Takashi

Takashi (たかし, タカシ) is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

The name Takashi can have multiple different meanings depending on which kanji is used to write it. Possible forms of the name include:

• 隆 - "prosperous noble"
• 喬士 - "high, boasting, samurai, gentleman"
• 崇史 - "adore, revere, chronicler, history"
• 孝 - "filial piety, serve parents"
• 貴志
• 敬

Takashi can also be written in hiragana and/or katakana:

• タカシ (katakana)
• たかし (hiragana)

People with the name

• Takashi Abe (阿部 隆, born 1967), Japanese professional shogi player
• Takashi Abe (footballer) (安部 崇士, born 1997), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Agoh (吾郷 孝視, born 1941), Japanese mathematician
• Takashi Aiki (相木 崇, born 1978), Japanese retired Nippon Professional Baseball player
• Takashi Aizawa (相澤 貴志, born 1982), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Akasaka (1925-2010), Japanese engineering professor
• Takashi Akatsuka (赤塚 隆, born 1973), Japanese rugby union player
• Takashi Akiyama (秋山 貴嗣, born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Amano (天野 尚, 1954–2015), Japanese photographer, aquarist and designer
• Takashi Amano (footballer) (天野 貴史, born 1986), Japanese football player
• Takashi Aonishi (青西 高嗣, born 1968), Japanese music artist
• Takashi Aoyagi (青柳 隆志, born 1961), Japanese scholar
• Takashi Arai (新井 卓, born 1978), Japanese photographer/visual artist
• Takashi Araya (荒谷 卓, born 1959), Japanese martial artist and author
• Takashi Asahina (朝比奈 隆, 1908–2001), Japanese conductor
• Takashi Asano (浅野 孝, born 1937), Japanese-born environmental engineer and a professor
• Takashi Awamori (粟森 喬, 1939–2023), Japanese businessman and politician
• Takashi Chinen (知念 孝, born 1967), Japanese former artistic gymnast
• Takashi Dekita (出耒田 敬, born 1991), Japanese volleyball player
• Takashi Eda (江田 孝, 1923–1978), Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
• Takashi Endo (遠藤 敬, born 1968), Japanese politician
• Takashi Esaki (江崎 孝, born 1956), Japanese politician
• Takashi Eto (衛藤 昂, born 1991), Japanese track and field athlete
• Takashi Fujii (藤井 隆, born 1972), Japanese entertainment personality
• Takashi Fujii (footballer) (藤井 貴, born 1986), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Fujinama (藤沼 貴, 1931—2012), Japanese translator
• Takashi Fujisawa (藤沢 隆, born 1943), Japanese retired ski jumper and Nordic combined skier
• Takashi Fujitani, Japanese historian
• Takashi Fujiwara (藤原 崇, born 1983), Japanese politician
• Takashi Fukaya (深谷 隆司, born 1935), Japanese retired politician
• Takashi Fukunishi (福西 崇史, born 1976), Japanese former professional footballer
• Takashi Fukutani (福谷 たかし, 1952–2000), Japanese manga artist
• Takashi Furuya (古谷 充, 1936–2020), Japanese jazz saxophonist and vocalist
• Takashi Gojobori (五條堀 孝, born 1951), Japanese molecular biologist
• Takashi Haase Shibayama (ハーゼ柴山 崇, born 1980), Japanese equestrian
• Takashi Hagino (萩野 崇, born 1948), Japanese actor
• Takashi Hanyūda (羽生田 俊, born 1951), Japanese politician
• Takashi Hara (原 敬, 1856–1921), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
• Takashi Hara (artist) (ハラタカシ, born 1983), Japanese contemporary artist
• Takashi Hasegawa, Japanese electrical engineer and programmer
• Takashi Hashiguchi (橋口 たかし, born 1967), Japanese manga artist
• Takashi Hibiki (日引 俊詞, born 1963), Japanese scientist
• Takashi Hidai (born 1934), Japanese wheelchair curler
• Takashi Hikino (曳野 孝, born 1967), Japanese economist and educator
• Takashi Hiraide (平出 隆, born 1950), Japanese poet and critic
• Takashi Hirajima (平島 崇, born 1982), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Hirano (平野 孝, born 1974), Japanese former professional footballer
• Takashi Hiraoka (平岡 敬, born 1927), Japanese mayor of Hiroshima from 1991 to 1999
• Takashi Hirata (平田 孝, born 1936), Japanese wrestler
