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==Notable judges==
The result of a battle may be influenced by the lineup of judges, which changes from show to show.  A list of some of the more notable judges, some of which were previous Iron Chefs or challengers, includes:

: ''These names are not in the traditional [[East Asian]] style [i.e. family name first] but have been written in standard western style [i.e. family name last], as they appeared on the English dub of the show.''

* [[Akebono Taro|Akebono]], [[Yokozuna (sumo)|Yokozuna]]
* [[Asako Kishi]], a.k.a. the "East German Judge", a food critic and nutritionist. She tasted the most dishes after Kaga, according to the 2000th Plate special episode.
* [[Chua Lam]], Hong Kong gourmet and VP of [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]]
* [[Jackie Chan]], actor and martial artist
* [[Joël Robuchon]], a French chef who was called "Chef of the Century" by the guide ''[[Gault Millau]]''; he also trained the 200th challenger, Maurice Guillouët
* [[Julie Dreyfus]], French actress, she refused to taste one dish prepared by [[Toshiro Kandagawa]] because it contained [[whale meat]].
* [[Katsuya Nomura]], [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] catcher and manager
* [[Kazuhiro Sasaki]], [[Yokohama BayStars]] (and later [[Seattle Mariners]]) closer
* [[Kazuko Hosoki]], popular [[fortune teller]] and author of best-selling books. 
* [[Kazushige Nagashima]], a.k.a. "Junior", former pro [[baseball]] player and sports commentator
* [[Keiko Saito]], actress
* [[Kenji Fukui]], the show's regular announcer and play-by-play commentator, who was also a judge for the 2000th Dish Special
* KORN (born as Nobuaki Kondo), a Japanese rap artist
* [[Masaaki Hirano]], [[Rosanjin]] scholar
* [[Mayuko Takata]], actress
* Mitsuko Ishii, newscaster
* [[Nagisa Oshima]], film director
* [[Pierre Troisgros]], a legendary French chef who judged the France Battle special; he also trained one challenger, Ryozo Azao
* [[Rokusaburo Michiba]], Iron Chef Japanese I and Iron Chef Emeritus, who returned as a judge during King of Iron Chefs
* [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], musician, [[composer]], [[record producer|producer]] and actor
* [[Ryutaro Hashimoto]], former [[Prime Minister of Japan]], judge for the final battle
* [[Shigesato Itoi]], famous director, writer, producer and video game designer, creator of the ''[[Mother (video game series)|Mother]]'' series
* [[Shinichiro Kurimoto]], member of the [[Japanese House of Representatives]]
* [[Takehiko Bessho]], [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] pitcher, manager and commentator
* [[Tamio Kageyama]], novelist
* [[Tatsuo Umemiya]], actor, ''tarento'' and challenger
* Tenmei Kanoh, photographer
* [[Tim and Nina Zagat]], the founders of the [[Zagat Survey]], who also helped organize and judge the New York Battle
* [[Toshiki Kaifu]], former [[Prime Minister of Japan]]
* [[Ukyo Katayama]], former [[Formula One]] driver
* [[Yasushi Akimoto]], lyricist and music producer
* [[Yoko Akino]], actress and cookbook author, who also featured in a [[TV Tokyo]] special featuring Sakai, Chen and Michiba visiting and cooking in Shanghai, Seoul and Ho Chi Minh City<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arujdtrWMdQ ''Iron Chef'' TV Tokyo Special Program (Part 1 of 3)] YouTube (originally broadcast by Tokyo TV)</ref>
* [[Yoshirō Mori]], Lower House member
* Yoshiko Ishii, [[chanson]] singer
* [[Yukio Hatoyama]], Leader of the Opposition
* Dr. [[Yukio Hattori]], [[Hattori Nutrition College]] president, challenger and the show's regular color commentator
* [[Yutaka Ishinabe]], Iron Chef French I, who returned as a judge during King of Iron Chefs