Takahashi is the third most common Japanese family name. It has several forms in kanji, the most common being 高橋, meaning "high bridge". Alternatively, it can be written 髙橋, 高梁, 孝橋, 鷹橋, 高槁, 高端, 鷹啄, 喬橋, 鷹羽司, etc. Notable people with the surname include:
Ai Takahashi, singer
Aki Takahashi, pianist
Atsushi Takahashi, astronomer
Ayaka Takahashi, badminton player
Belinda Takahashi, professor and creator of the Juno Baby product line
Daisuke Takahashi (disambiguation)
Daito Takahashi, Nordic combined skier
Gentaro Takahashi, professional wrestler
Hideki Takahashi, actor
Hiroki Takahashi, voice actor
Hiroaki Takahashi, artist
Hiroaki Takahashi, martial artist
Hiromu Takahashi, professional wrestler
Hiroshi Takahashi, manga artist
Hisanori Takahashi, baseball pitcher
Hitomi Takahashi, actress
Hitomi Takahashi, singer
Ian S. Takahashi, underwater cinematographer
Ibō Takahashi, World War II admiral
Katsuya Takahashi, conspirator in the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
Joseph Takahashi, neurobiologist and geneticist
Kazuki Takahashi, manga artist
Kazumi Takahashi, author
Keita Takahashi, game designer
Ken Takahashi, baseball pitcher
Kenichi Takahashi, long-distance runner
Kenji Takahashi (disambiguation)
Kichizaemon Takahashi, Japanese-Brazilian painter
Takahashi Korekiyo, former Prime Minister of Japan
Kunimitsu Takahashi, motorcycling champion turned car racer
Kuniyuki Takahashi, DJ and music producer
Masakazu Takahashi, martial artist
Masanori Takahashi, commonly known as Kitaro
Maasa Takahashi, announcer
Miho Takahashi, swimmer
Mikako Takahashi, voice actor, singer
Minami Takahashi, singer, actress
Mitsuomi Takahashi, actor
Miyuki Takahashi, athlete
Momoko Takahashi, athlete
Takahashi Motokichi, author
NaoKo TakaHashi, artist
Naoko Takahashi, athlete
Naozumi Takahashi, voice actor
Narumi Takahashi, figure skater
Natsuko Takahashi, anime screenwriter
Rumiko Takahashi, manga artist
Ryōsuke Takahashi, director, screenwriter, and producer
Ryūki Takahashi, actor
Sakuye Takahashi, international law scholar
Shin Takahashi, manga artist
Shinkichi Takahashi, poet
Taku Takahashi, producer
Tetsuya Takahashi, video game conceptor
Tomoko Takahashi, artist
Tomotaka Takahashi, roboticist
Wes Takahashi, American animator and visual effects supervisor
Wakagi Takahashi, professor at Stony Brook University Professor
Yasuko Takahashi, commonly known as Izumi Aki
Yōichi Takahashi, manga artist
Yoshinobu Takahashi, baseball player
Yugo Takahashi, voice actor
Yūji Takahashi, author, pianist
Yujiro Takahashi, professional wrestler
Yuki Takahashi, motorcycle road racer
Yukihiro Takahashi, musician
Fictional characters:
Daichi Takahashi and Eriko Takahashi, from High School Girls
Keisuke Takahashi (K.T.) and Ryosuke (Ry) Takahashi, from Initial D
Kenshi Takahashi, from Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Misaki Takahashi, from Junjo Romantica
Mitsuko Takahashi, from Someday's Dreamers
Tetsuya Takahashi, from Forbidden Dance
Iris Takahashi, from Jutopia
Nanami Takahashi, from We Were There
Mr. Takahashi, from Curb Your Enthusiasm
Takeda Takahashi, from Mortal Kombat X
Takahashi from Fallout 4
