Yoshida is the 11th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is 芳田. Notable people with the surname include:Ai Yoshida, Japanese sailor Akari Yoshida , Japanese idol, singer and model Akihiko Yoshida , Japanese video game artist Akihiro Yoshida , Japanese footballer Akimi Yoshida , Japanese manga artist Akio Yoshida , Japanese footballer Akira Yoshida , Japanese rugby union player Akiyoshi Yoshida , Japanese footballer Ami Yoshida , Japanese singer Asami Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people Ayako Yoshida , Japanese rower Ayomi Yoshida , Japanese artist Baret Yoshida, American mixed martial artist Bill Yoshida (1921–2005), American comic book letterer Bungo Yoshida , Japanese puppeteer Chinami Yoshida , Japanese curler Chizuko Yoshida , Japanese artist Daihachi Yoshida , Japanese film director Eisaku Yoshida , Japanese actor and singer Eri Yoshida , Japanese baseball player Fujio Yoshida , Japanese artist Yoshida Hanbei , 17th-century Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hatsusaburō Yoshida , Japanese cartographer Hayato Yoshida , Japanese cyclist Hidehiko Yoshida , Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist Hidekazu Yoshida , Japanese music critic and literary critic Hideko Yoshida , Japanese actress Hirofumi Yoshida , Japanese conductor Hiromi Yoshida , Japanese politician Hiroshi Yoshida , Japanese painter and printmaker Hiroshi Yoshida (footballer) , Japanese footballer and manager Hiroyuki Yoshida , Japanese footballer Hodaka Yoshida , Japanese artist Isoya Yoshida , Japanese architect Izumi Yoshida , Japanese politician Kaii Yoshida , Chinese-born Japanese table tennis player Yoshida Kanetomo , Japanese Shinto priest Kanso Yoshida (1895–1973), Japanese-born British seaman Kazumasa Yoshida , Japanese baseball player Kei Yosida , one of the physicists after which the RKKY interaction is named Keishin Yoshida , Japanese cross-country skier Keisuke Yoshida , Japanese film director and screenwriter Ken Yoshida , Japanese footballer and manager Ken'ichi Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people Kenji Yoshida , Japanese anime producer and illustrator Yoshida Kenkō (1283–1350), monk, author Kentaro Yoshida , Japanese footballer Kiichi Yoshida , Japanese swimmer Kiso Yoshida (1919–2005), Japanese artist Yoshida Kiyonari , Japanese samurai and diplomat Kiyoshi Yoshida , Japanese composer Kō Yoshida , member of the World Scout Committee, World Scout Foundation, and the International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of Nippon Kōsaku Yosida , Japanese mathematician Kōta Yoshida , Japanese film director Kōtarō Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people Kurumi Yoshida , Japanese synchronized swimmer Mai Yoshida , Japanese animator Makito Yoshida , Japanese footballer Makiko Yoshida , Japanese hurdler Makito Yoshida , Japanese footballer Mami Yoshida , Japanese volleyball player Mariko Yoshida , Japanese professional wrestler Mariko Yoshida (volleyball) , Japanese volleyball player Masafumi Yoshida , Japanese footballer Masaki Yoshida , Japanese footballer Masako Yoshida , Japanese women's footballer Masami Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people Masao Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people Masataka Yoshida , Japanese baseball player Masayoshi Yoshida , Japanese footballer Masujiro Yoshida , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Maya Yoshida , Japanese footballer Mayumi Yoshida , Japanese voice actress Megumu Yoshida , Japanese footballer and manager Metal Yoshida , Japanese actor and musician Minato Yoshida , Japanese footballer Mitsuaki Yoshida , Japanese virologist Mitsunori Yoshida , Japanese footballer