Yamanaka
Yamanaka is a family name for the following people:
- Akiko Yamanaka (* 1945), Japanese politician
- Chihiro Yamanaka (* 19xx), Japanese jazz pianist
- Keiichi Yamanaka (* 1947), Japanese law scholar and university professor
- Lois-Ann Yamanaka (* 1961), American writer
- Miki Yamanaka , Japanese jazz musician
- Noriko Yamanaka (* around 1941), Japanese table tennis player
- Ryōji Yamanaka (* 1983), Japanese football player
- Ryōsuke Yamanaka (* 1993), Japanese football player
- Ryūya Yamanaka (* 1995), Japanese straw-weight boxer
- Yamanaka Sadanori (* 1921), Japanese politician
- Sawao Yamanaka (* 1968), Japanese musician
- Seiko Yamanaka (* 1989), Japanese football player
- Shinsuke Yamanaka (* 1982), Japanese professional boxer
- Shin'ya Yamanaka (* 1962), Japanese stem cell researcher
- Takeshi Yamanaka (* 1971), Japanese ice hockey player and coach
- Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (1939-2017), Japanese swimmer
- Yoshiyuki Yamanaka , Japanese jazz musician
- Yūji Yamanaka (born 1937), Japanese biathlete
Yamanaka also means:
- (18087) Yamanaka , an asteroid in the main belt
- Yamanaka (Aichi) , a former community in the Japanese prefecture of Aichi (incorporated into Okazaki )
- Yamanaka (Gifu) , a former community in the Japanese prefecture of Gifu (incorporated into Sekigahara )
- Yamanaka (Hiroshima) , a former community in the Japanese prefecture of Hiroshima (incorporated into Mihara )
- Yamanaka (Ishikawa) , a former community in the Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa (incorporated into Kaga (Ishikawa) )
- Yamanaka (Niigata) , a former municipality in the Japanese prefecture of Niigata (incorporated into Kashiwazaki )
- the Lake Yamanaka in the Japanese prefecture Yamanashi