• Takashi Hirayasu (平安 隆, born 1952), Okinawan musician
• Takashi "Taka" Hirose (広瀬 隆, born 1967), Japanese musician and chef
• Takashi Hirose (swimmer) (廣瀬 隆, 1923–2002), American competitive swimmer
• Takashi Hirose (writer) (広瀬 隆, born 1943), Japanese writer
• Takashi Hishikari (菱刈 隆, 1871–1952), Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army
• Takashi Hosokawa (細川 たかし, born 1950), Japanese enka singer
• Takashi Ichiba (市場 孝士, born 1960), Japanese weightlifter
• Takashi Ichinojō (逸ノ城 駿, born 1993), Mongolian sumo wrestler
• Takashi Iizuka (飯塚 高史, born 1966), Japanese retired professional wrestler
• Takashi Iizuka (game designer) (飯塚 隆, born 1970), Japanese video game director and designer
• Takashi Ikegami (池上 高志, born 1961), Japanese professor
• Takashi Ikenaga (池永 天志, born 1993), Japanese shogi player
• Takashi Ikenoue (池ノ上 孝司, born 1955), Japanese handball player
• Takashi Imamura (born 1934), Japanese rower
• Takashi Inagaki (稲垣 隆史, 1937–2025), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Takashi Inoguchi (猪口 孝, 1944–2024), Japanese academic researcher
• Takashi Inoue (井之上 隆志, 1960–2017), Japanese actor
• Takashi Inoue (author) (井之上 喬, born 1944), Japanese public relations practitioner, scholar and theorist
• Takashi Inui (乾 貴士, born 1988), Japanese professional footballer
• Takashi Inukai (犬養 孝, 1907–1998), Japanese literature academic
• Takashi Irie (入江 隆, born 1958), Japanese retired light-flyweight freestyle wrestler
• Takashi Ishiguro (石黒 峻士, born 1997), Japanese freestyle wrestler
• Takashi Ishii (baseball) (石井 貴, born 1971), Japanese professional baseball pitcher and coach
• Takashi Ishii (film director) (石井 隆, 1946–2022), Japanese film director, screenwriter and manga artist
• Takashi Ishikawa (石川 敬士, born 1953), Japanese former professional wrestler and sumo wrestler
• Takashi Ishimoto (石本 隆, 1935–2009), Japanese butterfly swimmer
• Takashi Ishizaki (石崎 隆), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Takashi Ishizeki (石関 貴史, born 1972), Japanese former politician
• Takashi Ito (basketball) (伊藤 駿, born 1990), Japanese professional basketball player
• Takashi Ito (director) (伊藤 高志, born 1956), Japanese experimental filmmaker
• Takashi Ito (伊藤 隆, born 1970), Japanese kickboxer
• Takashi Itoyama (糸山 隆司, born 1936), Japanese basketball player
• Takashi Iwashige (いわしげ 孝, 1954–2013), Japanese manga artist
• Takashi Kakihara (垣原 隆司, born 1937), Japanese ice hockey player
• Takashi Kako (加古 隆, born 1947), Japanese pianist and composer
• Takashi Kamiyama (born 1973), Japanese professional golfer
• Takashi Kamoshida (鴨志田 誉, born 1985), Japanese football player
• Takashi Kanai (金井 貢史, born 1990), Japanese former professional football player
• Takashi Kanemoto (兼本 貴司, born 1970), Japanese professional golfer
• Takashi Kanezawa (金沢 孝史, born 1973), Japanese shogi player
• Takashi Kano (加納 孝, 1920–2000), Japanese football player
• Takashi Kasahara (footballer, born 1918) (笠原 隆, born 1918), Japanese football player
• Takashi Kasahara (footballer, born 1988) (笠原 昂史, born 1988), Japanese professional footballer
• Takashi Kashiwabara (柏原 崇, born 1977), Japanese former actor
• Takashi Kashiwada (柏田 貴史, born 1971), Japanese retired professional baseball player
• Takashi Kato (加藤 嵩士, born 1989), Japanese handball player
• Takashi Kawai (川井 貴志, born 1976), Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
• Takashi Kawamura (businessman) (川村 隆, born 1939), Japanese director and the chairman of TEPCO
• Takashi Kawamura (politician) (河村 たかし, born 1948), Japanese politician
• Takashi Kawanishi (川西 隆), Japanese football player
• Takashi Kawano (河野 貴志, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Kii (城井 崇, born 1973), Japanese politician
• Takashi Kijima (杵島 隆, 1920–2011), Japanese photographer
• Takashi Kikutani (菊谷 崇, born 1980), Japanese rugby union player
