Kawakami (surname)

Kawakami (written: 川上) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bertha Kawakami (1931–2017), American educator and politician
• Bizan Kawakami (川上 眉山, 1869–1908), Japanese writer
• Gensai Kawakami (1834–1871), a famous samurai
• Hajime Kawakami (1879–1946), Japanese Marxist economist
• Hiromi Kawakami (born 1958), a Japanese author
• Juria Kawakami (born 1993), a Japanese singer
• Kenji Kawakami (born 1946), the inventor of Chindōgu
• Kenshin Kawakami (born 1975), a Japanese Major League Baseball pitcher
• Kikuko Kawakami (1904–1985), a Japanese novelist
• Kiyoshi Kawakami (nicknamed "Karl"; 1873–1949), a Japanese journalist and author
• Masashi Kawakami (born 1972), a Japanese boxer
• Mieko Kawakami (born 1976), a Japanese singer and author
• Mine Kawakami (born 1969), Japanese pianist and composer
• Noriko Kawakami (川上 紀子), Japanese electrical engineer
• Otojirō Kawakami (1864–1911), a Japanese actor and theatrical manager
• Richard Kawakami (1931–1987), American politician
• Sadayakko Kawakami (1871–1946), a Japanese actress known professionally as Sada Yacco
• Saena Kawakami (born 1997), Japanese badminton player
• Takeshi Kawakami (born 1972), a Japanese professional shogi player
• Tetsuharu Kawakami (1920–2013), Japanese baseball player "God of Batting/Hitting", and manager
• Tim Kawakami, American sports journalist