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 (1918–1998), physical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1981
- Kenichiro Fukui, Japanese video game music composer, arranger and performer
- Kenji Fukui (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 (born 1988), Japanese soccer player
- Mieko Fukui (福井 美恵子, 1956–1980), Japanese women's basketball player
- Mina Fukui (born 1984), Japanese actress and television personality
- Morita Fukui, former commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball
- Shozin Fukui, Japanese movie director and screenwriter
- Takeo Fukui (born 1944), Japanese businessman, President and CEO of Honda
- Teru Fukui (born 1953), Japanese politician, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan
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See also
- Fukui (disambiguation)
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