Akiyama (written: 秋山 lit. "autumn mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akiyama Yoshifuru (秋山 好古, 1859 – 1930), general in the Imperial Japanese Army and considered father of the Japanese Cavalry
• Denis Akiyama (1952–2018), Japanese-Canadian actor and voice actor
• Iwao Akiyama (秋山 巌, 1921–2014), Japanese printmaker
• Jiro Akiyama (秋山 次郎, born 1977), Japanese professional Go player
• Jin Akiyama (秋山 仁, born 1946), Japanese mathematician
• Jun Akiyama (秋山 準, born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler
• Kazuhiko Akiyama (秋山 和彦, born 1973), Japanese massage therapist, former crab fisherman, best known for being the first grand champion (1999) of the TV series Sasuke
• Kazuyoshi Akiyama (秋山 和慶, born 1941), Japanese conductor
• Koji Akiyama (秋山 幸二, born 1962), Japanese baseball manager, former player
• Makio Akiyama (秋山 万喜夫, born 1950), Japanese astronomer
• Miyuki Akiyama (秋山 美幸, born 1984), Japanese volleyball player
• Mizuhito Akiyama (秋山 瑞人, born 1971), Japanese writer
• Monzo Akiyama (秋山 門造, 1891–1944), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• Akiyama Nobutomo (秋山 信友, 1531–1575), Japanese samurai
• Rina Akiyama (秋山 莉奈, born 1985), Japanese actress, gravure idol and television personality
• Rina Akiyama (swimmer) (秋山 里奈), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
• Runa Akiyama (あきやま るな, 1954–2014), Japanese voice actress
• Ryōji Akiyama (秋山 亮二, born 1942), Japanese photographer
• Satoko Akiyama (秋山 紗登子), Japanese female pop artist
• Saneyuki Akiyama (秋山 真之, 1868–1918), admiral of the Japanese Navy in the Russo-Japanese War, younger brother of Yoshifuru
• Shogo Akiyama (秋山 翔吾, born 1988), Japanese professional baseball player
• Shōtarō Akiyama (秋山 庄太郎, 1920 – 2003), Japanese photographer
• Shun Akiyama (秋山 駿, 1930–2013), Japanese literary critic
• Tadashima Akiyama, 16th-century samurai known for being defeated by Miyamoto Musashi
• Tadasuke Akiyama (秋山 忠右, born 1941), Japanese photographer
• Takumi Akiyama (秋山 拓巳, born 1991), Japanese baseball pitcher
• Tamayo Akiyama (秋山 たまよ, born 1966), Japanese shōjo manga author and artist
• Teruo Akiyama (秋山 輝男, 1891–1943), admiral of the Japanese Navy in World War II
• Teruyoshi Akiyama (秋山 輝吉, born 1971), Japanese sport shooter
• Tetuzi Akiyama, Japanese guitarist, violinist, and instrument-maker
• Tokuzō Akiyama (秋山 徳蔵, 1888–1974), Japanese chef
• Toyohiro Akiyama (秋山 豊寛, born 1942), Japanese television journalist and cosmonaut
• Yasunari Akiyama (秋山 安成, born 1948), Japanese sport wrestler
• Yoshihiro Akiyama (秋山 成勲, born 1975), judoka and mixed martial artist who has fought representing both South Korea and Japan
• Yoshiko Akiyama (秋山 芳子, born 1949), Japanese archer
• Yūtokutaishi Akiyama (秋山 祐徳太子, 1935–2020), Japanese engraving artist
• Yuzuki Akiyama (秋山 ゆずき, born 1993), Japanese actress

• Mio Akiyama (秋山 澪), a character in the manga series K-On!
• Mizuki Akiyama (暁山 瑞希), a character in the video game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!
• Ren Akiyama (秋山 蓮), a character in the television series Kamen Rider Ryuki
• Ryo Akiyama (秋山 遼), a character in the anime series Digimon Tamers
• Shinichi Akiyama (秋山 深一), a character in the manga series Liar Game
• Jan Akiyama|秋山 醤, lead character from the manga series Iron Wok Jan
• Kaiichiro Akiyama (秋山 階一郎) and Baku Akiyama (秋山 爆), family members of the lead character from Iron Wok Jan
• Yukari Akiyama (秋山 優花里), a character in the anime series Girls und Panzer
• Shun Akiyama (秋山 駿), a character in the Yakuza (series)

• Akiyama clan, a Japanese clan mainly originating during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century

Surname list

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