• Takashi Kimura (politician) (木村 敬, born 1974), Japanese politician
• Takashi Kimura (water polo) (木村 隆, born 1950), Japanese former water polo player
• Takashi Kitamura (北村 隆, born 1977), Japanese skier
• Takashi Kitano (北野 貴之, born 1982), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Kiyama (木山 隆之, born 1972), Japanese professional football manager and former player
• Takashi Kobayashi (racing driver) (小林 崇志, born 1987), Japanese racing driver
• Takashi Kobayashi (wrestler) (小林 孝至, born 1963), Japanese wrestler
• Takashi Kogure (小暮 卓史, born 1980), Japanese racing driver
• Takashi Koizumi (小泉 堯史, born 1955), Japanese film director
• Takashi Kojima (小島 卓, born 1973), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Komatsu (小松 隆志, born 1967), Japanese male triple jumper
• Takashi Kondo (footballer) (近藤 貴司, born 1992), Japanese football player
• Takashi Kondo (gymnast) (近藤 天, 1911–1994), Japanese gymnast
• Takashi Kondō (近藤 隆, born 1979), Japanese voice actor
• Takashi Koshimoto (越本 隆志, born 1971), Japanese boxer
• Takashi Kosugi (小杉 隆, born 1935), Japanese retired politician
• Takashi Koyari (小鑓 隆史, born 1966), Japanese politician
• Takashi Kuramoto (倉本 崇史, born 1984), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Kurihara (栗原 孝, born 1947), Japanese professional golfer
• Takashi Kurosu (黒須 隆, born 1968), Japanese baseball catcher
• Takashi Kushida (串田 誉司, 1935–2012), Japanese aikido master and the chief instructor
• Takashi Kuwahara (桑原 隆, born 1948), Japanese former football player and manager
• Takashi Manei (万永 貴司, born 1972), Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder
• Takashi Maruyama (丸山 孝, born 1953), Japanese volleyball player
• Masuda Takashi (益田 孝, 1848–1938), Japanese industrialist, investor, and art collector
• Takashi Masuda (basketball) (増田 貴史, born 1940), Japanese basketball player
• Takashi Masuda (computer scientist) (益田 隆司, born 1939), Japanese computer scientist
• Takashi Masuzaki (増崎 孝司, born 1962), Japanese guitarist, composer and arranger
• Takashi Matsuhashi (松橋 高司, born 1932), Japanese cross-country skier
• Takashi Matsui (松井 孝, born 1940), Japanese ski jumper
• Takashi Matsumoto (lyricist) (松本 隆, born 1949), Japanese lyricist and former musician
• Takashi Matsumoto (poet) (松本 たかし, 1906–1956), Japanese haiku poet
• Takashi Matsunaga (松永 貴志, born 1986), Japanese jazz pianist
• Takashi Matsuo (actor, born 1960) (松尾 貴史, born 1960), Japanese tarento, narrator, disc jockey, actor and columnist
• Takashi Matsuo (actor, born 1996) (松尾 太陽, born 1996), Japanese actor and vocalist
• Takashi Matsuoka, Japanese-American writer
• Takashi Matsuyama (actor) (松山 鷹志, born 1960), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Takashi Matsuyama (松山 崇, 1908-1977), Japanese production designer and art director
• Takashi Midorikawa (緑川 貴士, born 1985), Japanese politician
• Takashi Miike (三池 崇史, born 1960), Japanese filmmaker
• Takashi Miki (三木 隆司, born 1978), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Miki (javelin thrower) (三木 孝志, born 1939), Japanese former javelin thrower
• Takashi Mitsubayashi (三ッ林 隆志, 1953–2010), Japanese politician
• Takashi Mitsukuri (三栗 崇, born 1939), Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion
• Takashi Miura (三浦 隆司, born 1984), Japanese former professional boxer
• Takashi Miwa (三輪 隆, born 1969), Japanese former professional baseball player
• Takashi Miyahara (宮原 巍, 1934–2019), Japanese-born Nepalese tourism entrepreneur and politician
• Takashi Miyake (三宅 敬, born 1980), Japanese former international rugby union player
• Takashi Miyazawa (宮澤 崇史, born 1978), Japanese former professional racing cyclist
• Takashi Mizuno (水野 隆, born 1931), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Mizunuma (水沼 貴史, born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager
• Takashi Morita (森田 高, born 1967), Japanese politician
