Yamada , Japanese footballer Kagari Yamada , Japanese women's basketball player Kanematsu Yamada , Japanese long-distance runner Kazuki Yamada , Japanese conductor Kazuo Yamada , Japanese classical composer and conductor Kazushi Yamada , Japanese badminton player Keaton Yamada , Japanese voice actor Keiichi Yamada , better known as Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler Keiji Yamada , Japanese politician Keiko Yamada , Japanese singer Keiko Yamada , Japanese manga artist Keisuke Yamada , better known as Black Buffalo, Japanese professional wrestler Keizo Yamada , Japanese long-distance runner Kenichi Yamada , Japanese golfer Kenji Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people Kenneth Yamada, American biologist Kimio Yamada , Japanese Go player Kiyoshi Yamada , better known as Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer Kō Yamada , Japanese photographer Kohei Yamada , Japanese footballer Koji Yamada , Japanese billiards player Yamada Kōrin , Japanese doctor Kosaku Yamada , Japanese classical composer and conductor Kota Yamada , Japanese footballer Yamada Koun , Japanese Zen Buddhist Kumi Yamada , Japanese shogi player Kyle Yamada, Canadian soccer player Machiko Yamada , Japanese figure skater and coach Mai Yamada , better known as Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress Mamoru Yamada , Japanese architect Manabu Yamada , Japanese mixed martial artist Mariko Yamada, American politician Mariya Yamada , Japanese actress and gravure idol Masaharu Yamada , Japanese weightlifter Masahiko Yamada , Japanese politician Masahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people Masaki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people Masamichi Yamada , Japanese footballer Masayuki Yamada , Japanese footballer Matsuichi Yamada , Japanese footballer and manager Michiyoshi Yamada , Japanese shogi player Miho Yamada , Japanese voice actress Miho Yamada (gymnast) , Japanese rhythmic gymnast Miki Yamada , Japanese politician Mikiya Yamada , Japanese footballer Mitsuo Yamada , Japanese footballer Mitsuye Yamada, American poet, activist, and professor Miyo Yamada , Japanese softball player Miyu Yamada , Japanese taekwondo practitioner Mumon Yamada , Japanese calligrapher Murasaki Yamada , Japanese manga artist, writer and poet Yamada Nagamasa , Japanese adventurer, governor of a province of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Thailand) Naoko Yamada , Japanese animator and director Nana Yamada , Japanese idol and singer Nanpei Yamada , Japanese manga artist Naoki Yamada , Japanese footballer Naoko Yamada , Japanese animator and film director Naoyuki Yamada , Japanese footballer Nobuhisa Yamada , Japanese footballer Nobuko Yamada , Japanese speed skater Yamada Nobumichi , Japanese politician Otozō Yamada , Japanese general Reiji Yamada , Japanese manga artist Reirin Yamada , Japanese Zen Buddhist Riku Yamada , Japanese footballer Ryosuke Yamada , Japanese singer and actor Ryoun Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist Sachiko Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people Sadayoshi Yamada , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Seiji Yamada , Japanese ski mountaineer Seiko Yamada , Japanese badminton player Sena Yamada , Japanese motorcycle racer Setsuo Yamada , Japanese politician Shinya Yamada , Japanese musician Shintaro Yamada , Japanese model, actor and singer Shintaro Yamada (businessman) , Japanese businessman Shinzo Yamada , Japanese cross-country skier Shoji Yamada , Japanese footballer Shuhei Yamada , Japanese footballer Shuji Yamada , Japanese volleyball player Yamada Shunzō , Japanese politician Yamada Sōbi , Japanese metallurgic artist Sobin Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist Tachi Yamada, scientist and gastroenterologist Taichi Yamada , Japanese writer and screenwriter Taichi Yamada (rower) , Japanese rower Takahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people Takayuki Yamada , Japanese actor, singer and producer Takeshi Yamada, American artist Takuji Yamada , Japanese Go player Takumi Yamada , Japanese footballer Takuya Yamada , Japanese footballer Yamada Tamaru , Japanese singer-songwriter Tarzan Yamada, Japanese drifting driver Tatsuo Yamada , Japanese actor Tatsuo Yamada (karate) , Japanese karateka Tetsuto Yamada , Japanese baseball player Toshihiko Yamada , Japanese ice hockey player Toshio Yamada , Japanese politician Toshiyo Yamada , Japanese professional wrestler Utako Yamada , Japanese writer, illustrator and translator Yamada Waka , Japanese feminist Wataru Yamada , Japanese boxer Yoji Yamada , Japanese film director Yasuo Yamada , Japanese actor and voice actor Yoshimitsu Yamada , Japanse aikidoka Yamada Yoshio , Japanese linguist Yasuhiro Yamada , Japanese footballer Yasunori Yamada , Japanese anime screenwriter Yoko Yamada , Japanese mixed martial artist Yoshifumi Yamada , Japanese footballer Yoshimitsu Yamada , Japanese aikidoka Yu Yamada , Japanese model, actress and singer Yūki Yamada , Japanese actor Yuki Yamada , Japanese darts player Yurina Yamada , Japanese ski jumper Yutaka Yamada , Japanese composer Yuto Yamada , Japanese footballer Yuya Yamada , Japanese footballer