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Not to be confused with
Takayama , also a Japanese surname and place name.
Katayama (片山 ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Entertainers
Politicians
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
Sportspeople
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
Writers
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
Other
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
See also