Hashimoto (surname)

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

• Ai Hashimoto (born 1996), Japanese model and actress
• Chihiro Hashimoto, Japanese professional wrestler
• Daijiro Hashimoto (橋本 大二郎, born 1947), Japanese politician
• Erica Hashimoto, American professor of law
• Hashimoto Gahō (1835–1908), Kanō school painter
• Hakaru Hashimoto (1881–1934), Japanese physician who first described Hashimoto's thyroiditis
• Hiroshi Hashimoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• Honoka Hashimoto (橋本 帆乃香, born 1998), Japanese table tennis player
• Kanna Hashimoto (born 1999), Japanese idol
• Kazuo Hashimoto (died 1995), Japanese inventor of Caller ID and over 1000 patents for the telephone answering machine
• Kento Hashimoto (橋本 拳人, born 1993), Japanese footballer who currently plays for F.C. Tokyo
• Kimiko Hashimoto (橋本 きみ子, born 1953), Japanese women's basketball player
• Kingoro Hashimoto (1890–1957), Japanese soldier and political activist
• Kunihiko Hashimoto (also Qunihico, 1904–1949), Japanese musician
• Mantaro J. Hashimoto (1932–1987), Japanese Sinologist
• Miyuki Hashimoto, Japanese singer
• Mochitsura Hashimoto (1909–2000), Naval officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
• Morihiro Hashimoto (橋本 守容, 1977–2017), Japanese darts player
• Nanami Hashimoto (born 1993), former Japanese idol, former member of Nogizaka46
• Hashimoto Natsuko (橋本 夏子, 1856–1873), Japanese concubine
• Reika Hashimoto (橋本 麗香, born 1980), Japanese actress and model
• Ryoma Hashimoto (born 1988), Japanese basketball player
• Ryosuke Hashimoto (born 1993), Japanese idol, member of the boyband A.B.C-Z
• Ryutaro Hashimoto (1937–2006), 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 (1918-2018), Japanese screenwriter, director, and producer
• Shintarō Hashimoto (1892–1945), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
• Shinya Hashimoto (1965–2005), Japanese professional wrestler
• Soichi Hashimoto, Japanese judoka
• Takanori Hashimoto (橋本 崇載, born 1983), Japanese shogi player
• Tōru Hashimoto (born 1969), lawyer, commentator (born 1969), and politician, Mayor of Osaka City and ex-governor of Osaka Prefecture
• Tsunao Hashimoto (died 2016), Japanese businessman who was vice-president for Sony Corporation
• Wataru Hashimoto (橋本 和, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Yasuko Hashimoto (born 1975), Japanese long-distance runner
• Yukari Hashimoto, Japanese composer and arranger