Yamanaka

Yamanaka (written: ; lit: "middle of mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Akira Joe Yamanaka, singer for the Flower Travellin' Band * Akiko Yamanaka (born 1945), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party * Chihiro Yamanaka, Japanese jazz pianist and composer * Daichi Yamanaka (born 1990), Japanese speed-skater * Hirofumi Yamanaka (born 1985), professional Japanese baseball player * Hiroko Yamanaka (born 1978), retired Japanese female mixed martial arts fighter * Lisa Yamanaka, Japanese Canadian actress and voice actress * Lois-Ann Yamanaka (born 1961), Japanese American poet and novelist from Hawaii * Miki Yamanaka (born 1990), Japanese jazz pianist working in New York City * Miwako Yamanaka (born 1978), retired Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese female table tennis player *, Japanese diver * Ryoji Yamanaka (born 1983), former Japanese football player * Ryosuke Yamanaka (born 1993), Japanese football player *, Japanese footballer * Ryuya Yamanaka (born 1995), Japanese boxer * Sadajirō Yamanaka (1866-1936), Japanese art dealer * Sadao Yamanaka (1909–1938), Japanese film director and screenwriter * Sawao Yamanaka (born 1968), the frontman of the bands The Pillows * Seiko Yamanaka (born 1989), Japanese football player * Shino Yamanaka (born 1990), Japanese modern pentathlete * Shinsuke Yamanaka (born 1982), Japanese professional boxer * Shinya Yamanaka (born 1962), Japanese Nobel Prize-winning stem cell researcher *, Japanese ice hockey player * Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (born 1939), Japanese olympic swimmer * Yamanaka Yukimori (1545–1578), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period Provided by Wikipedia