Fukui (surname)

Fukui (Japanese: 福井) is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". Notable people with the surname include:

Kenichi Fukui (福井謙一, 1918–1998), physical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1981
Kenichiro Fukui (福井健一郎, born 1970), Japanese video game music composer, arranger and performer
Kenji Fukui (福井謙二, born 1953), Japanese television announcer, best known as the head commentator of television program Iron Chef, referred as "Fukui-san" in the program
Koki Fukui (福井光輝, born 1995), Japanese footballer
Masato Fukui (福井理人, born 1988), Japanese footballer
Mieko Fukui (福井美恵子, 1956–1980), Japanese women's basketball player
Mina Fukui (福井未菜, born 1984), Japanese actress and television personality
Morita Fukui (福井盛太, 1885–1965), former commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball
Ryo Fukui (福居良, 1948-2016), Japanese jazz pianist
Shozin Fukui (福居ショウジン, born 1961), Japanese movie director and screenwriter
Taichi Fukui (福井太智, born 2004), Japanese footballer
Takeo Fukui (福井威夫, born 1944), Japanese businessman, President and CEO of Honda
Teru Fukui (福井照, born 1953)) Japanese politician, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan

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