Kawakami (surname)
Kawakami is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bertha Kawakami, American educator and politician
- Bizan Kawakami, Japanese writer
- Gensai Kawakami, a famous samurai
- Hajime Kawakami, Japanese Marxist economist
- Hiromi Kawakami, a Japanese author
- Juria Kawakami, a Japanese singer
- Kenji Kawakami, the inventor of Chindōgu
- Kenshin Kawakami, a Japanese Major League Baseball pitcher
- Kikuko Kawakami, a Japanese novelist
- Kiyoshi Kawakami, a Japanese journalist and author
- Masashi Kawakami, a Japanese boxer
- Mieko Kawakami, a Japanese singer and author
- Mine Kawakami, Japanese pianist and composer
- Otojirō Kawakami, a Japanese actor and theatrical manager
- Richard Kawakami, American politician
- Takeshi Kawakami, a Japanese professional shogi player
- Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player "God of Batting/Hitting", and manager
- Tim Kawakami, American sports journalist
Fictional characters
- Momoyo Kawakami and Kazuko Kawakami in Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!
