List of Famous people with last name Kawakami

Kenshin Kawakami is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves.

Maiko Kawakami is a Swedish-born Japanese actress who has starred in numerous movies and TV serials. She is a graduate of Keio University through distance education.

Mieko Kawakami is the author of the internationally best-selling novel, Breasts and Eggs, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and one of TIME’s Best 10 Books of 2020.

Naoko Kawakami is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Yuko Kawakami is a retired Japanese long-distance runner.

Mine Kawakami is a Japanese pianist and composer.

Jinichi Kawakami (川上仁一) b. 1949, head of Banke Shinobinoden, claims to be the second last sōke and only heir to authentic ninjutsu. He says he is the 21st head of the Koga Ban family, a mercenary, and the honorary director of the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum. In 2011, he was specially appointed a professor at Mie University to research ninjutsu at the university's research cooperation center.