Mitsuru Yoshida , Imperial Japanese Navy officer and writer Yoshida Mitsuyoshi , Japanese mathematician Miwa Yoshida , Japanese musician Miyako Yoshida , Japanese ballet dancer Mizuho Yoshida , Japanese actor Motohiro Yoshida , Japanese footballer Naoki Yoshida , Japanese video game producer, director and designer Naoya Yoshida , Japanese footballer Nobuko Yoshida , Japanese computer scientist Nonoko Yoshida , Japanese saxophonist Ray Yoshida (1930–2009), American artist Reiko Yoshida , Japanese screenwriter and manga artist Rihoko Yoshida , Japanese voice actress Rikio Yoshida , Japanese Nordic combined skier Riko Yoshida , Japanese actress Rinne Yoshida , Japanese idol, singer and rapper Rokuzaemon Yoshida , Japanese politician Rui Yoshida (1864–1954), Japanese artist Ruiko Yoshida , Japanese photojournalist Ryoichi Yoshida , Japanese sprinter Sachio Yoshida , Japanese footballer Saori Yoshida , Japanese sport wrestler Satoru Yoshida , Japanese footballer Satoshi Yoshida , Japanese footballer Sayuri Yoshida , Japanese voice actress Seiji Yoshida , Japanese writer and communist Seiko Yoshida , Japanese voice actress Sensha Yoshida, manga artist, known as the author of Utsurun Desu. Setsuko Yoshida , Japanese volleyball player Shigeru Yoshida , Japanese diplomat, politician and Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Yoshida (bureaucrat) , Japanese diplomat and politician Shintaro Yoshida , Japanese baseball player Yoshida Shōin , Japanese scholar Shu Yoshida (baseball) , Japanese baseball player Shuhei Yoshida , Japanese businessman Shuichi Yoshida , Japanese writer Shuji Yoshida , Japanese baseball player and coach Sumire Yoshida , Japanese musician Sunao Yoshida , pen-name of Sunao Matsumoto, Japanese writer Syoh Yoshida , Japanese artist Tadatomo Yoshida , Japanese politician Takahisa Yoshida , Japanese high jumper Takao Yoshida , better known as Taka Michinoku, Japanese professional wrestler Takashi Yoshida , better known as Cyber Kong, Japanese professional wrestler Takashi Yoshida (comedian) , Japanese comedian Takayuki Yoshida , Japanese footballer Takeshi Yoshida, Japanese engineer Takuro Yoshida , Japanese singer-songwriter Tamao Yoshida , Japanese puppeteer Tatsuma Yoshida , Japanese footballer Tatsuo Yoshida , Japanese illustrator and character designer Tatsuya Yoshida , Japanese musician Tetsuro Yoshida , Japanese architect Tome Yoshida , Japanese nurse Tomizo Yoshida , Japanese pathologist Tomohisa Yoshida , Japanese footballer Tomokazu Yoshida , Japanese actor Tomoki Yoshida , Japanese rugby union player Tomoko Yoshida , Japanese writer Toru Yoshida , Japanese footballer and manager Tōshi Yoshida , Japanese printmaker Toshimitsu Yoshida , Japanese football referee Toshitada Yoshida , Japanese sport wrestler Yoshida Tōyō , Japanese samurai Tsukasa Yoshida , Japanese judoka Yasuhiro Yoshida , Japanese footballer and manager Yasushi Yoshida , Japanese footballer and manager Yasutaka Yoshida , Japanese footballer Yasuyuki Yoshida , Japanese footballer Yō Yoshida , Japanese actress Yoshihito Yoshida , Japanese rugby union player Yoshikatsu Yoshida , Japanese sport wrestler Yoshio Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people Yoshishige Yoshida , Japanese film director and screenwriter Yoshiyuki Yoshida , Japanese mixed martial artist Yugo Yoshida , Japanese sailor Yuka Yoshida , Japanese tennis player Yuka Yoshida (cricketer), Japanese women cricketer Yuki Yoshida, Canadian film producer Yurika Yoshida , Japanese curler Yuta Yoshida , Japanese baseball player Yutaka Yoshida , Japanese footballer Yūto Yoshida , Japanese politician Yuya Yoshida , Japanese judoka Zengo Yoshida , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral