# Sasaki (surname)

Sasaki (佐々木) is the 13th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are 佐咲, 佐佐木 and 笹木.

## Notable people with the surname

* Akio Sasaki (佐々木 彰生, born 1991), Japanese figure skater
* Akira Sasaki (佐々木 明, born 1981), Japanese alpine skier
* Ayaka Sasaki (佐々木 彩夏, born 1996), Japanese idol and singer
* Ayumu Sasaki (佐々木 歩夢, born 2000), Japanese motorcycle racer
* Chihaya Sasaki (佐々木 千隼, born 1994), Japanese baseball player
* Daichi Sasaki (佐々木 大地, born 1995), Japanese shogi player
* Daiju Sasaki (佐々木 大樹, born 1999), Japanese footballer
* Daiki Sasaki (佐々木 大樹, born 1991), Japanese race car driver
* Daisuke Sasaki (佐々木 大輔, born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler
* Daizo Sasaki (born 1990), Japanese kickboxer
* Eiji Sasaki (佐々木 英治, 1915–2007), Japanese businessman
* Eri Sasaki (佐々木 恵梨, born 1989), Japanese musician
* Sasaki Gensō (佐々木 玄宗, born 1947), Japanese Zen Buddhist
* Hankyu Sasaki (佐々木 半九, 1896–1971), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
* Haruno Sasaki (佐々木 春乃, born 1995), Japanese handball player
* Hayato Sasaki (佐々木 勇人, born 1982), Japanese footballer
* Hideo Sasaki (1919–2000), American landscape architect
* Sasaki Hideyoshi (佐々木 秀義, 1112–1184), Japanese samurai
* Hiro Sasaki, Japanese professional wrestler
* Hirohisa Sasaki (佐々木 浩久, born 1961), Japanese film director and screenwriter
* Hirokazu Sasaki (佐々木 博和, born 1962), Japanese footballer and manager
* Hiroki Sasaki (佐々木 宏樹, born 1993), Japanese footballer
* Hiroko Sasaki, Japanese pianist
* Hiroyasu Sasaki (佐々木 博康), Japanese mime
* Hiroyuki Sasaki (佐々木 裕之, born 1956), Japanese geneticist
* Hisayuki Sasaki (佐々木 久行, 1964–2013), Japanese golfer
* Hitoshi Sasaki (footballer, born 1891) (佐々木 等, 1891–1982), Japanese footballer and manager
* Hitoshi Sasaki (footballer, born 1973) (佐々木 仁), Japanese footballer
* Ikki Sasaki (佐々木 一輝, born 1991), Japanese footballer
* Isao Sasaki (佐々木 功, born 1942), Japanese voice actor, actor and singer
* Jiro Sasaki (佐々木 二郎, born 1956), Japanese swimmer
* Joh Sasaki (佐々木 譲, born 1950), Japanese writer and journalist
* Jun Sasaki (佐々木 潤, born 1966), Japanese singer-songwriter and journalist
* Kaori Sasaki (佐々木 香織, born 1971), Japanese swimmer
* Katsuhiko Sasaki (佐々木 勝彦, born 1944), Japanese actor and voice actor
* Kazuaki Sasaki (佐々木 一昭, born 1967), Japanese cyclist
* Kazuhiro Sasaki (佐々木 主浩, born 1968), Japanese baseball player
* Kazumasa Sasaki (佐々木 一正, born 1989), Japanese ice hockey player
* Kazunari Sasaki (佐々木 一成, born 1962), Japanese cross-country skier
* Kenichi Sasaki (佐々木 健一, born 1950), Japanese handball player
* Kensho Sasaki (佐々木 憲昭, born 1945), Japanese politician
* Kensuke Sasaki (佐々木 健介, born 1966), Japanese professional wrestler
* Kichizo Sasaki (佐々木 吉蔵, 1912–1983), Japanese sprinter
* Kizen Sasaki (佐々木 喜善, 1886–1933), Japanese folklorist
* Koji Sasaki (佐々木 康治, born 1936), Japanese footballer
* Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, c. 1585 – 1612), Japanese swordsman
* Kokone Sasaki (佐々木 心音, born 1990), Japanese actress, singer-songwriter, television personality and gravure idol
* Kon Sasaki (佐々木 崑, 1918–2009), Japanese photographer
* Kota Sasaki (佐々木 孝太, born 1974), Japanese racing driver
* Kōrō Sasaki (佐々木 耕郎, 1895–1978), Japanese politician
* Kōzō Sasaki (佐々木 更三, 1900–1985), Japanese politician
* Kumi Sasaki (idol) (佐々木 久美, born 1996), Japanese idol
* Kumi Sasaki (musician) (佐々木 久美), Japanese musician
* Kuranosuke Sasaki (佐々木 蔵之介, born 1968), Japanese actor
* Kyozan Joshu Sasaki (1907–2014), Japanese Zen Buddhist
* Lisa Sasaki (born 1975), American museum director
* Madoka Sasaki (佐々木 望, 1883-1927), Japanese zoologist
* Maki Sasaki (佐々木 マキ, born 1946), Japanese manga artist
* Makoto Sasaki (baseball) (佐々木 誠, born 1965), Japanese baseball player
* Makoto Sasaki (shogi) (佐々木 慎, born 1980), Japanese shogi player
* Mamoru Sasaki (佐々木 守, 1936-2006), Japanese screenwriter
* Masanao Sasaki (佐々木 雅尚, born 1962), Japanese footballer
* Masato Sasaki (佐々木 雅人, born 1992), Japanese footballer
* Mayu Sasaki (佐々木 繭, born 1993), Japanese women's footballer
* Megumi Sasaki (佐々木 芽生, born 1962), Japanese filmmaker and writer
* Miki Sasaki (佐々木 みき, born 1976), Japanese volleyball player
* Mikio Sasaki (佐々木 幹夫, born 1937), Japanese chief executive
* Mikirō Sasaki (佐々木 幹郎, born 1947), Japanese poet and writer
* Mikoi Sasaki (佐々木 未来, born 1991), Japanese voice actress and singer
* Minoru Sasaki (佐佐木 登, 1893–1961), Japanese general
* Mirei Sasaki (佐々木 美玲, born 1999), Japanese idol and model
* Mitsuzo Sasaki (佐々木 味津三, 1896–1934), Japanese writer
* Motoko Sasaki (佐々木 基子, born 1967), Japanese actress and striptease performer
* Mutsumi Sasaki (ささき むつみ), Japanese illustrator
