Yamashita (written: 山下 lit. "under the mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bruce Yamashita, U.S. military lawyerGentaro Yamashita (1863–1931), Japanese admiralGota Yamashita (born 1989), Japanese mixed martial artistHaruhiro Yamashita (born 1938), Japanese gymnastIris Yamashita, U.S. screenwriterKaren Tei Yamashita (born 1951), Japanese-American writerKeigo Yamashita (born 1978), Japanese Go playerKazuhito Yamashita (born 1961), Japanese classical guitaristKinuyo Yamashita, Japanese composerKumi Yamashita, artistMaki Yamashita (born 1974), Japanese pop musicianMichinori Yamashita (born 1953), Japanese mathematicianNorifumi Yamashita (born 1962), Japanese triple jumperReiko Yamashita (born 1973), Japanese pop musicianSachiko Yamashita (born 1964), Japanese long-distance runnerShunya Yamashita (born 1970), Japanese artistStomu Yamashta or Yamashita Tsutomu (born 1947), Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composerTadashi Yamashita (born 1942), Japanese-born American martial artistTakuji Yamashita (1874-1959), Japanese-American civil rights pioneerTatsuro Yamashita (born 1953), Japanese musician and record producerTokuo Yamashita (1919–2014), Japanese politicianTomohisa Yamashita (born 1985), Japanese pop musicianTomoyuki Yamashita (1885-1946), Japanese generalYasuhiro Yamashita (born 1957), Japanese judokaYoshiteru Yamashita (born 1977), Japanese footballerYamashita Yoshiaki or Yamashita Yoshitsugu (1865-1935), Japanese Judo exponentYosuke Yamashita (born 1942), Japanese jazz musicianFictional characters:
Mari Yamashita