List of Famous people named Yoko

Similar names: Yoka, Yokoi. Here are some famous Yokos:

Yōko Honna

First Name Yōko
Last Name Honna
Born on January 7, 1979 (age 47)

Yōko Honna is a Japanese actress and singer from Sōka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. She works at Re-Max, although she formerly worked at 81 Produce.

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Yoko Kanno

菅野 洋子
First Name Yoko
Last Name Kanno
Born on March 16, 1964 (age 62)

Yoko Kanno is a Japanese composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks of anime films, television series, live-action films, video games, and advertisements. She was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. She has written scores for Cowboy Bebop, Darker than Black, Macross Plus, Turn A Gundam, The Vision of Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain, Kids on the Slope, Genesis of Aquarion and Terror in Resonance, and has worked with the directors Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Shinichirō Watanabe and Shōji Kawamori. Kanno has also composed music for pop artists Maaya Sakamoto and Kyōko Koizumi. She is also a keyboardist, and is the frontwoman for the Seatbelts, who perform many of Kanno's compositions and soundtracks.

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Yoko Akino

Yoko Tashiro
First Name Yoko
Last Name Akino
Born on January 18, 1957 (age 69)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Yōko Akino is a Japanese actress.

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Yōkō Gushiken

First Name Yōkō
Last Name Gushiken
Born on June 26, 1955 (age 70)
Height 162 cm | 5'4

Yoko Gushiken is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1981. He held the WBA light-flyweight title from 1976 to 1981, making a total of 13 successful defences. Following his retirement from boxing, he remains popular in Japan as a tarento having signed a contract with Ohta Production. He is well known in Japan for his comical trademark looks of perm afro hair style.

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Yōko Fujita

First Name Yōko
Last Name Fujita
Born on June 10, 1980 (age 45)
Born in Japan

Yoko Fujita is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She is represented by Humanitè.

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Yōko Maki

First Name Yōko
Last Name Maki
Born on July 11, 1981 (age 44)

Yōko Maki is a Japanese manga artist best known for Aishiteruze Baby. Maki debuted in 1999 with Love Service! in Ribon Original magazine. She also has a pet dog named Leo and her profile in the Aishiteruze Baby comic says her hobby is "...blowing soap bubbles" and that one of her skills is "...passing quickly through a crowd of people". She has a sister, Mochida Aki, which she made manga with such as, Zen Zen.

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Yoko Zetterlund

First Name Yoko
Last Name Zetterlund
Born on March 24, 1969 (age 57)
Height 179 cm | 5'10

Yoko Karin Zetterlund is a former USA national volleyball player.

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Yōko Mitsuya

First Name Yōko
Last Name Mitsuya
Born on November 8, 1984 (age 41)
Height 166 cm | 5'5

Yoko Mitsuya is a Japanese gravure idol and actress.

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Yōko Matsuyama

First Name Yōko
Last Name Matsuyama
Born on November 30, 1937 (age 88)

Yōko Matsuyama is a Japanese actress best known for her work in the Crimson Bat series.

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Yoko Tanaka

First Name Yoko
Last Name Tanaka
Born on July 30, 1993 (age 32)
Height 157 cm | 5'2

Yoko Tanaka is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera División club Sporting de Huelva. She was a member of the Japan women's national team.

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