Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 豊, "bountiful" 裕, "affluence" 穣, "fertile" 温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆたか or katakana ユタカ. Notable people with the name Yutaka Abe (阿部 豊), former Japanese film director and actor , Japanese gymnast Yutaka Akita (秋田 豊, born 1970), Japanese former football player Yutaka Aoyama (青山 穣, born 1965), Japanese vocal actor Yutaka Banno (伴野 豊, born 1961), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan Yutaka Demachi (出町 豊, born 1935), Japanese volleyball player , Japanese ice hockey player Yutaka Enatsu (江夏 豊, born 1948), Japanese baseball pitcher Rickie Fowler (リッキー・ユタカ・ファウラー, born 1988), Japanese-American Professional Golf Champion, named after maternal grandfather , Japanese basketball player Yutaka Fukufuji (福藤 豊, born 1982), the first Japanese-born player to appear in a National Hockey League game Yutaka Fukumoto (福本 豊, born 1947), professional baseball player Yutaka Fukushima (福島 豊, born 1958), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party Yutaka Haniya (埴谷 雄高, 1909–1997), Japanese author Yutaka Higuchi (樋口 豊, born 1949), Japanese figure skater Yutaka Higuchi (桶口 豊, born 1967), bassist for the Japanese rock band BUCK-TICK Yutaka Hirose (広瀬 裕, born 1962), Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese footballer Yutaka Ishinabe (石鍋 裕, born 1948), the first French Chef in the Japanese cooking show Iron Chef Yutaka Izubuchi (出渕 裕, born 1958), Japanese illustrator, anime designer and director Yutaka Kagaya (加賀谷 穣, born 1968), Japanese digital artist Yutaka Kanai (金井 豊, 1959–1990), Japanese long-distance runner Yutaka Katayama (片山 豊, born 1909), the first president of Nissan Motor Company in U.S.A , Japanese ice hockey player Yutaka Kisenosato (稀勢の里 寛, born 1986), sumo wrestler (born Yutaka Hagiwara 萩原 寛) Yutaka Mafune (真船 豊, 1902–1977), playwright in Showa period Japan Yutaka Matsushige (松重 豊, born 1963), Japanese actor Yutaka Minowa (箕輪 豊, born 1965), character designer and animation director who works with Madhouse Yutaka Mizutani (水谷 豊, born 1952), Japanese actor and singer , Japanese animator Yutaka Niida (新井田 豊, born 1978), professional minimumweight boxer Yutaka Ohno (大野 豊, born 1955), former Japanese baseball player Yutaka Ozaki (尾崎 豊, 1965–1992), popular Japanese musician Yutaka Sado (佐渡 裕, born 1961), Japanese conductor Yutaka Tahara (田原 豊, born 1982), Japanese football player Yutaka Takanashi (高梨 豊, born 1935), Japanese photographer who photographed fashion, urban design, and city life Yutaka