title: Takeshita
text: # Takeshita
  
  Takeshita (written: 竹下 or 武下) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Isamu Takeshita (竹下 勇, 1869–1949), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
  * Keiko Takeshita (竹下 景子, born 1953), Japanese actress
  * Konosuke Takeshita (竹下 幸之介, born 1995), Japanese professional wrestler
  * Masahiko Takeshita (竹下 正彦), Japanese general
  * Noboru Takeshita (竹下 登, 1924–2000), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
  * Rena Takeshita (竹下 玲奈, born 1981), Japanese fashion model and actress
  * Reo Takeshita (竹下 玲王, born 1995), Japanese footballer
  * Riichi Takeshita (武下 利一, born 1989), Japanese badminton player
  * Toranosuke Takeshita (竹下 虎之助, 1924–2008), Japanese politician
  * Wataru Takeshita (竹下 亘, born 1946), Japanese politician
  * Yoshie Takeshita (竹下 佳江, born 1978), Japanese volleyball player
  * Yuriko Takeshita (竹下 百合子, born 1988), Japanese slalom canoeist
  