* Nanae Sasaki (佐々木 七恵, 1956–2009), Japanese long-distance runner
* Sasaki Nariyori (佐々木 成頼, 976–1003), Japanese daimyō
* Nobuo Sasaki (佐々木 信男, born 1956), Japanese handball player
* Nobutsuna Sasaki (佐佐木 信綱, 1872–1963), Japanese poet and literature academic
* Noriko Sasaki (佐々木 倫子, born 1961), Japanese manga artist
* Norio Sasaki (佐々木 則夫, born 1958), Japanese footballer and manager
* Nozomi Sasaki (model) (佐々木 希, born 1988), Japanese model
* Nozomi Sasaki (voice actress) (ささき のぞみ, born 1983), Japanese voice actress
* Nozomu Sasaki (佐々木 望, born 1967), Japanese voice actor
* Paul Shinji Sasaki (パウロ 佐々木 鎮次, 1885–1946), Japanese Anglican bishop
* Ray Sasaki (born 1948), American trumpeter
* Rio Sasaki (佐々木 りお, born 2002), Japanese actress
* Rōki Sasaki (佐々木 朗希, born 2001), Japanese baseball pitcher
* Sasaki Rui (佐々木 累), Japanese swordswoman
* Rui Sasaki (born 1984), glass artist from Japan
* Run Sasaki (佐々木 るん, born 1956), Japanese voice actress
* Ruth Fuller Sasaki (1892–1967), American Zen Buddhist
* Ryo Sasaki (佐々木 亮), Japanese manga artist and illustrator
* Ryosuke Sasaki (佐々木 亮輔, born 1993), Japanese handball player
* Ryuta Sasaki (佐々木 竜太, born 1988), Japanese footballer
* Ryuzo Sasaki (笹木 竜三, born 1956), Japanese politician
* Sadako Sasaki (佐々木 禎子, 1943–1955), child victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
* Satoru Sasaki (佐々木 悟, born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner
* Sayaka Sasaki (佐咲 紗花, born 1982), Japanese musician
* Seiichiro Sasaki (佐々木 精一郎, born 1945), Japanese long-distance runner
* Seiji Sasaki (佐々木 誠二, born 1965), Japanese voice actor
* Sérgio Sasaki (born 1992), Brazilian artistic gymnast
* Setsuko Sasaki (佐々木 節子, born 1944), Japanese volleyball player
* Shigeo Sasaki (佐々木 重夫, 1912–1987), Japanese mathematician
* Shigetaka Sasaki, Canadian judoka
* Shirō Sasaki (佐々木 史朗, born 1939), Japanese film producer
* Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, born 1982), Japanese badminton player
* Sho Sasaki (footballer) (佐々木 翔, born 1989), Japanese footballer
* Shōhei Sasaki (佐々木翔平, born 1993), Japanese drummer
* Shota Sasaki (佐々木 将汰, born 1993), Japanese slalom canoeist
* Shozo Sasaki (佐々木 昭三, born 1944), Japanese biathlete
* Shu Sasaki (佐佐木 周, born 1991), Japanese footballer
* Sokei-an Sasaki Shigetsu (曹渓庵 佐々木 指月, 1882–1945), Japanese Zen Buddhist
* Sueaki Sasaki (佐々木 末昭, born 1942), Japanese swimmer
* Tadahiro Sasaki (佐々木 忠広, born 1970), Japanese boxer
* Tadashi Sasaki (banker) (佐々木 直, 1907–1988), Japanese banker
* Tadashi Sasaki (engineer) (佐々木 正, 1915–2018), Japanese engineer
* Tadashi Sasaki (footballer) (佐々木 善, born 1966), Japanese footballer
* Tadashi Sasaki (musician), Japanese classical guitarist
* Takahiro Sasaki (footballer) (佐々木 崇浩, born 1974), Japanese footballer
* Takahiro Sasaki (politician) (佐々木 隆博, born 1949), Japanese politician
* Takaoki Sasaki (佐々木 隆興, 1878–1966), Japanese biochemist and oncologist
* Sasaki Takatsuna (佐々木 高綱, 1160–1214), Japanese samurai
* Sasaki Takauji (佐々木 高氏, 1306–1373), Japanese samurai
* Sasaki Takayuki (佐々木 高行, 1830–1910), Japanese politician
* Takumi Sasaki (佐々木 匠, born 1998), Japanese footballer
* Tatsuo Sasaki (musician) (佐々木 達夫, born 1944), Japanese musician
* Tatsuo Sasaki (wrestler) (佐々木 竜雄, born 1942), Japanese sport wrestler
* Terufumi Sasaki (佐々木 輝文), Japanese surgeon
* Sasaki Tōichi (佐々木 到一, 1886–1995), Japanese soldier
* Sasaki Tomiaki (佐々木 富明, 1746 – after 1827), Japanese sculptor
* Tomio Sasaki (佐々木 富雄, born 1945), Japanese alpine skier
* Tomoko Sasaki (佐々木 知子, born 1955), Japanese lawyer, politician and writer
* Tomoyuki Sasaki (佐々木 共之, born 1963), Japanese sailor
* Toshinao Sasaki (佐々木 俊尚, born 1961), Japanese journalist
* Toshiro Sasaki (佐左木 俊郎, 1900–1933), Japanese writer
* Tsubasa Sasaki (born 1995), Japanese slalom canoeist
* Umeji Sasaki (佐々木 梅治, born 1945), Japanese actor and voice actor
* Wataru Sasaki (佐々木 渉, born 1996), Japanese footballer
* Yasuji Sasaki (born 1967), Japanese chef
* Yasushi Sasaki (佐々木 康, 1908–1993), Japanese film director
* Yoji Sasaki (佐々木 陽次, born 1992), Japanese footballer
* Yōko Sasaki (佐々木 瑶子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress and actress
* Yoshihide Sasaki (佐々木 喜英, born 1987), Japanese actor
* Yoshinori Sasaki (佐々木 嘉則, born 1974), Japanese professional wrestler known as Mammoth Sasaki
* Sasaki Yoshikiyo (佐々木 義清, 1161–1242), Japanese samurai
* Yūka Sasaki (佐々木 優香, born 1987), Japanese ten-pin bowler
* Yuki Sasaki (mixed martial artist) (佐々木 有生, born 1976), Japanese mixed martial artist
* Yūki Sasaki (shogi) (佐々木 勇気, born 1994), Japanese shogi player
* Yūko Sasaki (佐々木 優子, born 1982), Japanese cricketer
* Yuta Sasaki (佐々木 佑太, born 1989), better known as Ulka Sasaki, Japanese mixed martial artist

