List of Famous people named Soga

Soga no Umako was the son of Soga no Iname and a member of the powerful Soga clan of Japan.

Soga no Iruka was the son of Soga no Emishi, a statesman in the Asuka Period of Japan.

Soga no Emishi was a statesman of the Yamato Imperial Court. His alternative names include Emishi (毛人) and Toyora no Ōomi (豊浦大臣). After the death of his father Soga no Umako, Emishi took over Ōomi , the Minister of State, from his father.

Soga Shōhaku (曾我蕭白) (1730–1781) was a Japanese painter of the Edo period. Shōhaku distinguished himself from his contemporaries by preferring the brush style of the Muromachi period, an aesthetic that was already passé 150 years before his birth.

Soga no Iname was a leader of the Soga clan and a statesman during the reign of Emperor Kinmei in the Asuka period. He was the first person to hold the position of Ōomi that can be verified with reasonable accuracy, in 536 A.D. Essentially what this means: Japan's first head of government with the Ōkimi as head of state.

Soga no Koma was a member of the Soga clan, and Chief Minister of Japan (ōomi).

Soga no Kurayamada no Ishikawa no Maro (蘇我倉山田石川麻呂) was a member of the Soga clan and first holder of the office of udaijin. He was the son of Soga no Kuramaro and grandson of Soga no Umako; his daughter was married to Prince Naka-no-Ōe. After the fall of Soga no Iruka, he was the most senior member of the family. As chronicled in the Nihon Shoki, he was accused of treason and strangled himself at Yamada-dera in 649; his wife and seven of his children also committed suicide; other relatives were captured and executed. The discovery of exonerating documents led to a posthumous pardon and the posting of his slanderer to Tsukushi Province. His death brought the political ascendancy of the Soga clan to an end.