Ishikawa (surname)

Ishikawa (written: 石川 lit. "stone river") is the 28th most common Japanese surname.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Akio Ishikawa, Japanese shogi player
• Arisa Ishikawa or Sumire (1987–2009), Japanese fashion model
• Bun'yō Ishikawa (born 1938), Japanese photographer and photojournalist
• Chiaki Ishikawa (born 1969), Japanese musician
• Chu Ishikawa (born 1966), Japanese composer and musician
• Daichi Ishikawa (石川 大地, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Goemon Ishikawa (died 1594), Japanese outlaw hero
• Hajime Ishikawa (石川 元, born 1941), Japanese rower
• Haruna Ishikawa (石川 晴菜, born 1994), Japanese alpine skier
• Hideo Ishikawa (born 1969), Japanese voice actor
• Hideshi Isikawa (born 1954), Japanese archaeologist
• Jun Ishikawa (author) (1899–1987), Japanese author
• Kaoru Ishikawa (1915–1989), Japanese university professor, developer of the Ishikawa diagram
• Kasumi Ishikawa (born 1993), female Japanese table tennis player
• Kei Ishikawa (石川 慧, born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Kenji Ishikawa (石川 健二, born 1946), Japanese swimmer
• Koji Ishikawa (artist) (born 1968), Japanese contemporary artist
• Koji Ishikawa (illustrator) (born 1963), Japanese children's book author and illustrator
• Kōyō Ishikawa (石川 光陽, 1904–1989), Japanese photographer
• Masamochi Ishikawa (1754–1830), Japanese scholar, poet and writer
• Marcelo Ishikawa (born 1982), Brazilian metrologist and software developer
• Melody Miyuki Ishikawa (born 1982), Japanese-American pop singer and television host
• Miki Ishikawa (born 1991), Japanese-American actress and singer
• Miyuki Ishikawa (石川 ミユキ, 1897–?), Japanese midwife and serial killer
• Momoko Ishikawa, a voice actress for Sky Girls
• Naohiro Ishikawa (born 1981), Japanese football player
• Rika Ishikawa (born 1985), Japanese idol, former member of Morning Musume
• Rokuro Ishikawa, Japanese businessman
• Ryo Ishikawa (born 1991), Japanese professional golf player
• Sanshirō Ishikawa (1876-1956), Japanese anarchist
• Sayuri Ishikawa (born 1958), Japanese enka singer
• Shō Ishikawa (石川 翔, born 1999), Japanese baseball player
• Shoko Ishikawa(born 1990), Japanese figure skater
• Takaya Ishikawa (石川 昂弥, born 2001), Japanese baseball player
• Tatsuya Ishikawa (born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Tatsuzō Ishikawa (石川 達三, 1905–1985), Japanese writer
• Takuboku Ishikawa, Japanese poet
• Travis Ishikawa (born 1983), American professional baseball first baseman
• Yui Ishikawa (born 1989), Japanese voice actress
• Yūki Ishikawa (石川 祐希, born 1995), Japanese volleyball player

Fictional characters

• Keiko Ishikawa, a character in the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Ishikawa (Ghost in the Shell), a character in the Japanese seinen manga Ghost in the Shell
• Goemon Ishikawa XIII, a character in the Japanese manga series Lupin III

References

1. "明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-27.