Hashimoto (surname)

Hashimoto (written: 橋本 lit. "base of bridge") is the 27th most common Japanese surname.[1] A less common variant is 橋下 (lit. "under bridge"). Notable people with the surname include:

• Ai Hashimoto (橋本 愛, born 1996), Japanese fashion model and actress
• Chihiro Hashimoto (橋本 千紘, born 1992), Japanese professional wrestler
• Daijiro Hashimoto (橋本 大二郎, born 1947), Japanese politician
• Daiki Hashimoto (橋本 大輝, born 2001), Japanese artistic gymnast
• Hashimoto Gahō (橋本 雅邦, 1835–1908), Japanese painter
• Hakaru Hashimoto (橋本 策, 1881–1934), Japanese physician who first described Hashimoto's thyroiditis
• Hiroshi Hashimoto (fencer) (橋本 寛, born 1964), Japanese fencer
• Hiroshi Hashimoto (water polo) (橋本 博, born 1950), Japanese water polo player
• Honoka Hashimoto (橋本 帆乃香, born 1998), Japanese table tennis player
• Kanna Hashimoto (橋本 環奈, born 1999), Japanese actress, singer and idol
• Kazuhisa Hashimoto (橋本 和久, 1958–2020), Japanese video game developer
• Kazuo Hashimoto (橋本 和芙, died 1995), Japanese inventor
• Kento Hashimoto (橋本 拳人, born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Kimiko Hashimoto (橋本 きみ子, born 1953), Japanese women's basketball player
• Kingoro Hashimoto (橋本 欣五郎, 1890–1957), Japanese soldier and political activist
• Kunihiko Hashimoto (橋本 國彦, 1904–1949), Japanese classical composer, violinist, conductor and music educator
• Hashimoto Mantaro (橋本 萬太郎, 1932–1987), Japanese Sinologist
• Miyuki Hashimoto (橋本 みゆき, born 1980), Japanese singer
• Mochitsura Hashimoto (橋本 以行, 1909–2000), Imperial Japanese Navy officer
• Morihiro Hashimoto (橋本 守容, 1977–2017), Japanese darts player
• Nanami Hashimoto (橋本 奈々未, born 1993), Japanese model, actress, radio personality and idol
• Hashimoto Natsuko (橋本 夏子, 1856–1873), Japanese concubine
• Reika Hashimoto (橋本 麗香, born 1980), Japanese actress and model
• Ryoma Hashimoto (橋本 竜馬, born 1988), Japanese basketball player
• Ryosuke Hashimoto (橋本 良亮, born 1993), Japanese singer and idol,
• Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本 龍太郎, 1937–2006), Japanese politician and 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan, leader of the Hashimoto faction
• Sanai Hashimoto (橋本 左内, 1834–1859), Japanese samurai
• Shinkichi Hashimoto (橋本 進吉, 1882–1945), Japanese linguist
• Shinobu Hashimoto (橋本 忍, 1918–2018), Japanese screenwriter, film director, and producer
• Shintarō Hashimoto (橋本 信太郎, 1892–1945), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• Shinya Hashimoto (橋本 真也, 1965–2005), Japanese professional wrestler
• Hashimoto Shoji (橋本 昌二, 1935–2009), Japanese go player
• Soichi Hashimoto (橋本 壮市, born 1991), Japanese judoka
• Takanori Hashimoto (橋本 崇載, born 1983), Japanese shogi player
• Tōru Hashimoto (橋下 徹, born 1969), Japanese politician and lawyer
• Tsunao Hashimoto (橋本 綱夫, died 2016), Japanese businessman and Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Japan
• Hashimoto Utaro (橋本 宇太郎, 1907–1994), Japanese go player
• Wataru Hashimoto (橋本 和, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Yasuko Hashimoto (橋本 康子, born 1975), Japanese long-distance runner
• Yukari Hashimoto (橋本 由香利, born 1966), Japanese composer and arranger
• Yūki Hashimoto (baseball) (橋本 侑樹, born 1998), Japanese baseball player
• Yuki Hashimoto (footballer) (橋本 裕貴, born 1994), Japanese footballer
• Yuki Hashimoto (judoka) (橋本 優貴, born 1989), Japanese judoka