Watanabe
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Watanabe (渡辺 "crossing area") is the fifth most common Japanese surname. The name derives from the location and occupation of people that operated ferries.
People named Watanabe:
- Chuck Watanabe (kayaker)
- Gedde Watanabe (A.K.A. Gary Watanabe, actor)
- Jiro Watanabe (boxer)
- José Watanabe (Peruvian poet)
- Junya Watanabe (fashion designer)
- Katsuaki Watanabe (President of Toyota Motor Corporation)
- Kazumi Watanabe (musician)
- Kazuro Watanabe (astronomer)
- Ken Watanabe (actor)
- Ken Watanabe (astrophysicist)
- Kumiko Watanabe (voice actor)
- Michio Watanabe (politician)
- Miho Watanabe (entertainer)
- Misato Watanabe (musician)
- Osamu Watanabe (Olympic Gold medalist in freestyle wrestling)
- Shinichiro Watanabe (writer and director)
- Watanabe On (author)
- Watanabe Yoshinori (alleged yakuza)
- Yoko Watanabe (operatic soprano)
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