Katayama

Katayama (片山) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Entertainers[edit]

Sayuri Katayama (片山沙有里, born 1979), Japanese stage actress
Hitomi Katayama (片山瞳, born 1980), Japanese film actress
Haruka Katayama (片山陽加, born 1990), Japanese film actress and singer, former AKB48 member

Sen Katayama (片山潜, 1859–1933), Japanese-born member of the American Communist Party
Tetsu Katayama (片山哲, 1887–1978), 46th Prime Minister of Japan
Toranosuke Katayama (片山虎之助, born 1935), Japanese Osaka Ishin no Kai politician
Yoshihiro Katayama (片山善博, born 1951), Democratic Party of Japan politician, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
Satsuki Katayama (片山さつき, born 1959), Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician, former Minister of Finance

Toshikazu Katayama (片山敏一, born 1913), Japanese figure skater
Hiroshi Katayama (片山洋, born 1940), Japanese football defender
Yoshimi Katayama (片山義美, 1940–2016), Japanese professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and auto racer
Misako Katayama (片山美佐子, born 1944), Japanese javelin thrower
Takazumi Katayama (片山敬済, born 1951), Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion
Ukyo Katayama (片山右京, born 1963), Japanese racing driver
Mizuho Katayama (片山満津芳, born 1969), synchronized swimming coach in Japan, Olympic competitor for South Korea
Shingo Katayama (片山晋呉, born 1973), Japanese golfer
Tatsuki Katayama (片山立規, born 1973), Japanese ice hockey player
Rie Katayama (片山梨絵, born 1979), Japanese cross-country mountain biker
Katayama Shinji (片山伸次, born 1979), Japanese sumo wrestler
Shosuke Katayama (片山奨典, born 1983), Japanese football defender (J2 League)
Masato Katayama (片山真人, born 1984), Japanese football forward (J2 League)
Hiroshi Katayama (baseball) (片山博視, born 1987), Japanese baseball pitcher
Eiichi Katayama (片山瑛一, born 1991), Japanese football forward (J2 League)
Raibu Katayama (片山來夢, born 1995), Japanese snowboarder
Nobuaki Katayama, Japanese racing driver and automative engineer

Katayama Hiroko (片山広子, 1878–1958), Japanese poet and translator
Elizabeth Kata (full name Elizabeth Colina Katayama; 1912–1998), Australian novelist
Kyoichi Katayama (片山恭一, born 1959), Japanese novelist best known for Crying Out Love, In the Centre of the World
Kentarō Katayama (片山憲太郎, born 1970), Japanese author of light novels

Katayama Tōkuma (片山東熊, 1854–1917), Japanese architect who designed the original buildings for the Imperial Nara Museum and Kyoto Imperial museum
Yutaka Katayama (片山豊, 1909–2015), Japanese automotive executive best known as the long-time president of Nissan's US operations
Masamichi Katayama (片山正通, born 1966), Japanese interior designer
Akio Katayama (片山章雄, born 1957), Japanese historian of Inner Asia
Fred Katayama (born 1960), American television journalist of Japanese descent
Kazuyoshi Katayama (片山一良), Japanese animator and director
Katayama Yōkoku (片山楊谷, 1760-1801), Japanese artist