Yamada

Yamada (山田, "mountain ricefield") is the 13th most common Japanese surname.

People named Yamada:
* Yamada Arinaga (retainer of Shimazu clan, son of Yamada Arinobu)
* Yamada Arinobu (retainer of Shimazu clan)
* Akira Yamada (philosopher)
* Futaro Yamada (author)
* Keichi Yamada a.k.a. Jushin Liger (professional wrestler)
* Hidetaka Yamada (badminton player)
* Isamu Yamada, a.k.a. Knock Yokoyama (comedian, politician)
* Isuzu Yamada, actress
* Keiko Yamada (singer)
* Kiyoshi Yamada, a.k.a. Kiyoshi Hikawa
* Mai Yamada, a.k.a. Riona Hazuki
* Yamada Nagamasa (adventurer, ruler of a province of Thailand)
* Otsuzo Yamada (military general)
* Seiko Yamada (badminton player)
* Takayuki Yamada (actor)
* Takuya Yamada (footballer)
* Tarzan Yamada (drifting driver)
* Yoji Yamada (film director)
* Yoshimitsu Yamada (aikidoka)
* Yasuo Yamada (japanese voice actor)
* Yamada Yoshio (linguist)
* Yu Yamada (model)
* Chip Yamada (video artist)
* Katsumi Yamada (an All-Star on Sasuke)
* Koji Yamada (firefighter and another competitor on Sasuke; known in America as Yasushi Yamada)
* Ryosuke Yamada(Japanese singer and actor)

Places named Yamada:
*Yamada-machi, town in Chiba Prefecture
*Yamada-shi, city in Fukuoka Prefecture
*Yamada-gun, district in Gunma Prefecture
*Yamada-machi, town in Iwate Prefecture
*Yamada-cho, town in Miyazaki Prefecture
*Yamada-mura, village in Toyama Prefecture
*Yamada han

Fictional characters:
* Seina Yamada, character of "Tenchi Muyo! GXP"
* Shintaro Yamada, character of "Kanpai!"
* Taro Yamada, character of "Dokaben"
* Taro Yamada, character of "Yamada Taro Monogatari"
* Hanatarō Yamada, character of "Bleach"
* The Yamadas from the Studio Ghibli movie, My Neighbors the Yamadas
* Yamada Ayumi, character of Honey and Clover
* Jubei Yamada, character from the game Fatal Fury 2
* Yamada Tsuyoshi, the main character from the famous Japanese series Densha Otoko
* Seiji Yamada, character of Sensitive Pornograph

ee also

* Japanese name