is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Entertainers , Japanese stage actress , Japanese film actress , Japanese film actress and singer, former AKB48 member
Politicians , Japanese-born member of the American Communist Party , 46th Prime Minister of Japan , Japanese Osaka Ishin no Kai politician , Democratic Party of Japan politician, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications , Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician, former Minister of Finance
Sportspeople , Japanese figure skater , Japanese football defender , Japanese professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and auto racer , Japanese javelin thrower , Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion , Japanese racing driver , synchronized swimming coach in Japan, Olympic competitor for South Korea , Japanese golfer , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese cross-country mountain biker , Japanese sumo wrestler , Japanese football defender (J2 League) , Japanese football forward (J2 League) , Japanese baseball pitcher , Japanese football forward (J2 League) , Japanese snowboarder Nobuaki Katayama, Japanese racing driver and automative engineer
Writers , Japanese poet and translator Elizabeth Kata (full name Elizabeth Colina Katayama; 1912–1998), Australian novelist , Japanese novelist best known for Crying Out Love, In the Centre of the World , Japanese author of light novels
Other , Japanese architect who designed the original buildings for the Imperial Nara Museum and Kyoto Imperial museum , Japanese automotive executive best known as the long-time president of Nissan's US operations , Japanese interior designer , Japanese historian of Inner Asia Fred Katayama (born 1960), American television journalist of Japanese descent , Japanese animator and director , Japanese artist
See also Katayama fever, another name for Schistosomiasis Katayama Detachment of the Imperial Japanese Army's 2nd Division during World War II