• Takashi Moriya (森屋 隆, born 1967), Japanese politician
• Takashi Mukaibo (向坊 隆, 1917–2002), Japanese chemist and nuclear engineer
• Takashi Mura (無良 隆志, born 1960), Japanese figure skating coach and former competitor
• Takashi Murakami (村上 隆, born 1962), Japanese contemporary artist
• Takashi Murakami (golfer) (村上 隆, born 1944), Japanese professional golfer
• Takashi Murayama (村山 隆志, born 1951), Japanese rower
• Takashi Nagai (永井 隆, 1908–1951), Japanese physician and survivor of the Nagasaki bombing
• Takashi Nagai (wrestler) (永井 隆, born 1936), Japanese former wrestler
• Takashi Nagao (長尾 隆史, born 1957), Japanese former track and field athlete
• Takashi Nagasaki (長崎 尚志, born 1954), Japanese author, manga writer and former editor of manga
• Takashi Nagasako (長嶝 高士, born 1964), Japanese voice actor
• Takashi Nagase (永瀬 隆, 1918–2011), Japanese military interpreter
• Takashi Nagata (永田 崇, born 1972), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Nagatsuka (長塚 節, 1879–1915), Japanese novelist and poet
• Takashi Nagayama (永山 たかし, born 1978), Japanese actor
• Takashi Nagayasu (長安 豊, born 1968), Japanese politician
• Takashi Nakakura (中蔵 隆志, born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Takashi Nakamura (中村 たかし, born 1995), Japanese animator, and anime director
• Takashi Nakano (中野 高, born 1984), Japanese former swimmer
• Takashi Narita (成田 貴志, born 1969), Japanese former volleyball player
• Takashi Negishi (根岸 隆, born 1933), Japanese neo-Walrasian economist
• Takashi Nemoto (根本 敬, born 1958), Japanese comics artist and illustrator
• Takashi Niigaki (新垣 隆, born 1970), Japanese music teacher
• Takashi Nikaido (二階堂 高嗣, born 1990), Japanese actor and singer
• Takashi Nishida (西田 崇, born 1976), Japanese snowboarder
• Takashi Nishimoto (西本 聖, born 1956), Japanese baseball coach and retired pitcher
• Takashi Nishiyama (西山 隆志), Japanese video game designer, director and producer
• Takashi Nishizawa (西沢 隆), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Takashi Nomura (野村 孝, 1927–2015), Japanese film director
• Takashi Nonomura (野々村 孝, born 1969), Japanese wrestler
• Takashi Odawara (小田原 貴, born 1992), Japanese professional footballer
• Takashi Ogasawara (小笠原 孝, born 1976), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
• Takashi Ogino (荻野 貴司, born 1985), Japanese professional baseball outfielder and shortstop
• Takashi Ōhara (大原 崇, born 1978), Japanese voice actor
• Takashi Ohno, American politician
• Takashi Ohori (大堀 孝, born 1969), Japanese bobsledder
• Takashi Ohyama (大山 喬史), Japanese President of Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Takashi Okamura (comedian) (岡村 隆史, born 1970), Japanese comedian
• Takashi Okamura (photographer) (岡村 崔, 1927–2014), Japanese photographer
• Takashi Okazaki (岡崎 能士, born 1974), Japanese manga artist, visual designer and graphic designer
• Takashi Okuhara (奥原 崇, born 1972), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Onishi (大西 貴, born 1971), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Ono (gymnast) (小野 喬, born 1931), Japanese gymnast
• Takashi Ono (judoka) (小野 卓志, born 1980), Japanese judoka
• Takashi Ono (mathematician) (小野 孝, 1928–2026), Japanese-born American mathematician
• Takashi Onozuka (小野塚 貴志, born 1974), Japanese voice actor
• Takashi Ōtsuka (大塚 高司, born 1964), Japanese former politician
• Takashi Ozaki (尾崎 隆, 1952–2011), Japanese mountaineer
• Takashi Rakuyama (楽山 孝志, born 1980), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Saito (斎藤 隆, born 1970), Japanese baseball player
• Takashi Saito (footballer) (齋藤 恭志, born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Saito (sumo wrestler) (斉藤 俊, 1990-2007), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Takashi Saito (weightlifter) (斎藤 隆, born 1953), Japanese weightlifter
• Takashi Sakai (酒井 隆, 1887–1946), Japanese general
