Sasaki (佐々木) is the 13th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are 佐咲, 佐佐木 and 佐左木. Notable people with the surname include:Akio Sasaki , Japanese figure skater Akira Sasaki , Japanese alpine skier Ayaka Sasaki , Japanese idol and singer Ayumu Sasaki , Japanese motorcycle racer Chihaya Sasaki , Japanese baseball player Daichi Sasaki , Japanese shogi player Daiju Sasaki , Japanese footballer Daiki Sasaki , Japanese racing driver Daisuke Sasaki , Japanese professional wrestler Daizo Sasaki, Japanese kickboxer Eiji Sasaki , Japanese businessman Eri Sasaki , Japanese musician Sasaki Gensō , Japanese Zen Buddhist Hankyu Sasaki , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Haruno Sasaki , Japanese handball player Hayato Sasaki , Japanese footballer Hideo Sasaki (1919–2000), American landscape architect Sasaki Hideyoshi , Japanese samurai Hiro Sasaki, Japanese professional wrestler Hirohisa Sasaki , Japanese film director and screenwriter Hirokazu Sasaki , Japanese footballer and manager Hiroki Sasaki , Japanese footballer Hiroko Sasaki, Japanese pianist Hiroyasu Sasaki , Japanese mime Hiroyuki Sasaki , Japanese geneticist Hisayuki Sasaki , Japanese golfer Hitoshi Sasaki , Japanese footballer and manager Hitoshi Sasaki , Japanese footballer Ikki Sasaki , Japanese footballer Isao Sasaki , Japanese voice actor, actor and singer Jiro Sasaki , Japanese swimmer Joh Sasaki , Japanese writer and journalist Jun Sasaki , Japanese singer-songwriter and journalist Kaori Sasaki , Japanese swimmer Katsuhiko Sasaki , Japanese actor and voice actor Kazuaki Sasaki , Japanese cyclist Kazuhiro Sasaki , Japanese baseball player Kazumasa Sasaki , Japanese ice hockey player Kazunari Sasaki , Japanese cross-country skier Kenichi Sasaki , Japanese handball player Kensho Sasaki , Japanese politician Kensuke Sasaki , Japanese professional wrestler Kichizo Sasaki , Japanese sprinter Kizen Sasaki , Japanese folklorist Koji Sasaki , Japanese footballer Sasaki Kojirō , Japanese swordsman Kokone Sasaki , Japanese actress, singer-songwriter, television personality and gravure idol Kon Sasaki , Japanese photographer Kota Sasaki , Japanese racing driver Kōrō Sasaki , Japanese politician Kōzō Sasaki , Japanese politician Kumi Sasaki (idol) , Japanese idol Kumi Sasaki (musician) , Japanese musician Kuranosuke Sasaki , Japanese actor Kyozan Joshu Sasaki (1907–2014), Japanese Zen Buddhist Lisa Sasaki, American museum director Madoka Sasaki , Japanese zoologist Maki Sasaki , Japanese manga artist Makoto Sasaki (baseball) , Japanese baseball player Makoto Sasaki (shogi) , Japanese shogi player Mammoth Sasaki, Japanese professional wrestler Mamoru Sasaki , Japanese screenwriter Masanao Sasaki , Japanese footballer Masato Sasaki , Japanese footballer Mayu Sasaki , Japanese women's footballer Megumi Sasaki , Japanese filmmaker and writer Miki Sasaki , Japanese volleyball player Mikio Sasaki , Japanese chief executive Mikirō Sasaki , Japanese poet and writer Mikoi Sasaki , Japanese voice actress and singer Minoru Sasaki , Japanese general Mirei Sasaki , Japanese idol and model Mitsuzo Sasaki , Japanese writer Motoko Sasaki , Japanese actress and striptease performer Mutsumi Sasaki , Japanese illustrator Nanae Sasaki , Japanese long-distance runner Sasaki Nariyori , Japanese daimyō Nobuo Sasaki , Japanese handball player Nobutsuna Sasaki , Japanese poet and literature academic Noriko Sasaki , Japanese manga artist Norio Sasaki , Japanese footballer and manager Nozomi Sasaki (model) , Japanese model Nozomi Sasaki , Japanese voice actress Nozomu Sasaki , Japanese voice actor Paul Shinji Sasaki , Japanese Anglican bishop Ray Sasaki, American trumpeter Rio Sasaki , Japanese actress Sasaki Rui , Japanese swordswoman Rui Sasaki, glass artist from Japan Run Sasaki , Japanese voice actress Ruth Fuller Sasaki (1892–1967), American Zen Buddhist Ryo Sasaki , Japanese manga artist and illustrator Ryosuke Sasaki , Japanese handball player Ryuta Sasaki , Japanese footballer Ryuzo Sasaki , Japanese politician Sadako Sasaki , child victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima Satoru Sasaki , Japanese long-distance runner Sayaka Sasaki , Japanese musician Seiichiro Sasaki , Japanese long-distance runner Seiji Sasaki , Japanese voice actor Sérgio Sasaki, Brazilian artistic gymnast Setsuko Sasaki , Japanese volleyball player Shigeo Sasaki , Japanese mathematician Shigetaka Sasaki, Canadian judoka Shirō Sasaki , Japanese film producer Sho Sasaki , Japanese badminton player Sho Sasaki (footballer) , Japanese footballer Shota Sasaki , Japanese slalom canoeist Shozo Sasaki , Japanese biathlete Shu Sasaki , Japanese footballer Sokei-an Sasaki Shigetsu , Japanese Zen Buddhist Sueaki Sasaki , Japanese swimmer Tadahiro Sasaki , Japanese boxer Tadashi Sasaki (banker) , Japanese banker Tadashi Sasaki (engineer) , Japanese engineer Tadashi Sasaki (footballer) , Japanese footballer Tadashi Sasaki (musician), Japanese classical guitarist Takahiro Sasaki (footballer) , Japanese footballer Takahiro Sasaki (politician) , Japanese politician Takaoki Sasaki , Japanese biochemist and oncologist Sasaki Takatsuna , Japanese samurai Sasaki Takauji , Japanese samurai Sasaki Takayuki , Japanese politician Takumi Sasaki , Japanese footballer Tatsuo Sasaki (musician) , Japanese musician Tatsuo Sasaki (wrestler) , Japanese sport wrestler Terufumi Sasaki , Japanese surgeon Sasaki Tomiaki , Japanese sculptor Tomio Sasaki , Japanese alpine skier Tomoko Sasaki , Japanese lawyer, politician and writer Tomoyuki Sasaki , Japanese sailor Toshinao Sasaki , Japanese journalist Toshiro Sasaki , Japanese writer Tsubasa Sasaki, Japanese slalom canoeist Umeji Sasaki , Japanese actor and voice actor Wataru Sasaki , Japanese footballer Yasuji Sasaki, Japanese chef Yasushi Sasaki , Japanese film director Yoji Sasaki , Japanese footballer Yōko Sasaki , Japanese voice actress and actress Yoshihide Sasaki , Japanese actor Sasaki Yoshikiyo , Japanese samurai Yūka Sasaki , Japanese ten-pin bowler Yuki Sasaki , Japanese mixed martial artist Yūki Sasaki (shogi) , Japanese shogi player Yūko Sasaki , Japanese cricketer Yuta Sasaki , better known as Ulka Sasaki, Japanese mixed martial artist