Isoroku Yamamoto, naval commander during World War II (Admiral)

Yamamoto Tsunetomo, the author of Hagakure

Yamamoto Yoko, a character from the anime Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko

Mariko Yamamoto, member of the Japanese Red Army

Lt. Commander Yamamoto, the first officer in the anime series, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor

Yamamoto Gonnohyoe, the 16th Prime Minister of Japan

Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese racecar driver

Yamamoto (Spriggan), head of ARCAM's Japanese branch in Spriggan.

Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, mixed martial arts fighter

Aki Yamamoto, a character from the anime Colorful

Yamamoto Kansuke, general

Masao Yamamoto, photographer

Donald Yamamoto, American Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, for African Affairs

Yamamoto Shūgorō, Japanese novelist

Yohji Yamamoto, fashion designer

Saori Yamamoto, bikini idol

Yamamoto District, Akita

Ryohei Yamamoto, Japanese R&B singer

Yamamoto, Kagawa

Taro Yamamoto, American artist

Hiro Yamamoto, bassist

Maria Yamamoto, voice actress

Azusa Yamamoto, gravure idol and actress

Yamamoto Yuriko, voice actor

Yamamoto, Miyagi

Shizuka Yamamoto, badminton athlete

Koichi Yamamoto, mathematician

Yamamoto, Akita

Mayumi Yamamoto, Japanese actress

Tatsuo Yamamoto, politician

Hideo Yamamoto, manga artist

Issei Yamamoto, astronomer

Kenji Yamamoto, video game music composer

Azumi Yamamoto, voice actress

Yamamoto Mirai, actress

Kouji Yamamoto, actor

Hiroshi Yamamoto, archer, Olympic silver medalist

Yamamoto (山本 meaning "base of the mountain") is one of the most popular Japanese surnames. In Mathematics Yamamoto may refer to the Lubell-Yamamoto-Meshalkin inequality, named for Koichi Yamamoto et al. By far the most famous Yamamoto, however, is Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.

Yamamoto Seiichi ("Yamamotor"), musician; member of seminal Osaka-based noise/krautrock band Boredoms.

Takashi Yamamoto, swimmer at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryūsai, the General (sotaicho) and 1st Division Captain (ichibantai-taicho) in the BLEACH manga and anime.

Yumi Yamamoto from Case Closed (Detective Conan in Japan)