title: Yamagata (surname)
text: # Yamagata (surname)
  
  Yamagata (written: 山形, 山像, 山片 or 山縣) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Yamagata Aritomo (1838–1922), Japanese military leader and politician
  * Yamagata Bantō (1748–1821), Japanese scholar and merchant
  * Hiro Yamagata (artist) (born 1948), Japanese artist based in Los Angeles, California
  * Hiro Yamagata (born 1964), Japanese author, critic, economist, and translator
  * Isao Yamagata (1915–1996), Japanese film actor
  * Kakuko Yamagata (born 1969), Japanese singer
  * Kaori Yamagata (born 1963), Japanese voice actress
  * Kyohei Yamagata (born 1981), Japanese football player
  * Yamagata Masakage (1524–1575), Japanese samurai
  * Rachael Yamagata (born 1977), American singer-songwriter
  * Ryota Yamagata (born 1992), Japanese sprinter
  * Tatsunori Yamagata (born 1983), Japanese football player
  * Yukio Yamagata (born 1957), Japanese singer, actor, and voice actor
  * Yusuke Yamagata (born 1986), Japanese footballer
  