## Fictional characters

* Sasaki (Haruhi Suzumiya) (佐々木), a character in the light novel series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
* Chizuru Sasaki (千鶴), acharacter in manga series Haikyū!!, the position is Wing Spiker
* Haise Sasaki (佐々木 琲世), an alias of Ken Kaneki, protagonist of the manga series Tokyo Ghoul
* Johnny Sasaki (ジョニー 佐々木), a character in the video game Metal Gear Solid
* "Overflowing" Sasaki, an antagonistic character of the manga series One Piece
* Isaburou Sasaki (佐々木 異三郎), a character in the manga series GinTama
* Sasaki Hina, a Japanese racer from Bang Bang Racing and Yandere Simulator OC character
* Kiiko Sasaki (佐々木 妃子), a character in the manga series Laughing Under the Clouds
* Makie Sasaki (佐々木 まき絵), a character in the manga series Negima
* Mirai Sasaki (佐々木未来), a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
* Rika Sasaki (佐々木 利佳), a character in the manga series Cardcaptor Sakura
* Sasaki Ryujiro (佐々木 龍), a character in the anime series Samurai Champloo
* Tsuyoshi Sasaki (佐々木 剛), a character in the manga series Kodomo no Omocha
* Miyo Sasaki (佐々木美代), a character in the movie A Whisker Away
* Marurin Sasaki (ささき まるりん), one of the students in Challenge Kindergarten in the Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou series.
* Maguro Sasaki (佐々木まぐろ), a character in the video game series Puyo Puyo
* Sasaki Shuumei (佐々木 秀鳴), one of the two main characters in the manga series Sasaki and Miyano