List of Japanese people

This is a list of notable Japanese people.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Japanese.

Over the course of the Edo period, influential relatives of the shōgun included: Prime Ministers of Emperor Meiji Prime Ministers of Emperor Taishō Prime Ministers of Emperor Shōwa under 1890 Constitution Prime Ministers of Emperor Shōwa under 1947 Constitution Prime Ministers of Emperor Akihito Prime Ministers of Emperor Naruhito