Famous People with Name Yoko

Yoko Ono Lennon            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoko Ono Lennon: is a Japanese artist and musician. She is known for her work as an avant-garde artist and musician, and her marriage and works with musician John Lennon.Yoko Ono's mother was Isoko Ono, of the Yasuda banking family, and her father was Eisuke Ono, who worked for the Yokohama Specie Bank. Two weeks before she was born, her father was transferred to San Francisco. The rest of the family followed soon after. In 1937, her father was transferred back to Japan and Ono was enrolled at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, the most exclusive school in Japan, open only to those descended from aristocrats (in the House of Peers) or the imperial family.

Yoko Kanno            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoko Kanno: Some of Yoko Kanno's most famous soundtrack themes include "Kiseki no Umi" (Lodoss War), "Voices" (Macross Plus), "Tank!" (Cowboy Bebop), "Yakusoku wa Iranai" (Escaflowne), "Gravity" (Wolf's Rain), "Inner Universe" (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Yoko Minamino            Origin/Culture/Country: Itami,

Yoko Minamino: She graduated from Horikoshi High School in the Ch?? district of Nakano, Tokyo. She is well known for her role as Saki Asamiya in the second season of the live action Sukeban Deka TV series,[1] replacing fellow idol star Yuki Sait?. She is currently emplo

Yoko Kumada            Origin/Culture/Country: Apanese

Yoko Kumada: an American soccer player who plays center back for Standard LiFge and the United States. He also holds Belgian citizenship.[1] Onyewu played two years of college soccer at Clemson University, and moved to Europe in 2002, signing with FC Metz of France's Ligue 1. In 2003, he was loaned out to La LouviFre in Belgium, and to Standard LiFge a year later. The move to LiFge was made permanent for the 2004-05 season.On December 26, 2006, Onyewu was voted U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. He was the first defender to earn the award since Alexi Lalas in 1995. He made his 100th league appearance for Standard Liege on March 14, 2008 against Germinal Beerschot, and was an intregal part of the club as they went on a 29-match unbeaten streak to win the Jupiler League.

Yoko Ishida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoko Ishida: a Japanese singer, employed under Hyper Voice. She is known for having performed theme songs for anime shows such as Prétear, Ai Yori Aoshi and the Ah! My Goddess TV series, as well as for having sung for the Para Para Max CD series.Ishida entered the ent