Yamagishi (written: 山岸) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hidetada Yamagishi (山岸 秀匡, born 1973), Japanese bodybuilderJiro Yamagishi (山岸 二郎, 1912–1997), Japanese tennis playerJune Yamagishi (山岸 潤史, born 1953), Japanese guitaristNorihiro Yamagishi (山岸 範宏, born 1978), Japanese footballerRyoko Yamagishi (山岸 凉子, born 1947), Japanese manga artistSatoru Yamagishi (山岸 智, born 1983), Japanese footballerShōji Yamagishi (山岸 章二, 1930–1979), Japanese photo editor and curatorTeruaki Yamagishi, Japanese businessman