• Takashi Sanada (眞田 卓, born 1985), Japanese Paralympic tennis player
• Takashi Sasagawa (笹川 堯, born 1935), Japanese former politician
• Takashi Sasagawa (baseball) (笹川 隆, born 1979), Japanese former professional baseball infielder
• Takashi Sasaki (佐々木 貴, born 1975), Japanese professional wrestler
• Takashi Sasano (笹野 高史, born 1948), Japanese actor
• Takashi Sato (佐藤 天, born 1990), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Takashi Sawada (澤田 崇, born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Sekizuka (関塚 隆, born 1960), Japanese former football player and manager
• Takashi Shibata (born 1951), Japanese biathlete
• Takashi Shiina (椎名 高志, born 1965), Japanese manga artist
• Takashi Shimizu (清水 崇, born 1972), Japanese filmmaker
• Takashi Shimizu (baseball) (清水 誉, born 1984), Japanese professional baseball catcher
• Takashi Shimoda (下田 崇, born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Shimokawara (下川原 孝, 1906–2011), Japanese centenarian
• Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, 1905–1982), Japanese actor
• Takashi Shinohara (篠原 孝, born 1948), Japanese politician
• Takashi Shirozu (白水 隆, 1917–2004), Japanese entomologist
• Takashi Shoji (庄司 孝, born 1971), Japanese football player and manager
• Takashi Soeda (添田 隆司, born 1993), Japanese football player
• Takashi Sorimachi (反町 隆史, born 1973), Japanese singer and actor
• Takashi Sugimura (杉村 隆, 1926–2020), Japanese biochemist
• Takashi Sugiura (杉浦 貴, born 1970), Japanese professional wrestler
• Takashi Suzuki (government official) (鈴木 隆史, born 1949), Japanese public official
• Takashi Suzuki (politician) (鈴木 隆, 1882–1978), Japanese speculator-turned politician
• Takashi Tachibana (立花 孝志, born 1967), Japanese social activist, journalist, accountant and politician
• Takashi Tachibana (journalist) (立花 隆, 1940–2021), Japanese journalist
• Takashi Tachikawa (立川 隆史, born 1975), Japanese former baseball outfielder
• Takashi Taguchi (actor) (田口 昂, 1942–2016), Japanese voice actor
• Takashi Taguchi (handballer) (田口 隆, born 1961), Japanese former handball player
• Takashi Takabayashi (高林 隆, 1931–2009), Japanese football player
• Takashi Takagi (born 1962), Japanese luger
• Takashi Takai (高井 崇志, born 1969), Japanese politician and former bureaucrat
• Takashi Takeda (武田 孝, born 1940), Japanese alpine skier
• Takashi Takeuchi (武内 崇, born 1973), Japanese artist
• Takashi Tamura (田村 孝, born 1961), Japanese sailor
• Takashi Taniguchi (谷口 節, 1947–2012), Japanese voice actor
• Takashi Taniguchi (scientist) (谷口 尚, born 1959), Japanese material scientist
• Takashi Tanihata (谷畑 孝, born 1947), Japanese former politician
• Takashi Tanoue (田上 高, 1947–2009), Japanese wrestler
• Takashi Teraoka (寺岡 孝, 1942–2011), Japanese baseball player and coach
• Takashi Teshirogi (てしろぎ たかし, born 1963), Japanese manga artist
• Takashi Tezuka (手塚 卓志, born 1960), Japanese video game designer
• Takashi Tojo, Japanese mixed martial artist
• Takashi Tokita (時田 貴司, born 1965), Japanese video game developer
• Takashi Tomura (born 1958), Japanese former athlete
• Takashi Toritani (鳥谷 敬, born 1981), Japanese former professional baseball shortstop, commentator, critic and coach
• Takashi Tsuburai (粒来 敬詞, born 1951), Japanese ice hockey player
• Takashi Tsuji (辻 高志, born 1977), Japanese former rugby union player
• Takashi Tsukamoto (塚本 高史, born 1982), Japanese actor, singer, and model
• Takashi Uchino (footballer, born 1988) (内野 貴志, born 1990), Japanese football player
• Takashi Uchino (footballer, born 2001) (内野 貴史, born 2001), Japanese professional footballer
• Takashi Uchiyama (内山 高志, born 1979), Japanese former professional boxer
• Takashi Uchiyama (gymnast) (内山 隆, born 1974), Japanese gymnast
• Takashi Uemoto (上本 崇司, born 1990), Japanese baseball player
• Takashi Uemura (academic) (植村 隆, born 1958), Japanese academic and former journalist
