Katayama (片山) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Entertainers
- Sayuri Katayama (片山 沙有里, born 1979), Japanese stage actress
- Hitomi Katayama (片山 瞳, born 1980), Japanese film actress
- Haruka Katayama (片山 陽加, born 1990), Japanese film actress and singer, former AKB48 member
Politicians
- Sen Katayama (片山 潜, 1859–1933), Japanese-born member of the American Communist Party
- Tetsu Katayama (片山 哲, 1887–1978), 46th Prime Minister of Japan
- Toranosuke Katayama (片山 虎之助, born 1935), Japanese Osaka Ishin no Kai politician
- Yoshihiro Katayama (片山 善博, born 1951), Democratic Party of Japan politician, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
- Satsuki Katayama (片山 さつき, born 1959), Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician, former Minister of Finance
Sportspeople
- Toshikazu Katayama (片山 敏一, born 1913), Japanese figure skater
- Hiroshi Katayama (片山 洋, born 1940), Japanese football defender
- Yoshimi Katayama (片山 義美, 1940–2016), Japanese professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and auto racer
- Misako Katayama (片山 美佐子, born 1944), Japanese javelin thrower
- Takazumi Katayama (片山 敬済, born 1951), Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion
- Ukyo Katayama (片山 右京, born 1963), Japanese racing driver
- Mizuho Katayama (片山 満津芳, born 1969), synchronized swimming coach in Japan, Olympic competitor for South Korea
- Shingo Katayama (片山 晋呉, born 1973), Japanese golfer
- Tatsuki Katayama (片山 立規, born 1973), Japanese ice hockey player
- Rie Katayama (片山 梨絵, born 1979), Japanese cross-country mountain biker
- Katayama Shinji (片山 伸次, born 1979), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Shosuke Katayama (片山 奨典, born 1983), Japanese football defender (J2 League)
- Masato Katayama (片山 真人, born 1984), Japanese football forward (J2 League)
- Hiroshi Katayama (baseball) (片山 博視, born 1987), Japanese baseball pitcher
- Eiichi Katayama (片山 瑛一, born 1991), Japanese football forward (J2 League)
- Raibu Katayama (片山 來夢, born 1995), Japanese snowboarder
- Nobuaki Katayama, Japanese racing driver and automative engineer
Writers
- Katayama Hiroko (片山 広子, 1878–1958), Japanese poet and translator
- Elizabeth Kata (full name Elizabeth Colina Katayama; 1912–1998), Australian novelist
- Kyoichi Katayama (片山 恭一, born 1959), Japanese novelist best known for Crying Out Love, In the Centre of the World
- Kentarō Katayama (片山 憲太郎, born 1970), Japanese author of light novels
Other
- Katayama Tōkuma (片山 東熊, 1854–1917), Japanese architect who designed the original buildings for the Imperial Nara Museum and Kyoto Imperial museum
- Yutaka Katayama (片山 豊, 1909–2015), Japanese automotive executive best known as the long-time president of Nissan's US operations
- Masamichi Katayama (片山 正通, born 1966), Japanese interior designer
- Akio Katayama (片山 章雄, born 1957), Japanese historian of Inner Asia
- Fred Katayama (born 1960), American television journalist of Japanese descent
- Kazuyoshi Katayama (片山 一良), Japanese animator and director
- Katayama Yōkoku (片山楊谷, 1760-1801), Japanese artist
See also
- Katayama fever, another name for Schistosomiasis
- Katayama Detachment of the Imperial Japanese Army's 2nd Division during World War II
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