Notable People and Alumni
- Yasushi Akashi (1931–) – Yamagata Higher School (1950), Diplomat and UN administrator
- Takeo Doi (1904–1996) – Yamagata Higher School (1925), Aircraft Designer, He designed Kawasaki Ki-10, Ki-61, Ki-100 and NAMC YS-11.
- Michiro Endō (1950–) – Yamagata University (1973), Musician
- Shūhei Fujisawa (1927–1997) – Yamagata Normal School (1949), Author
- Itsuzō Hata (1880–1944) – Professor to the Yonezawa Higher Technical School, Founder of Teijin Limited
- Yatarō Mishima (1867–1919) – Yamagata Prefectural Normal School (1882), 8th President of the Bank of Japan, Senator, House of Peers of the Japanese Imperial Diet
- Shichirō Murayama (1908–1995) – Yamagata Higher School (1929), Linguist
- Mikio Narita (1935–1990) – Faculty of Literature and Sciences (1959), Actor
- Yasuta Satō (1924–) – Yonezawa Higher Technical School (1945), Founder of Takara
- Yoshihiro Togashi (1966–) – Faculty of Education (1988), Manga artist
- Takaaki Yoshimoto (1924–) – Yonezawa Higher Technical School (1945), Poet, literary critic, and philosopher
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