• Takashi Uemura (footballer) (上村 崇士, born 1973), Japanese former football player and manager
• Takashi Uesugi (上杉 隆, born 1968), Japanese freelance journalist and former research assistant for the New York Times
• Takashi Ukaji (宇梶 剛士, born 1962), Japanese actor
• Takashi Umeda (梅田 高志, born 1976), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Umezawa (梅澤 貴史, born 1972), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Umino (海野 隆司, born 1997), Japanese professional baseball catcher
• Takashi Usami (宇佐美 貴史, born 1992), Japanese professional footballer
• Takashi Usui (臼井 孝, born 1968), Japanese music marketer and Music Writer
• Takashi Uto (宇都 隆史, born 1974), Japanese politician
• Takashi Uwano (宇和野 貴史, born 1976), Japanese retired professional wrestler
• Takashi Wakasugi (若杉 昂志, born 1988 or 1989), Japanese comedian
• Takashi Watanabe (渡部 高志, born 1957), Japanese anime director
• Takashi Watari (亘 崇詞, born 1957), Japanese former footballer
• Takashi Yabe (矢部 孝, born 1950), Japanese professor
• Takashi Yagihashi (born 1958), Japanese chef
• Takashi Yamada (山田 貴司, born 1938), Japanese sailor
• Takashi Yamaguchi (actor, born 1936) (山口 崇, 1936–2025), Japanese actor
• Takashi Yamaguchi (actor, born 1974) (山口 貴史, born 1974), Japanese actor
• Takashi Yamaguchi (architect) (山口 隆, born 1953), Japanese architect
• Takashi Yamahashi (山橋 貴史, born 1972), Japanese former football player
• Takashi Yamamoto (pianist) (山本 貴志, born 1983), Japanese pianist
• Takashi Yamamoto (politician) (山本 孝史, 1949–2007), Japanese politician
• Takashi Yamamoto (swimmer) (山本 貴司, born 1978), Japanese Olympic medal-winning swimmer
• Takashi Yamamura (sailor) (山村 尚史, born 1940), Japanese sailor
• Takashi Yamanouchi (山内 孝, born 1945), Japanese businessman
• Takashi Yamashita (山下 貴司, born 1965), Japanese prosecutor and politician
• Takashi Yamazaki (山崎 貴, born 1964), Japanese filmmaker and visual effects supervisor
• Takashi Yanase (やなせ たかし, 1919–2013), Japanese manga artist and writer, poet, illustrator and lyricist
• Takashi Yano (矢野 隆司, born 1960), Japanese politician
• Takashi Yokoyama (swimmer) (横山 隆志, 1913–1945), Japanese swimmer
• Takashi Yokoyama (water polo) (横山 隆, born 1940), Japanese water polo player
• Takashi Yorino (従野 孝司, born 1950), Japanese former racing driver
• Takashi Yoshida (吉田 隆司, born 1982), better known as Cyber Kong, Japanese professional wrestler
• Takashi Yoshida (comedian) (吉田 敬, born 1973), Japanese comedian
• Takashi Yoshikawa (𠮷川 貴史, born 1994), Japanese field hockey player
• Takashi Yoshimatsu (吉松 隆, born 1953), Japanese composer
• Takashi Yuasa (湯浅 卓, born 1955), Japanese lawyer

Fictional characters

• Takashi Ayanokoji (綾小路 天) a character from Pita Ten
• Takashi Hayase, a character from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
• Takashi Kawamura (The Prince of Tennis) (河村 隆), a character from The Prince of Tennis
• Takashi Komuro (小室 孝), a character from Highschool of the Dead
• Takashi Kurosawa, a character from The Hitman's Bodyguard
• Takashi Morinozuka (銛之塚 崇) (Mori), a character from Ouran High School Host Club
• Takashi Natsume (夏目 貴志), the title character from Natsume's Book of Friends
• Takashi Ryugasaki (竜ヶ崎 鷹士), a character from Cyber Team in Akihabara
• Takashi 'Shiro' Shirogane, a character from Voltron: Legendary Defender
• Takashi Sone, a character from Haru yo, Koi
• Takashi Takeda, nicknamed "Jumbo" (竹田 隆), a character from Yotsuba&!
• Takashi Yamazaki (山崎 貴史), a character from Cardcaptor Sakura
• Takashi Kovacs, a character from Altered Carbon
• Takashi Mitsuhashi, a character from Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!
• Takashi Mitsuya, a character from Tokyo Revengers
• Takashi Todoroki, a character from Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
• Takashi, a supporting character who goes by the mutant name Tiger Claw in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles