Usui (surname)

Usui (written: 碓井, 碓氷, 臼井, 笛吹 or 卯水) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Hana Usui (born 1973), Japanese artist
• Hideo Usui (born 1939), Japanese politician
• Hirotaka Usui (臼井 弘貴, born 1980), Japanese football manager
• Hiroyuki Usui (born 1953), former Japanese football player and manager
• Hitoshi Usui (born 1988), Japanese football player
• Junichi Usui (born 1957), retired Japanese long jumper
• Kaoru Usui (born 1916), photographer
• Kempei Usui (born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Kohei Usui (born 1979), Japanese football player
• Masahiro Usui (born 1991), Japanese actor
• Masako Usui (born 1968), Japanese newscaster
• Mikao Usui (1865–1926), religious teacher, founder of Reiki
• Mikoto Usui
• Rie Usui (born 1989), Japanese women's footballer
• Usui Sadamitsu, warrior
• Yoshimi Usui (1905–1987), Japanese author and critic
• Yoshito Usui (1958–2009), Japanese manga artist

Fictional characters

• Kazuyoshi Usui or Switch, a character in anime and manga series Sket Dance
• Horokeu Usui or Horohoro, a character in anime and manga series Shaman King
• Uonuma Usui, a character in anime and manga series Rurouni Kenshin