List of Famous people named Takaaki

Takaaki Ishibashi is a Japanese owarai artist, singer and actor.

Takaaki Kajita is a Japanese physicist, known for neutrino experiments at the Kamiokande and its successor, Super-Kamiokande. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Canadian physicist Arthur B. McDonald. On 1 October 2020, he became the president of the Science Council of Japan.

Takaaki Watanabe is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Evil. He is currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion. After debuting in NJPW in 2011, Evil competed in the United States on excursion, working for companies such as Global Force Wrestling (GFW) and Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2014 to 2015. He was one of the three original members of the Los Ingobernables de Japon stable in November 2015, until he turned on them in July 2020 to join Bullet Club.

Takaaki Nakagami is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Japan, who currenty rides for LCR Honda Idemitsu. He won the Japanese Road Race Championship 125cc class in 2006 and J-GP2 class in 2011.

Takaaki Tomimatsu is a Japanese male volleyball player. He was part of the Japan men's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Italy. He currently plays for Toray Arrows.

Takaaki Kidani is a Japanese businessman born in Kanazawa, Japan. He is the founder and president of Bushiroad. Kidani has also served as the chairman of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He continues to be involved with NJPW through Bushiroad, in which owns the company.